The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-22

the Imperial Valley lCas 1Oritten by one of
the IS indicted for criminal syRdicalism and
aCaiting trial date for Uhich is set May &c.
If convicted they viH receite sentences of
one to fourteen gears.
THE employers in Imperial Valley united in
the Western Growers Protective Association
and backed. by gigantic financial interests are
becoming more vicious in their attempts to
crush the militancy of the workers in the Val
ley, particularly of our courageous fellow
workers in the fields, the Mexicans, Flipinos,
Orientals, Negroes and H ndus.
Unable to stem the RAPID growth of the
Agricultural Workers Industrial League which
is uniting all agricultural wol ,ers-regardless
of race, nationality color into powerful
union based on militant class policies, the vege-
table and fruit growers are resoitng more
and more to open fascist methods to crush
the agricultural section of the Trade Union
Unity League
The use of the state forces, lie the sheriffs,
immigration authorities, courts, etc., mo longer
suffices. Besides the energetic mobilization
of the American Legion in its anti-working
class campaign of capitalist patriotism, the
employers are employing Regiments" of rail
road bulls. Only last week fifty special police
of the Southern Pacific Railroad were station.
ed in the Valley for emergency" purposes.
But nothing stay the advance of the
revolutionary workers union-the Agricultural
Workers Industrial League and the enthu-
sastic response of the workers to its fighting
program. This becomes more evident with
each passing day.
Even here in the county jail news reaches
US from the Battlefield" indicating the for
ward surge and the increasing influence OF
the ANVIL as well as of the mood of the
workers to fight for the unconditional release
of the sixteen of us now held on Criminal Syn
dicalism charges.
Two More Arrests.
Tommy Ra.- and George Kioz who are the
latest victims of capitalist class justice in
these parts, having joined our ranks on Mon
day, report that the fighting mood of the field
workers is even more noticeable in spite of
all police terrorism.
Of great encouragement to us are the stories
told by the families of the Mexican comrades
and cell-mates who stress the fact that the
field workers are waiting our strike call, anxi-
to assume the counter offensive.
This alone is of great Significance, especially
in view of the pessimistic attitude taken by
some of our comrades who became discouraged
following the mass raids and the arrests of
1903 in the Valley on April IA. The class
front widens, not contracts, with the sharpen
ing of the class struggle.
The workers will respond to our call for
militant struggle, and will fight for political
as we'll as for their immediate demands. 1t
is 100 per cent certain that a strike in protest
to our arrest will meet with tremendous re-
Spouse. Under no circumstances can we fail
to recognize this-nof fail to crystalline this
situation into u movement of offense.
Slave Contract.
The contract offered by the growers cover
ing work in the fields during the canteoupe
season has finally been submitted to the work
ers. Many have refused to sign it. The con-
tract is substantially the same as last years,
STIMULATING "a to Is cents a crate. However,
due to "overproduction" resulting from the
acute agrarian crisis which has been sharpened
by the extension of the economic crisis to ag-