The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26

PATERSON, N. J., Aug. 25.-The
i've workers who we're arrested Sat
urday in the police attack on the
SaCco-Vanzetti demonstration have
been released under $4,000 property
bail which the court demanded in
stead of the $500 cash bail. These
workers, Fred Biedenkapp, Sophie
Melvin, Jacob Schafer, Solomon Coss
and AL Samuels, were given a great
ovation when they appeared in the
strike hall late last night.
They pointed out in detail the
complete plans which had been made
by the police for their arrest and to
keep them in Jail. Immediately upon
being arrested they were brought be-
fore the court, although usually the
court never meets Saturday after
noon. They found out that Chief
OF Police Tracey had arranged with
Judge Forster Freeman to remain in
court because he would be needed.
When Biedenkapp and the other
released comrades came to the strike
hall this morning they received a
tremendous ovation from hte work
eFs. Biedenkapp was elected chair
man by acclaim. Samuels described
the events on Saturday and showed
the bruises he had received from the
police to the workers in the hall. He
voiced the sentiment of the crowd to
build up a strong fighting NTW.U.
When the International Labor De-
tense lawyer tried to get in touch
with the arrested workers imme-
diately after the arrest they refused
TO give him any information in the
court as to our comrades where
aoouts. He was given a tip that they
would be found in the Criminal
Court which is generally closed Sat
}rday afternoons. Although he went
70 the court Immediately he found
That they had already been ar
raigned. The professional bondsmen
al the court knew before the arrests
were made how much the bail would
be-
The entire action of the police and
the court indicates that the plan for
ayres ing the strike leaders and hold
ing them had been prepared long
before the demonstration, The pur-
pose of the arrests was to break the
mili5ancy of the strikers by falling
the leaders.
The same Judge Freeman who
fixed this heavy bail for the strike
leaders freed Budonz and IA A, r. L.
pickets who had been arr2s ed on
The charge OF disordacly c2~A-ct.
The charge a~a.ns1 the a. F L.
pieksts was changed to o1a c. e.
ing and the .udge stated t22a oacv2
was not sufficient eviderco to hold
them. The real reason for the ro-
lease Of the A. F. L. pickle. IS was to
try and make the A. F. L. strikers
believe that they could gain some
thing from the bosses courts if they
were members Of the A. F, L, unions
The freeing of the workers &C.
Cured only because of the united
front between the Budenz-E olderman
UTW. Associated takers and the
courts and the police who are used
by the bosses to break the picket
lines of the militant workers striking
under the leadership of the United
Front General Strike Committee.
In an effort to demoralize the
workers the Commission Manufac-
turers Association decided that they
could not meet the demands of the
n T, w U. and that the shops will
have to move out of Paterson. They
are adopting this policy now because
the season is starting and they want
the A. F. L. unions to get busy in
breaking the spirit of the strikers
In order to cooperate with the sell
out policy of the U.T,W.- Associated
they recommend immediate settle
ment even with slight concessions,
for in two weeks they will have to
give in completely. The plan is to
get the TW.-Associated to break