The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-22
$4,000 DEN0UNCE
PERIALIST WAR
AGAINST u. 5, S. R,
Pledge USSR Defense;
Police Active
(Continned from Pnne Onel


their solidarity with workers every
where for the defense of their So
cialist fatherland, the U. S, S. R.
In every case the speakers re-
ported large turnout; an intent
and inspirited reception of the
speeches, interrupted by outbursts
CT mass resentment as the macki-
nations of the imperialist powers
were laid bare one by one and by
storms of applause for each allu-
sion to the Soviet Union; generous
donations to the Communist Party
Daily Worker $4,000 emergency
fund; clamorous demand for Par.
ty literature, and many applications
for membership IN the Communist
Party.
Harbor Workers Rally.
The waterfront meeting at the
foot of Whitehall st. and South
Ferry was especially we'll received,
the seamen, longshoremen and har-
Dor workers realizing that they will
be among the first to be sucked
into the bloody maelstrom which
British, Wall Street and japanese
capitalists are preparing on the ST.
berian border. The speakers, J.
Louis Engdahl, Albert Moreau, C.
Brodsky, B. Siskind, C. Alexander
and James Mo, were all followed
with undivided attention and their
message, Defend the Soviet I'm
ion, socialist fatherland of the
world working class!" was cheered
to the echo.
At the close of the meeting the
workers unanimously endorsed a
resolution denouncing the Imperial
list attack on the U. S. S. r. and
pledging themselves to join the gen.
eral strike at four o'clock August
1. which is part of the great anti
war demonstration scheduled for
that day.
Many Join Party
The waterfront meeting demon
strated in a very clear-cut manner
that the seamen and harbor work
ers are ripe. for organization, J.
Louis Engdahl said. "The crowd of
1000 workers stood their ground
for four solid hours and were re-
luctant to leave when the meeting
broke up at 1870. Many recruits
for the Party, including Negro
workers, were obtained"
The ferocious Tammany police
and their skullcracking night-sticks
were in evidence as usual, but their
sporadic attempts to breek up the
meetings went for aught, as the
workers met their attacks with men
acing boots and thronged closer to
the platforms to protect the speak
crs.
Attack Pioneer Speaker
At Steinway and Jamaica Ayes,
Astoria, L. l., harness bulls pulled
Ruth 1oukelson, Pioneer, off the
platform as she was beginning to
address the $500 workers gathered
there in the largest outdoor meet
ing that the section has ever seen.
Cowed by the Indignation of the
working class audience. members of
which demanded an explanation for
this high-handed proceeding, the
police permitted her to take the
floor again, after which the meet
ing proceeded without interruption.
Jingoes Flabbergasted
The Astoria Veterans of Foreign
Wars, whose hall is only one biucI,
from the meeting place and who
have been accustomed to heckle
Communist gatherings in the neigh
borhood were flabbergasted by TIE
University of the crowd and aban-
Goned their plan to disdupt the
demonstration
Collections for the emergency
fund ranged up to $50 per meet
ing. The largest number OF appli-
cations for membership in the
Party was gathered by the Russian
comrades who also held a meeting
Friday night at the Manhattan Ly-
ceum. All gatherings passed reso-
lutions in support of the Interna-
tional Red Day demonstration
against the imperialist war conspir-
acy and for the defense of the
Soviet Union.
Other Mass Meetings
The other meetings and the mill
tant speakers who addressed them
are listed below.
Tenth st. and Second Ave-: Vein
stone, J. Harvey, Carl Reeve, Di
Santo, Gussakoff, Sazar, Blanken-
stein, Powers, Frank Bailinson,
James Mo, Intrator, Klinehoffer,
Helfin, Amter, Clark.
10th st. and Fifth Ave: Harper,
Poyntz, Sam Nessin, S. Brody, De
Fazio, N. Ross, R. Moore. NJ. Mes
ter, Sisselman, Garris, VIM. z. Fos-
ter, Sisselman, Garcia, Vim. z. Fos-
Patterson, Schandler, Albert. These
speakers are to meet at 143 East
103rd ST., at 7:45.
Intervale and Wilkins: Jack Sta
ohel, M. ]. Olgin. Ben Gold, C.
Hacker, N. Silverman, Paterson, S.
Darcy, Harry Eisman, Y. Y. Hsu,
Rebecca Grecht, Norman, Green,
Rial