The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-11
ILLINOIS MINERS
BACK KENTUCKY
COAL RIk E
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tional and liberal organizations fol-
lowed the news of the arrest in Har-
Ian, Kentucky of relief workers and
union organizers active in the Ken
lucky general coal strike now on.
Soon after the opening of the
strike nine men and women rep
| resenting the National Miners Union,
under whose leadership Kentucky
mines are striking, representatives of
the Workers International Relief, and
a reporter from the Daily Worker
were arrested in a raid on union
headquarters. All were held under
5000 bail each on criminal syn
dicalism charges.
The arrested are John Harvey, Vim
cent Kamenovich, Julia Parker Of
the National Miners Union; Dorothy
Ross, International Labor Defense
/ representative, aClalIna Michaelson,
Margaret Fontaine, Norma Martin of
the Workers International Relief,
Vern Smith, Daily Worker cores
pondent, Anna Barton, a newspaper
reporter and Allen Taub, attorney for
the International Labor Defense.
These arrests, according to Melvin
p. Levy, Secretary of the National
Committee for the Defense Of Poll
tical Prisoners, represent continue
ton of the terror which our own
investigators, as well as others, found
in. the Harlan coal fields"
The Committee, whose own Harlan
investigating group, headed by Theo-
dore Dresser, was indicted for GRIM
inal syndicalism in Kentucky last
November as a result of its exposure
of conditions of terror and starvation
there, telegraphes the following pro-
test to Gov. Ruby Lafoon of Ken
lucky, Commonwealth Attorney Brock
and Sheriff John Henry Blair of
Harlan County:
'FVern Smith, CIarina Michael
son, John Harvey, Margaret Fon~ .
taine, Anne Burton, Norma Martin,
Dorothy Ross, Vincent Kamenovich,
and Julia Parker representing the
National Miners Union, Workers
International Relief and the Labor
Press were arrested in Harlan to-
day, upon the opening of the gen.
eraI strike there. We consider this
further utilization of the law and
| the courts in the persecution of
workers in the Harlan coal fields,
and demand the immediate and
unconditional release of these peO-
pie who were legitimately engaged
in aiding exploited and terrOrized
men in feeding their families and
in pubIicizing their plight and
their struggles"
Lawyers Send Protest
The International JuridicaI Asso-
citation an organization composed OF
lawyers and laymen, protested last
night by wire to Governor Laffoon
Of Kentucky against the arrest of
Allen Taub, New York attorney on
charges of criminal syhdicalism and
unlawful conspiracy.
The telegram asks the governor to
take all measures to halt "this pre-
posterous proceeding" and asked for
swift investigation" Taub was sent
to Pineville by the International La
Dor Defense Tuesday to secure the
release on bail and prepare defense
for nine labor-press, relief, defense
and miners union representatives
who were arrested when deputies
raided the National Miners Union
office in Pineville.
Two hours after his arrival in
Pineville, Taub was seized by the
chief of police for criminal syn
dicalism," to which was later added
the charge OF unlawful conspiracy"
The telegram TO the Kentucky gov
ernor of the association reads
THE International Juridical AS
sociation protests against outrage
Gus and uniustified arrest Of Allan
Taub, New York attorney, in Pine
vile, KY, tive hours after arriving
on charges of criminal syndicalism
and unlawful conspiracy for at
tempting to arrange bail and legal
defense on nine miners and SYM
pathizers previously arrested. The
Iva asks you to undertake swift
investigation and take all measures
10 halt this prepOsterous pro-
cedure."
Signed Carol King. Secretary.
The international Juridical Asso-
citation announces that it is world
vide organization of attorneys and
lsymen whose purpose Is TO fight
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