The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-22
The Second Anniversary of the
Imperial Valley Struggle

has been the vehicle through which the masses
attacked the vicious Criminal Syndicalism Law.
Pointing to the imprisonment of the eight VAL
ley workers, the LID. in California brought
clearly to the toilers the danger Of this bosses
weapon. $4,000 registered voters signed petitions
demanding the repeal Of the law. These were
presented to the Secretary of State in Sacra-
mento by large delegation, which included
Anity Whitney, one of the first victims Of this
law
Victory of Mass Pressure
The working class led by the LID. defeated
the bosses intentions TO bury for life the I'M
perial Valley prisoners, proving in most con-
vincing fashion that only mass pressure will
free workers from masters clutches.
The same holds true in all other defense is
sues. The eight Scottsboro boys would have been
reduced to ashes on July 10, 1881, were it not
for powerful mass pressure organized by the
Communist Party and the LID. the world
over. 1t is due to mass pressure that the Ca
lifornia master class now stands exposed, as the
arch trainers in the Mooney and Billings case,
which has become the symbol of the oppression
and exploitation of the telling masses by the
boss class. The struggles of the Kentucky and
Tennessee miners and the frame up OF their mil
tants would be little known to the masses were
not these struggles led by revolutionary leader
ship, that includes the IL D. lin the defense
issues
Smash the Criminal Svndica1ism Law--BuId
the l. L. d.
The continued task TO free Sklar and Hori-
uclli and to compel earlier release of Emery is
part of the fight to smash the Criminal Syn
dicalism Law. The LID. places in the very
center of the fight AGAINST California bosses
terror, the smashing of the Criminal Sypdical-
ism Law The trial of As workers in Long Beach
and the brilliant victory won there must SOUR
us on to further fight to do away with this
vicious lava fight that serves notice upon the
bosses that the masses will not tolerate the cut
having Of the Communist Party and other re-
evolutionary organizations.
Put the Communist Party III California on the
HaTct
The Communist PARTY is the onlv Party Which
pieces on its program the demands for the re-
peal Of the Criminal Svndicalism Law, the free
dom for Mooney and Billings, the Scottsboro
boys and all other political prisoners. The IL.
D., therefore, calls uron its membership and
supporters to aid actively in the campaign to
put the Communist Po~tv in California on the
ballot The Communist Pertv on the ballot will
be tremendous aid in the struoPle against the
whole system of boss terror and for struggle
for immediate and full amnesty for all miltants
in Jail.
Send Resolutions to Prison Board
Every workers organizo ton must not fail to
give further support to the fight for the I'M
perial Valley prisoners Copies OF resolutions
addressed to the Board of Terms and Paroles
were mailed to all organizations throughout the
State. If none were received, call or write to
the international Labor Defense, 1l79 Market
Street, Room 6o3, San Francisco and obtain
same.
Serd funds to the LID. that are badly needed
to fieht increasing boss terror. Circulate ard
sell the latest pamphlet Free The Imperial
Valley Prisorers"-a workers self-defsnse before
the United States Supreme Court Price SC.