The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-22
newark JOBLESS
LEADERS ON TRIAL
Flaiani Tells Of Work
or Wage Speech
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aiming the two Negro defense wit
nesses. One of them was D. w.
Graham, also under indictment with
Flaiani and seven other workers,
who are scheduled to go on trial in
another case after the present trial
is ended. Graham is the Communist
Party candidate for United States
Senator from New Jersey.
Facts Are Told.
The nine witnesses told the jury
what Flaiani actually said at the
meeting of the unemployed Negro
and white workers for which he is
now on trial. They pointed out
that the Communist Party organ
izer in his speech had urged the job
less workers to fight against unem-
ployment by organizing into the I'm
employed Council affiliated with the
Trade Union Unity League. They
all denied that Flaiani had stated
that the workers of Newark should
"beat up the police" or "take away
their clubs"
Fisch Is For A. F. of L.
Prosecutor Fisch, when cross-eX-
aiming the witnesses, stressed that
the Unemployed Council and the
Trade Union Unity League are not
connected with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and that the Com
munist Party supports the program
to organize the jobless.
In the morning session, Judge
Van Ripper admitted the testimony
of Frank Fisher and other defense
witnesses, after he had affirmed
that he was telling the truth.
The first witness to take the stand
this morning was Ben Cook, a Ne
gro worker. Answering questions
put to him by Attorney Leon Jo-
sephson of the International Labor
Defense, he told how the meeting
on which the arrest was made took
place. The witnesses for the prose-
cution had stated yesterday that
Flaiani was the first speaker. Cook
said that Flaiani was the third
speaker, being preceded by Leonard
Paterson, a Negro speaker from
New York, and a girl member Of
the Young Communist League.
When Fisch Examined the
Negro worker he sneeringly asked
him how much education he had.
When Cook told him that he had
left school in the first grade. as he
had to go to work, Fisch called the
attention of the jury to the fact that
such a witness is not very depend
able in remembering what happened
three months ago. He also sarcas-
tically grilled Cook when he said
that he is now jobless.
Rebecca Palter was the next wit
ness. She testified along the same
line as Cook, giving digest of the
speech made at the jobless meet
ing. She told the true version of
what Flaiani had said in reference
to Gastonia. "The Gastonia work
ers had been attacked" she said,
"and defended themselves"
The next witness, David Lapin,
was also questioned at great length
about Gastonia after he had given
a synopsis of the speech in ques-
ton.
Albert Grineli was then called to
the stand. He was chairman of the
February meeting. The police wit
nesses had testified yesterday that
it was Albert Heder.
Samuel Nesin, district organizer
of the international Labor Defense,
told of how he had been at the meet
ing. 81 was in Newark" he said,
ito defend a worker arrested for
distributing leaflets" He also gave
digest of Flaiani's speech.
Others who testified for the de-
Tense were D. w. Graham, Mrs.
Sarah Silverman, a novelist, and
Morris LANCER.
The case is expected to go to the
iur.v tomorrow