The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-05

beaten to death by Wallace gang.
sters in the Painters Union. The
example of this Trade Union Unity
League member at the hands Of the
ruling clique in an A. F. of L. union
was a great lesson to the jobless,
and they pledged unanimously to
carry on from the point where he
fell.
The Peoples Auditorium was dec
Grated in red, with three black ban
ners, one from the metal workers,
one from the progressive group Of
the painters and the third from the
l. L. D. Inscriptions on the walls:
Demand work or wages" "Herzel
Weizenberg was a member of NJ
cleus 301 of the Communist Party"
Flight in the struggle against i'm
perialism," "Protest against grow
ing unemployment" "Be a soldier in
the social revolution"
The stage was crowded with floral
tributes, as well the floor near the
stage, representatives of numerous
working-class organizations, among
them the Communist Party, District
8, and dozens of unions and work
ers' clubs.
Leaves Wife, Child.
In the crowd were sitting the two
brothers of Comrade Weizenberg-
Roscoe, 81 years old, who is work
ing here in Chicago in the Interna
tional Harvester plant, earning $22
week, and his brother, Virgir. His
young wife was there with their
2-year-old child. She is working in
st. Louis, in a bed factory, earning
So a week, upon which she must
support her child.
Herzel Weizenberg was 80 years
of age, having been unemployed
since December. He was hard
worker, die-setter by trade.
Negro Presides.
B, D. Amis, Negro work direc-
ter of the Chicago District, was
chairman of the funeral. eve are
not here to MOURN" he said, 'but
to fight. The murder of Comrade
Herzel Weizenberg should be an in
spiration to our cause of struggle
against all forces of gangsterism.
police, city administration and cap
ital, merged to crush our move
ment." He then introduced the
Freiheit Singing Society, which sang
from the balcony, having appropri-
ately chosen "A Victim You Fell"
followed by the international"
5000 March.
In addition to the main speakers,
Nels Kjar of the Trade Union Unity
League, B. X. Gebert, district or
ganizer of the Communist Party,
and ]. Louis Engdahl of the l. L. D,
(speeches previously reported.
Charles Walters, the candidate who
wa running against Arthur Wll-
lace in the painters elections, said
few words. He mentioned the fact
that it seems that only through sac
rifice can any movement of read
justment be carried on in the old
unions, and that it seems as if the
Communists will gain control of the
unions.
Every speaker brought out the
fact that WeiZenbcrg's death is not
an isolated occurrence. 1t happened
not only because of the position of
American capitalism, but of the Sit
uation of capitalism all over the
world, which is fascist, imperialist,
and doing its utmost to crush the
revolutionary uprising of the work
ers. But the militant spirit of the
workers themselves likewise grows
Three thousand workers marched
west on Chicago Ave. to Crawford
Ave. Three hundred machines fol
lowed. At the cemetery, speeches
were made by Mother Blor, Lucy
Parsons, John Marks and the
painter who was taken for a ride
at the time that Wei ,'erg was
killed, John Heindrickson.