The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-07
Murder Frame-Up OF Five Textile
Workers in Paterson, N. ].

to do with it and are absolutely innocent of the
charges made against them. Two of the &C
cused ones were not even near the place that
day, nor were the other three in the fight But
the bosses framed them up because they are
known to be devoted workers for the National
Textile Workers Union and active in labor or
CARNATIONS.
Lieb participated in strikes against the bosses
in 1924 and 1928. He is a tireless worker for
the union and for the labor movement He Joined
the revolutionary movement as a lad of IA and
now at 46 remains a ceaSeleSs worker for the
working class movement. He is a member of
the National Textile Workers Union, a men,
Der of the bureau at Paterson, and local repre-
sentative of the Morning Freiheit and is known
to everybody in town. He was a striker in the
Urban mill.
Kinda Gershanowitz, AZ years old, is also a
member of the N. T. w. U. She is known in the
city for her activities in women workers organ
izations. AS a result of her being confined to
the police dungeon, she is sick and may have to
be taken to the prison hospital.
Louis Bart is another striker of the Urban mill
and is also an active member of the union He
was active in many workers organizations, CO.
operatives, Freheit singing society," l. w. O. and
other organizations.
Albert Katzenbook is member of the execu-
tive of the house committee of the union and
is known in turn for his activities among the
Russian-speaking workers
Albert Harris is only 25 years old, but has, been
active for ten years in the labor movement and
devoted to the National Textile Workers Union
They are all intelligent class conscious work.
ers who are devoted to the best interest of their
class. They are builders of this union the bosses
fear so much and this is the reason the bosses
want to get them out of the way, so as to ter
he rOrl-e ey1I,n vui1 foI
the planned wage cuts and exploitation.
These five victims Of the Jersey capitalist JUS
tice were first arrested on the order of the
bosses end charged with assault for which they
were let out on bail. When Urban died they
were rearrested and are now held without bail
for the grand jury. The prosecution would want
to make it first degree murder charge. The
capitalist newspapers of Paterson are carrying.
on vicious propaganda against these workers
and are preparing the population for the rail-
reading of these defendants to the electric chair
The workers of Paterson are in sympathy with
the arrested workers. They know them. They
know the conditions in the factories, the greed
of the bosses and what the bosses are capable
of doing in order to squeeze more profits from
the workers.
large mass meeting was held last Friday
with Comrade Foster as the main speaker and
d oelei4Se oIsdiuZduou was formed laSG sunday
at conference of labor organizations. Resolu-
tons were adopted in which the delegates ex-
pressed their conviction in the innocence of
these workers; that they are victims of a vicious
frame-up and pledged support for their defense.
The five workers sent a message to the meeting
calling upon the workers to strengthen the Ma
tonal Textile Workers Union, to fight against
wage cuts and worsening conditions. The mes
sage was received with cheers at the meeting
The International Labor Defense has engaged
capable lawyers to defend the case The grand
jury has not acted yet, but the bosses will
surely see that the charges are made as heavy
as possible in order that they should be able to
get rid OF these active militant workers.
The workers throughout the country must be
on their guard and will not allow second
Sacco-Vanzeth case on a larger scale to be re-
peated in Paterson N ].