The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-10
$4,000 March Behind Bodies in Chicago
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mist Party, and John O'Neil and
Thomas Paige, members of the IN
employed Council Police and Ne
gro refornnistS had terrorized the
family of Paige from taking part in
the mass funeral.
Marching in grim, solemn lines on
State ST., from 31st to 47th ST., and
on 47th st. to Stewart, the tens OF
thousands of workers who turned
out to pay tribute TO the murdered
soldiers Of the working class, effee-
lively smashed the Mason Dixie line
in Chicago. Fully 40 per cent in the
march were white workers, who came
from all parts Of the city to ex-
press their solidarity with the Negro
masses. In their mutual anger
against the murder Of the three I'M
employed workers, white and Negro
workers, employed and unemployed,
established a living, fighting united
front against Jim Crow capitalism,
with its starvation program for the
working class.
$4,000 Cheer From Sidewalks,
Roof Tops.
The parade began forming with
captains and banners 12:3o--nearly
two hours before it actually started.
1t was over IL blocks long, with the
first six blocks completely occupied,
from one side Of the street to the
other with the marching workers
All traffic was stopped, while $4,000
workers cheered and applauded the
militant demonstration from side
walks, roofs Of houses and windows.
The $4,000 workers in the parade
marched in an organized manner,
carrying banners with slogans calling
for the unity and solidarity or Ne
gro and white workers in the struggle
against starvation and evictions and
for social insurance. Some of the
slogans read: stop EVictions!"
Smash Segregation, Jim Crowisrn,
Lynching and Police Terror" Build
the Communist Partyp Build the
Unemployed Councils-Don't Starve
-Fight" other slogans denounced
the city government and the Negro
and white landlords and real estate
agents and local N. A. A. G. P. lead
ers as responsible for the murder OF
the three unemployed workers.
Expression of Indignation and
Struggle.
The mass funeral was both an ex-
preston Of the indignation OF the
workers and a demonstration against
starvation and the brutal attempts OF
the government to suppress the
struggles Of the workers for the right
to live. The 10000 workers on the
streets and sidewalks, plilitantly sup
ported the demands for which the
thres martyred comrades died. Tens
of thousands Of voices thundereo
forth the "Internationale" and Soil
darity."
Catching sight Of Commissioner Al
cock in a police car, the huge mass
booed and pointed to him as one OF
those responsible for the massacre
Passing by the office OF the Chicago
whip. the crowd booed their indig-
nation against the vicious reports OF
this paper. They again demon
strated their anger when passing a
church whose pastor has attempted
to whitewash the police murder OF
the three workers.
The funeral parade started from
the Odd Fellows Hall. 1887 South
state ST.. where the bodies OF two
OF the murdered workers had lain
for three days as thousands OF white
and Negro workers came In con-
tinuous line to pay their tribute TO
their dead fighters
Thousands VIII Take Place OF
Murdered Workers.
The hall was decorated with red
and black banners bedecked with
flowers. Over the bodies Of the slain
workers was large picture Of Lerin
and another picture of two huge
fists.
At 2 p. m, sharp, Ed williams,
district sssrssssy q i, shs 4sRgYs u