The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-22
STEEL TRUST IN
Ohio CONvICTS ;
OF SYNDICALISM
Communists Face Ten
Years Prison

ST. GAINESVILLE, o., Nov. 81.
1t took but five minutes for a
steel trust jury to convict Tom
Johnson, Charles Guynn, and Lii
Andrews, members of the Commun-
list Party, on charges of criminal
syndicalism" in court here yester-
day. The three were arrested on
International Red Day, August l.,
when the police at Martins Ferry
attacked a demonstration of 1000
workers, breaking it up with great
brutality.
Johnson. Guynn and Andrews face
sentences of ten years each, and the
steel trust, as part of the terror
reign being waged against all mill
tant workers, has stated it's deter
mination to see to it that these
workers are railroaded.
The state hired as special prose-
cutor Attorney Walker of st. Glars
vile, who had previously offered
to get the Indictment quashed pro-
viding the defense would engage
his services, for $500.
Walkers summing up before the
jury was TRADE of red batting and
Indictment to lynching. He called
on the Belmont County American
Legion TO march on the District of.
fices of the party and of the Inter
rational Labor Defense.
Attorney Land for the defendants
has filed a motion for a new trial.
johnson, Guynn and Andrews have
beef released on $4,000 bond each.
The state, acting for the open
shop bosses of Ohio, is attempting
to railroad two other members of
the Communist Party, Betty Gan
nett and Zorka Yoki under the
criminal syndicalism act. Their
cases have been continued pending
the outcome of the motion for
new trial for Johnson, Guynr and
Andrews.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 21.-
The reign, of terror by the police,
private and city detectives, gang
ste:s, A. F. of L. scab officials, and
socialists" against militant work
ers continues in Philadelphia I'M
abaited.
Twenty-four pickets, members of
the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union, were arrested while on
picket duty at the Raab Dress Shop,
where many other pickets have been
arrested in the course of the strike
against this company.
In court, the "a arrested pickets
were asked such questions as do
you believe in religion; in free love;
do you receive instructions from
Moscow"
In the past six weeks over 400
pickets have been arrested in Phila-
delphia. Picketing will continue
each day, despite the terror, states
the Needed Trades Workers Indus
trial Union.
CHICAGO, Nov. thousands
Of Chicago militant workers will
take part in mass demonstration
against the reign of terror here
against militant workers, and
against the railroading of seven
Gastonia workers and strike lead
prs on Sunday, November "a, at
Peoples Auditorium, 2457 w. Chi
cago Ave. They will hear X. Y
Hendryx, Louis Mclaughlin, and if
the workers succeeded lin freeing
him on bail, Joe Harrison. A dis
.rict conference of the International
Labor Defense is planned for De-
,ember 0, and Labor Defense Ba-
aar at Peoples Auditorium, De-
,ember 13, IA and IS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-The trial of |
wo workers, Lombros and KalIas,
arrested last Friday as they were
distributing Gastonia defense leaf
cts in front of the Addressograph |
liant, will come up on December 90. |
The two workers were arrested |
when the bosses called the police.
They were held incommunicado UNI
ii 2 p. m. the following day, then
'harged with illegal distribution |
# leaflets" and released on bail.