The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-27

WHILE the White Terror under PiLsudski in
W Poland is arousing the attention OF the
world the white Terror methods" of MacDon-
aid in the colonies are little known to continent
tai workers.
The events taking place in India under the
Macdonald regime of naked terror equals any,
thing known to have been carried out by Pill
sudsk and his butchers.
Below we give a brief account Of only one
case out of thousands that forever down the
MacDonalds Wedgwood Benns, Maxtons, etc.
as the butchers of the oppressed colonial work
ers While the Macdonald machine works
feverishly to assist the capitalist campaign on
so-called slave conditions and oppression in the
Soviet Union, this same machine keeps strict
censorship on all news relating to the frightful
regime maintained in the colonies, particularly
India. When these social democratic butchers
dare point their finger Of scorn at the Soviet
Union, when these prostitutes Of socialism dare
suggest that slavery exists in country where
capitalist class rule has been destroyed, then
we must show the toiling European workers the
India of Macdonald, the angel of peace-the
bomgeoisies most beloved Prime Minister-the
butcher of the colonial slaves
Lahore Conspiracy Case.
The Lahore conspiracy trial opened in July,
1929, after considerable amount of seaching of
the houses Of known members of the revolu-
tionary nationalist movement had taken place.
Most Of the people placed in the dock were as
cused and betrayed by police informers. Bhagat
Singh and Dutt. two of the accused, we're SEN
fenced for life for throwing bomb in the AS
sembly in June, 1929, and arising from evidence
given during the trial, they we're accused of the
murder of Mr.. Sanders a government official,
in 1928 The history of this so-called trial, un-
paraleled in the history of political persecution,
is characterized by the most inhuman and
brutal treatment which is the outcome of a
frantic desire on the part Of the labor imperial
ist government to strike terror into the hearts
of an oppressed people
Much indignation has been shown in India
at the inhuman treatment melted out to these
revolutionaries. An All-India Quit and Bha-
gat Singh Day" was observed in July, 1929 when
thousands of Indians demonstrated upon the
streets in sympathy, exhibiting banners bearing
the slogans-'Long Live Revolution" and
Down With Imperialism" Hunger striking was
resorted to by practically every one of the pris-
oners as protest against the inhuman and
brutal treatment of political prisoners. At last
one of the accused, Jatin Das after period of
So days paid the price for his heroic gesture
by death. Jatin Das had become paralyzed,
blind, and his blood circulation only operated
in the near vicinity OF his heart. He had in the
process of hunger striking been forcibly fed
until such forcible feeding became danger to
his life His body had been reduced by so
pounds in weight and only weighed 10 pounds
at his death His body was carried through the
streets of Lahore, followed by huge procession
of $4,000 shouting Long Live the Revolution"
Long Live Das"
On Sept IA, the day after the death Of DaS,
the Meerut prisoners demonstrated in court.
AS they were brought in they shouted Down
With the White Terror" "Down With the Brit
ish Government" One of the Meerut prison.
ers, Sharkat Osmani, addressed the others as
follows:
Comrades, Jatin Das is dead He laid down
his life in the cause of his country. We have
to pay our homage to the departed patriot,
and we should sing the Red Flag bareheaded
and standing"
All the Meerut prisoners then stood and sang
the Red Flag" bareheaded,
Many of the prisoners in spite of the brutal
methods of forcible feeding, refused food for
periods of over six weeks and both Bhagat
Singh and Blk. Dutt refused food for over ten
weeks. But in spite of the terrible state of
physical weakness caused by the hunger-strik-
ing, these comrades we're brought into court on
stretchers, handcuffed and fettered.
Many of the prisoners in October, 1929, we're
brutaly beaten in court by the police, because
they refused to be handcuffed Unheard of
brutalties were perpetrated upon the prisoners
after Dutt had flung slipper at police in
former Jaigopol whilst he was giving evidence
The magistrates, therefore, instructed the Jail
authorities to bring the prisoners to court in
handouts. The following morning the hand
cuffed prisoners refused to leave the police lorry
unless the handouts were removed. The jail
superintendent ordered the prisoners to leave
the lorry. and this they refused to do unless
their request was granted. He therefore advised
the magistrates to adjourn the case, because of
the attitude of the prisoners. He ordered that
the prisoners should return to JAIL and while on
the journey back they were beaten numerically
by the police. One Raj-quru, became uncon-
Scious and Bejoy was found to be bleeding. Dutt
was sentenced to three months solitary con-
finement.
The following day the prisoners we're again
brought to court handcuffed and again they
refused to leave the lorry. The police, there
fore, forcibly removed the prisoners and SO bru-
tally did they carry out their task that the
"scene in court was unbearable," some OF the
prisoners were lying on the floor unconscious.
The prisoners asked the magistrate to record
their statement in the evidence as to the brutal