The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-05

creased the campaign of the working class of
the underworld against lynching and in defense
of the Negro workers of the United States, and
emphasized its Importance.
The Negro share-croppers in Tallapoosie Coun-
ty Alabama, this year formed an organization
1t has militant character and actively parti-
cipated in the Scottsboro campaign. Two weeks
ago, it called meeting of its members in
church to protest against the ScottshSro trial
The landlords modified 400 police and armed
fascists, and attacked the church. During the
attack the leader of the organization, Ralph
Gray was severely wounded, and his comrades
carried him home When the fascist band found
out that Gray was still alive, they surrounded
his house, burst in and shot him in bed at the
very moment when doctor was examining his
wounds While hunting for the responsible work
ers of this organization, the fascists looted many
Negro cabins. -Four Negroes were taken into the
forest and lynched. SIS Negroes were arrested on
a charge of murder. Five responsible workers
we're charged with attempted murder. Sheriff
Young, the head of the fascist gang, was severely
wounded when the heroic Negroes were defend
ing themselves.
Terror Against Mine Strikers
Take the prison in Harlan Kentucky, at the
very centre of the East Kentucky coal field,
which is the source of the wealth of the biggest
corporations in the country, and which brings
starvation, poverty, death to the miners, their
families and children. About 100 miners have
been thrown into the dark cells of this prison.
Some of them are charged with murder and are
threatened with the electric chair Many are
charged with criminal syndicalsm because they
spoke at meetings Three months ago the min
ers declared strike for the purpose of i'm
proving their beggary conditions. Governor
Sampson sent the police against them, the mine
owners sent bands of armed fascsts, sheriffs
and police against the strikers. They were in
structed to crush the STRIKE and for this purpose
they used bombs and machine guns. AS the
result, 81 persons we're killed-18 miners and IS
soldiers and fascists. The miners captured six
machine guns with ammunition and looted the
provision store of the company, Selling the food
for their starving families.
Eighteen miners are threatened with death and
fifty with long prison terms Sixteen miners
homes have been burned. The eviction of min
ers' families from their houses is continuing
till the present time.
In Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio,
where 10000 miners are on strike the Negroes
form the majority. Among the 600 miners who
were arrested on July 6, the majority are Ne
groes When arrested they we're beaten up and
tortured.
Scottsboro Issue Made International
The American section of the l. l.. D. has made
the Scottsboro trial into international mat
ter. For the first time since the American civil
war, the merciless exploitation of the Negroes
by the ruling classes of the U. S. A. has been
described and discussed on an international scale
The demand for new trial which was put for
ward by the American section of the l. L. D.
II h. g
over the world From the U.SSR., Great Brit
ain, France, Australia Cuba, Austria Germany
and many other countries, thousands of resolu-
tons were sent demanding the liberation of the
eight Negro boys at Scottsboro. The American
Embassy in Germany nd Cuba were besieged by
scientists and writers-Theodor Dresser, Elm
stein, etc. took part in this campaign.
The eight Negro youths are lying in the pri-
son at Scottsboro, faced with the electric chair
and daily receiving reminders from the guards
that they will soon go to the chair.
World Wide Fight for Negro Rights
"'The campaign throughout the world must be
increased. Not meeting, not demonstration
must take place, not single leaflet or 1. L. D.
paper must be issued without call to the
masses to act against the white terror which
is being used by the American imperiasts to
crush the growing indignation of the Negro
masses in the u. S. A." From the appeal of