The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-12

The coal operators and their direct
control Of Judge Baby Face" Jones,
whose wife holds blocks of stock in
the coal industry, it has been impos-
sible to secure the full list Of the
miners indicted. The International
Labor Defense has finally secured a
complete list of the miners indicted
for murder.
The following are facing the cleo
trio chair in Kentucky for daring to
organize for better living conditions:
Henry Oliver, Charles Bradley, Will
liam Hightower, Asa Cusick, Jim
Reynolds, F. M. Bratcher, Ebert
Shadrick, Charles Shadrick, E. Phil
lips, Floyd Murphy, w. B. Jones
Chester Poore, Ganzie Banks, An
drew Hinch, Roscoe Damon, Pleas
Thomas, Otto Mills, Joe Cawood, Al
Benson, Bill Turpin, Lloyd Gilbert,
Cecil Shadrick and Frank Smith.
1t was also disclosed today by the
International Labor Defense that a
lumber of stool pigeons were planted
b. the coal operators amongst the
miners who will be used as the chief
witnesses against the starving min
ers when they are brought into court
The workers defense points out that
the planting" of police stool pigeons
is an old tactic repeatedly used in
frame-up labor cases. 1t was used in
the Mooney, Imperial Valley, Cen
tralia and all important labor cases
The defense is ready for all these
tactics Of the coal operators. We are
at present building mass protest tc
back the legal defense that will free
the imprisoned miners. Mass protest
is the only process that ever freed
prosecuted workers from the terror
let loose by the ruling class"
William Burnett, one of the jailed
miners, who is to be the first tried
on charge of first degree murder
was arrested when he and a group Of
miners came to the rescue of a Negro
miner as he was being attacked or
the railroad tracks by an armed
group of deputies. The deputies
opened fire on the miners, shooting
Burnett. Jesse Pace, one of thu
toughest thugs in Harlan County
and one of the best shots, was killed
Burnett, who was taken to the hos
pital, was not arrested until man!
days had passed for lack Of evidence
and then he was framed.
The unity Of Negro and whit
workers is very strong in Harlan
County, and the coal operators havt
never succeeded in dividing The work
ers or establishing any color line.
Arrests on Criminal Syndicalist
Charges.
"Many miners have been arrested
under the Criminal SyndicaIist Act
Of Kentucky which is one of the
most vicious ones in the country"
according to a statement issued by
the International Labor Defense.
"Any person who possesses any lit
erature not to the liking of the coal
operators is liable to 81 years In
| prison with fine of $4,000, and
Judge Baby Face Jones had said
while in open court that the will
impose a maximum sentence on
anyone found guilty"
The defendants indicted under the
Criminal Syndicalist Act are Frank
Martin, Finley Powers, Jessie Lon.
don Wakefield. Caleb Powers, Arnold
johnson, Bill Osborne, L. F. Perkins
Ralph Steele, w. M Gibbs, Jasor
Afford, Harry Appleman, DenziC
Wick, Vincent Billoti and ]. I. Lane
The International Labor Defense II
organizing the campaign for the
Kentucky miners is calling upon al
workers to rally to the defense o.
their imprisoned fellow workers BY
building strong mass campaign anC
speeding funds to the Kentucky De.
Tense Fund, CO International LaboI
Defense, Room 430, 80 East 18th st.
New York City
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