The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-05
Call for United Action
For the Freedom Of Tom Mooney and All Other Class
War Prisoners
no THE WORKERS!

TO THE WORKERS!
Tom Mooney, buried alive for fifteen years in Cali
forna cell upon CHASTITY frame-up by the boss class of
America, has appealed for action. Mooney says
LET the appeal be the spark which will start unparal
leled cOnfagratiOn- that will the
to demand unconditional pardon and the release of all
class prisoners
The international Labor Defense calls for immediate
ton by the workers and toing farmers in nationwide
campaign for the immediate unconditional release of Mooney
and Billings for the freedom of the 81 Harlan miners being
tried the ramep charge of murder for the release of
the innocent Negro boys framed and sentenced to
death false charges at Scotsboro Alabama the Impe
rial Valley prisoners sentenced to AZ years Imprisonment
for organizing and leading strike of farm workers in Cali
forn the Centraa prisoners already IL years in JAIL and
hundreds of other fellow workers anguhng in the prisons
of capitalism because of loyal service to the workers
throughout the capitalist world.
The International Labor Defense calls upon all workers and
toing farmers upon the locals of the American Fedora
ton of Labor the trade unions affiliated with the Trade
Union Unity League the rank and file members of the Anal
gamaed Clothing Workers. and other independent unions
the Communist Party the working class members of the So
cialist Party, working class fraterna organizations
ers clubs-to join in
United Front Conferences called by the international
Labor Defense for the release of Mooney Warren
Billings the Harlan miners and Scotsboro Negro boys,
Imperial Valley strike leaders and other class war
prisoners.
Now the time for action The release fellow
the martyrs of the working Glass; rests in the hands of
the working The official leaders of the A. F. of L.
have been still further exposed by Mooney himself
ager and berayer of the efforts for his liberation They
cannot be counted for the struggle for Mooney release
ITO long have been deceived by slick promises, says
Tom Mooney in his CALL The working class, which through
its demonstrations prevented the hanging of Mooney in
1917 open the doors for the freedom of militant fell
low fighter and the hundreds of prisoners the Harlan min
ers ]. B. Mcnamara and NJ A. Schmidt, in prison many
result of labor struggles and fellow fighters
the terror dungeons of other counresPoand ugoSava
Italy, India, China, etc.
Workers and tong farmers Enter the united front con-
fernces called by the International Labor Defense Arrange
demonstrations adopt resolutions calling for the
lease of Mooney and the class prisoners mighty mob
cation against police terror and persecution of striking work
against ynchng and persecution of Negro workers and
shareroppers against deportation and terror against for
egborn workers. against the wagecutng offensive in the
Shops against the capitalist program of starvation of the
unemployed against the preparations for mperast and
the efforts to drown the Soviet Union in blood by of
Intervention.
Into the fight workers and toiling farmers-workers
Negro and white native and foreign born workers of the
A. F. of L. unions and revolutionary unions workers ire
spective of Party afation! Create powerful front
against the boss class for the freedom of Mooney and Bill
g and the other class prisoners The fight Mooney
is the fight against capitalist terror hunger and starvation