The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
BULLETIN.


utmost enthusiasm in support of
the struggle led by the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights and the
International Labor Defense to
smash the Scottsboro lynch YER
dict, close to one thousand workers
last night packed the St. Luke's
Hall, 125 West 130th ST., and
cheered the appearance Of Mrs.
Claude Patterson, mother of one of
the defendants, who arrived in New
York last night to. aid the defense.
The m e e ing enthusiastically
cheered the telegram from the boys.
CHATTANO OGA, April "a
Alarmed by reports in the boss press
that the nine Negro boys in Birning-
ham prison had been induced by
Steve .Roddy and others to repudiate
the International Labor Defense,
Claude Patterson, father of Haywood
Patterson, one of the eight already
sentenced to burn in the electric
chair, sent a special letter to his son.
telling him:
"You will burn sure If you don't
let them preachers alone and trust
the International Labor Defense to
handle the case"
Mrs. Claude Patterson also wrote
a special appeal to Haywood, while
waiting with a delegation of South
ern white and Negro workers for the
train which would take her to New
York to help rally the masses to the
defense Of the boys. In her letter
Mrs. Patterson told her son:
Dear Son:
1--WE got the International Labor
Defense working for all you boys.
don't want Roddy TO have moth
ing to do with you. All that Roddy
wants is money. He don't care
nothing about you. Don't let no
body turn you around from what
Mama said. II you ever listened
to me before, want you to listen
to me right now. I got no money
to help you, but the International
Labor Defense Is doing everything
possible to save your lives from the
electric chair. Don't let Roddy put
no sweeten on your brain. Do what
1 say
The reference of Mr.. Patterson to
the preachers is based on the action
of the big preachers of the Interde-
nominational Ministers Alliance here
which hired Roddy. The preachers
Of the poorer churches who are in
closer touch with the poor Negro
masses are supporting the Interna-
tional Labor Defense in its efforts to
save the lives Of the boys, two OF
whom, including one of the eight al
ready sentenced, are only IA years
and the oldest not over 20 years.
CHATTANOOGA, April. 24.-Mrs
Mamie Williams, Mrs. Ada Wright
and Claude Patterson, parents o
four of the nine young Negro vic,
Tins of the Scottsboro lynch verdic
left hurriedly for Birmingham jai
this morning upon learning of thu
efforts to hamstring the defens
work being carried on by the Inter
national Labor Defense to save tn
lives of the nine working-class boys
eight of whom have already beel
sentenced to burn in the electri
chair on July 10.
The source of their alarm was
statement, published with great gust
and Joy by the boss press, to the eff
feet that the boys had repudiate
the International Labor Defense. TIL
boss press which wants these boy
lynched, has been greatly alarlle
at the rapid development OF q. gi
gantic mass protest from worker
and sympathizers throughout tn
country, joyfully welcomed the new
of the elimination OF the I. l.. I
from the defense.
Without saying one word to any {
the parents Of the boys, Steve Rodd
(who was not hired by the court, q
we had been wrongly informed, b,
by the International Ministers Al
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