The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-03

lation of the park rules. Workers
booed and demanded that organizers
speak. An indoor protest meeting in
being arranged in Middlesex Hall,
AgiddleSex ST., Lowell, on Sunday,
March I, at 3 p. m.
Over 1000 families are resorting to
city charities where some of them
get as high as $3.50 a week, which
means that those who are lucky and
receive this gradually, Starve. This
is why the Lowell bosses we're in
terested to have the demonstration
broken up and the organizers ar
rested. Lowell textile and shoe boss
es fear the NTWU and TUUL. Espe-
cially the Lawrence strike is enthu-
siastically received among the work
ers of Lowell. Wynn was given a
six months term and put on proba-
ton.
WILKES BARRE, Pa.-On Feb. 25,
noon the Unemployed Demonstration
il Scranton called by the Commu-
mist Party and Trade Union Unity
League was broken up, and the Com
munist Party Section organizer,
Steve Nelson, arrested, along with an
unemployed worker who had protest.
ed to the police at the arrest of
Comrade Nelson. About 500 workers
were present at the demonstration.
At p. m. a hearing was held, and
both were charged with disorderly
conduct. A permit had been refused
by the City and County authorities
At the hearing the detectives stated
that the unemployed worker, Miller,
had threatened them, by saying,
What the hell is the matter, let
him speak" and for that reason was
arrested. Upon being questioned,
just what they meant by threat,
they said, 1T don't take much to
get a crowd like that started, and
we were afraid something would hap
pen. Both were found guilty. and
sentenced TO 80 days or 500 fine.
The case is being fought by the In
ternational Labor Defense. The
judge, upon pronoumcing sentence,
stated. There is enough evidence to
convict both of them for 'inciting
to riot and there will be no Com
munist speakers around here as long
as I am here"
Miller stated he was unemployed,
10 years old, and had not been ac-
qIainted with the organization, but
had seen bill posted on pole and
came down to see what it was all
about, and for the crime of saying
"let him speak" was sentenced to 80
days or 500.
NEW CASTLE, Pastel trust in
timidation and capitalist terror got
a setback on Feb. rs in New Castle,
when 500 workers of the Unemployed
Council marched from their hall a
mile away through the city and DEM
onstrated on the Diamond, the pub
lie square of this town.
Every available bull and state cos
sack was on the job along the line
of march and dozens of them formed
O. ring around the square. We stop
ped in the middle of the main square
and a comrade got on the curb and
started to speak. The first speaker
was hustled across the street and the
parade formed to march away to-
wards our hall.
We decided to hold meeting and
800 crowded into our small hall with
hundreds on the outside. Our crowd
stayed to the end. Labor Unity was
sold. Twelve applications for men,
bership in the Unemployed Council
were received.
STANFORD, Conn. - About six
hundred American, foreign born and
Negro workers rallied at the call of
the TUUL and the Communist Party
TO demonstrate for immediate I'M
employment relief and insurance.
The crowd responded with great
enthusiasm the call to fight ON for
the unemployed and to close their
ranks in the struggle to defend for
eign born and Negro workers. Since
the organization of the Council of
the Unemployed and the previous
demonstrations, the city has been
forced to grant five dollars per week
for married men and have been go
ing very easy on evictions. Sadie
Van veen was one of the speakers.