The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-03
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OUT forbidden
TEXTILE SLOGAN
New Speaking Tours
in Preparation

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lawful to put anything on an en-
velope which tends to reflect in
iuriously on the conduct of another.
And, if this line of attack breaks
DOWN, the federal officials are ex.
Hected to scratch over many musty
ONES, in the hope of finding some
ether excuse for trying to deprive
he GaStonia strikers of an ade-
auate defense.
Mail Held Up.
A charge that the post office had
teen holding up the mail of the In
tarnational Labor Defense for sew
eral days prior to its official notifi-
~ation was made yesterday by Carl
Hacker, assistant national secretary
IF the I. L. D.
"From the equivocal answers to
questions given by the postal au-
horities," he said, land from other
Indications, we have every reason to
helieve that some of our mail is
{. till in the possession of the post
office and was held up for several
laws before notification was given
to US.
"We intend to fight this case,
which is test case involving ele-
mentary rights, to a finish and
meanwhile we will continue to mail
these envelopes, which are violating
70 law, and prevent the federal au-
horities from defeating our cam
oaign to save the victims of the
Castonia murder frame-up.'
Two More Tours.
Two more groups of Gastona
trikers left yesterday to tour varl-
Gus sections Of the country for the
purpose of raising funds for the
License of the % strikers and or
anizers, all members of the Ma
ional Textile Workers Union, who
July 7-S, Akron, O.: July 9-10, To-
murder and assault charges. The
ours are Being conducted under the
7uspices of the international Labor
Defense, which is now conducting a
~ation-wide campaign to save the
ramed workers.
One of the groups that left yes
'erday consists of Clarence Miller,
outhern youth organizer of the Ma
.onal Textile Workers Union; AL
oert Totherow and Walter Lloyd,
10Th young strikers. Miller and
lloyd are facing assault charges.
he group left for Pittsburgh, where
hey will remain today and tomor-
ow. Totherow will continue to stay
Il Pittsburgh for about two weeks,
working among various labor or
carnations. Miller and Lloyd will
70 on to other cities. Their timer
cry includes: July 5-6, Canton, O.;
uly 7-S, Akron, o.; July 9-1a, To-
edo, o.; July II, II, 13 and IA,
Ghicago; July Is, st. Louis; July
6, II and 18, Southern Illinois;
uly 1920, Cincinnati.
The two frame-up victims will
axe part in the big city-wide con-
'erence to be held in Chicago Sun
lay afternoon, July IA, which will
ay plans for big defense cam
paign.
Another group of Gastonia tex-
tile strikers also left yesterday.
This group consists of Kermit Har-
len. Edgar Passmore and Fred
Totherow. They will spend two
weeks or more touring various towns
II New England, particularly the
textile district.
More funds are needed to smash
he Gastonia frame-up. The trial.
ct for July 20, is less than four
veeks away. Rush all funds to the
National Office of the International
labor Defense, 80 E. 18th ST., New
York City.
Philadelphia Busy.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July q
A successful meeting of over 100
international Labor Defense secre-
taries and organizers in the Phila-
.ielphia district was held here yes
orday. Karl Reeve, editor of the
Labor Defender, spoke, and e thor
ugh discussion followed, in which
nlans were worked out for shop
meetings, distribution of literature
open-air and hall meetings, visits
to unions, etc. Jenny Cooper, Phila-
delphia district organizer of the l
L. D., presided. Every ]. L. D
branch in Philadelphia pledged \
cuota of AFT least $500 within the