The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-14

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hands Of the notorious Sheriff John
Henry Blair and placed in individual
cells. This is believed to be a signal
for the forming of business mems
lynch mob, such as attacked the
independent writer's committee last
month. For a long time Harlan and
Bell county coal agents and gunner
have been threatening the Pineville
prisoners with "a ride" At one time
the air was SO charged with lynch
spirit that miners threw a guard
around the Pineville Jail day and
night to protect the eleven leaders
who are imprisoned there on trumped
up criminal syndicansm'' charges.
A letter from Pineville sent a few
days before the strike leaders were
removed to Harlan states that it is
now possible to free the 10 workers in
Pineville and Middlesboro jails by
raising $3.50 cash. sympathizers in
PineViue have offered to post real
estate covering the $4,000 bond de-
manded for each prisoner for a total
premium of $3.50, slightly over $66
each.
j. Louis Engdahl, secretary Of the
1. L. D., issued an appeal today to
all workers and organizers to aid
raising bond to free the 10 innocen.
prisoners in Pineville, Harlan and
Middlesboro. His appeal states:
''eVern Smith, Julia Parker, Doro-
thy Ross, Vincent Kamenovich, Mar
garet Fontaine, John Harvey, Ann
Barton and Norma Martin have been
in Pineville Jail since January 4, when
the N. M. U. headquarters we're
raided by Bell County thugs. Doris
Parks, Frank Mason, Gil Green. a
Negro strike leader, j. Hurst, Joe
Weary, James B. Roberts, Joe Chand-
Ter and Allen johnson were sent to
the Pineville or Middlesboro Jail
Somewhat later.
"The bulk of these workers have
now spent months in a squalid little
hole, infested with rate, without pro-
lection from the wind and rain.
When 1t rains hard water comes in
not only from the roof, but backs
UP several inches high on the floor.
Lately in court, which works
hand In glove with the murder
regime Of the coal thugs, has forbid.
den these workers to see any one.
even their local attorney. No letters
or literature can go in or out. Doro-
thy Weber is reported critically i'll
with influenza. Some Of the other
women are also slowly succumbing to
diet Of bread and beans and to
the damp and dirt Of the Jail.
I'VE learn that we can secure their
release on bond for a total of $3.50.
We appeal to all workers, worker Or
CARNATIONS and syrnpathizers to help
us secure their release. Their trial
has been set for May 26. We have
been Informed, however, that the
state feart to try them and will
probably postpone the trials till fall.
This means that those 10 militant
workers and leaders will have to re-
main many more months in prison.
During that time their lives are
lmperiled by mobs of gunner and
coal agents, which are continually
Threatening to take them for a ride
Should they escape the mob, several
OF them are certain to succumb to
the dirt, disease and diet which is
undermining their health.
Send funds for the release Of the
Kentucky strike prisoners at once to
Room 4SO, 80 E. 18th ST., New York
CITY,"
The National Miners Union. the
Daily Worker, the T.U.UL. and the
National Committee for the Defenso
OF Political Prisoners, have also urged
their members and mpaChizers to
aid IN raising the bail fund to Sc
cure the release of the 10.
kilograms protesting the removal
of the three workers to Harlan Jail