The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-20
MASS MEETINGS,
con FER E N CES
AS TRIAL NEARS
Many Workers Have
Not Heard of Case
ONLY TEN MORE DAYS
TO THE GASTONIA
TRIAL.
Rush funds to save Is
workers from the electric
chair to international Labor
Defense, so E. 18th ST., New
York City,

I York City,
Hundreds of unemployed men in
Minneapolis, upon hearing for the
first time of the Gastonia murder
frame-up, cried out, "Shane on this
country" Mother Bloor writes from
the West, where she is on highly
successful tour, telling thousands
of workers about the frame-up of
the National Textile Workers Union
members, who go on trial July 90
for murder.
Mother Bloor wrote to the Ma
tional Office of the international
Labor Defense yesterday that
wherever the workers hear Of the
Gastonia terror, their rage is imme-
diately reused. Mother Bloor re-
lates that some Of the unemployed
men were in tears and a collection
was volunteered by them, in which
total of So, including $50 pennies,
were included.
MANY sun 10 RedCH.
Mother Bloor reports that many
workers throughout the West are
still unaware of the tremendous i'm
portance of Gastonia-of the fight
to organize into militant unions in
the South to fight the murderous
speed-up and wage cuts, and of the
fight for the right of workers to
defend themselves from the terror
of boss-controlled police and gun.
men.
Duluth, Superior. Demonstration.
The student body of the Commu-
mist Youth League training school
at Superior, Wis, sends telegram
of suppoft for Gastonia to the In
ternatibpal Labor Defense. Two
street, demonstrations were staged
iii Duluth and Superior when S15.77
was collected. Many more demon
strations were planned. Tag day
will be held July 29 and the whole
student body, consisting of farmers
and iron mine workers, appeal to the
Communist League throughout the
countryside get on the job for Gas
tonia.w=1
The sf5llowing telegram has been
received from West Frankfort, III:
cat a, state conference here of the
National, Miners Union resolution
was passed pledging all possible
support to the heroic strikers of the
South and all others striking against
the greedy captains of industry. We
heartily. endorse the work of the
international Labor Defense and the
Workers International Relief"
Meeting Yesterday at Chicago.
The Eugene Barnett branch of the
I. L. Dr. at Chicago held a confer
ence On last Friday, July 10, at
p. M. in Kedzie Hall, 1921 N. Ked-
zie Ave, when all workers were ex-
pected to bring as many synpa-
thizers,. as, possible to hear about
Gastonia from the lips of the strik-
ers themselves. An I. L. D. picnic
is being held in Worcester on Sun
day in the Scandinavian Workers
Park. The l.. S. U. will have a
prominent part in the days activi-
ties.
Expect $4,000 Out.
Fifty thousand workers are to
take part in the Solidarity Festival
of the l. L. d. and w. I. r. July 81
at Pleasant Bay Park, when Foster,
Weinstone, Poyntz and Wagon
knecht will speak. Sam Kramberg,
secrtary of the Hotel, Restaurant
and Cafeteria Workers Union, is
among the union leaders calling on
all members of his union to attend
the demonstration.
II call upon all members of the
Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria
Workers Union to attend this DEM
onstration and show their working
class solidarity with the heroic Gas
tonia workers, who are facing the
electric chair because they fought
in the interests of the working class
"The working class must not al
up. They must raise their voices
in such mighty protest that yht
bosses. will not dare to go through
with their plans. All out for the
huge demonstration on July III
July 81 to August 3 is Gastonia De
tense Week, when the workers viii
use every ounce of energy to built
the l. L. d. to a membership o.
100000 and raise funds for relic.
and defense of the Gastonia strikers
New York Conference.
The conference Of the New Yorl
Districtipf the /. l.. d. will be hell
at Irving Plaza, July 26, at 8 o'clock
when all workers organizations ant
sympathizers will be present to ali
the Gastcnia struggle.