Evening star., 1932-11-04
BROWN WILL HELP
CAPITOL POLICE TO
PREVENT. P|CKET|NG
Metropolitan Detail Will Aid
in SuppreSsing Court
Demonstration.
COMMUNISTS THREATEN
TO DEFY ORDERS MONDAY
Green Denounces Report A. F. of L.
Will Join in Project Involving
Scottsboro Decision.

A special detail of officers Of the
METROPOLITAN Police Department Will as
sist the Capitol police force Monday IN
suppressing any demonstration outside
the doors of the Supreme Court when
decision is expected to be handed down
in the Sco.tsboro case.
Mai. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan department,
made this announcement today at the
close of a conference with David Lynn,
supervising architect of the Capitol,
and Capt Stephen j. Gnash of the
Capitol police force. Inspector Frank
S. W. Burke. chief of detectives, also
attended the conference.
Details of the police arrangements
were discussed at conference. but
they were not revea' ed. Maj. Brown,
however, said he would send group OF
his men to the Capitol at 1890 O'Clock
Monday morning at the request OF
Capt GnAh.
Orders May Be Defied.
Capt. Gnash told Maj. Brown that
despite his refusal to grant permit to
the International Labor Defense to
stage a demonstration outside the Su-
preme Court, he had been advised that
picketing would take place in defiance
of his orders. The Capitol police force
of so men, he said, would be used to
prevent picketing. and if necessary he
would call on the Metropolitan Police
Department detail for assistance. The
number of Metropolitan officers to be
detailed at the Capitol, however, was
not disclosed.
While the Supreme Court is Sched-
uIed to announce its decision in the
Scottsboro case Monday, there is a
possibility that it may be postponed.
The case involves the appeal of seven
Negroes convicted of assault upon two
white girls.
Meanwhile vehement denial that the
American Federation of Labor will ally
itself with the International Labor De-
ferse in the plan to picket the court
was made by President William Green.
Under no circumstances whatever
would the American Federation Of Labor
be associated with or join with Com
munists or Communistic organizations
in the realization of any objective" Mr.
Green declared in response to state
mort By William L. Patterson, national
se1-e arv of the International Labor
Defon-e. that the federation. would take
part IN the proposed demonstration.
Green Denounces Move.
"On behalf of the American Fedora
ton CT LABOR, L USIlOluICC lAIlo aIlcAiiPe
Of the Communists to add respectab1llty
to their undertaking by using the name
of the American Federation OF Labor,
Mr.. Green added.
Members of the International Labor
Defense called on Capt. Gnash yester-
day and requested a permit Tor the
demonstration. which was refused
They then aid that police would nave
to take responsibility for any trouble.
The International Labor DEFENSE
plans to recruit its picketers from a
number of Communists organizations
which. they claim, represent ouo'ooo
persons. ..,
The demonstration is being advertised
In a circular attacking the Supreme
Court as the agent of the boss" class,
and urging workers to unite Ito smasn
the whole bosses system of oppression
of the IA million Negroes in the United
States of America"
The circular also urges efforts to OBJ
tain the release of the three coloreo
youths recently convicted here OF the
murder of Park Policeman Milo j.
Kennedy.