The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-14
WORKER YOUTH
SCORE HERMAN
EXPULSION PLAN
Shows Fear, But Will
Not Stop Organizing

NEW YORK.-In reply to state
ments in yesterdays New York
Times by Herman, city alderman
from the 41st District, Brooklyn, past
state commander of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Young Communist
League and the Young Pioneers, New
York District, have today issued
statement, exposing the hypocritical
speech which Herman made before
the Board of Aldermen,
The statement of the Y. c. L. and
Pioneers is as follows
"On Tuesday Mr.. Herman past
commander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, a war organization, spoke
before the Board OF Aldermen, on the
fact that thousands of children and
public school students are going out
to demonstrate in red rallies. He
lamented the fact that even college
students demonstrated on May First
in Union Square and went so far as
to propose at this board meeting a
resolution to counterfeit this, to eX-
pei students who do not submit.
ON May First over one hundred
thousand young and adult workers
and working class children demon
strated against the danger of war
and for unemployment insurance. In
order to stop children from going out
on this day Of struggle, many stu
dents were beaten and penalized in
school. In Public School 100 three
children we're beaten up by the prin-
cipal and truant officer, while in
Public School co. Manhattan, three
children were denoted in spite of
their excellence in their studies. One
child was denoted from 8B to 5A in
Public School 2, Bronx Many of the
children were prosecuted in innumer-
able ways in order to prevent them
from demonstrating on May First
with their parents and relatives.
Yes, They Are Afraid.
Mr., Kiernans fear is only the re-
Election of the fear that the bosses
have over the growing strength and
militancy of the workers as shown
by the size Of the May First demon
stration in New York. The fact. as
Mr. Herman admitted. that thou
sands of pupils of public high schools
and colleges marched that day has
forced this fear on the minds of the
bosses of New York. 1t is quite clear
that the only reason he advocates
persecution and expulsion Of the
children of the working class is that
they have dared to align themselves
Win the adult workers, their par
ents, in a joint fight for better con-
ditions.
The Young Pioneers in the MAY
Day demonstration rallied the chill
dren to demand the abolition of fire
traps, more and better schools. free
food and clothing for the children of
the unemployed workers. Many thou
sands of young students demon
strated at the call of the Young
Communist League against the sys-
tenn Of military training which is
being forced upon them in the
schools.
THE fact has forced Mr.. Herman
and such organizations as the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, fascist mill
tarist organization, to lament the
growing strength and organization
OF the working class students and
children.
The Young Communist League
and Young Pioneers, of New York
City, point out to the bosses of New
York City as represented by Mr.. Kier-
nan, that neither the resolution nor
his fears will stop their activity in
organizing students, children and the
young workers in their fight against
the danger of war and for unemploy-
ment insurance.