The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-16
RUBY BATES
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LIED ON BOYS
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tanned by a white worker, Miron
Pearlman, who knows Ruby intim-
ately, and visited her in Huntsville,
Alabama. Pearlman was arrested by
the Huntsville police. The letter was
found on him. There was a wild
hullabaloo. Pearlman was terrorized
into stating that Gen. George w.
Chamlee, chief Of counsel for the In
ternational Labor Defense, bribed
him to intoxicate the girl and get
her to write the letter Ruby was
Immediately visited by the police and
forced to sign retraction saying,
"she was so drunk she didn't know
what she was doing"
Roddy In New Attack On Defense
The forced statement of Pearlman
was used by Stephen Roddy, N.A.A.
CP. attorney, and the Huntsville
police in an attempt to besmirch
Chamlee and injure the Scottsboro
defense. Roddy filed charges with
the Chattanooga Bar Association
against Chamlee, charging Chamlee
with unethical conduct. The Chat
tanooga Bar Association is favorably
disposed to Chamlee, but several of
its members yesterday tried to exert
pressure On him to withdraw from
the ScottSboro Defense. They pro-
missed to support him in smashing
the fake charges against him if he
withdrew. Chamlee has refused to
withdraw, stating that he will con-
tinue to work with the International
Labor Defense for the release of the
boys in spite of all attacks by Roddy
and others.
Chamlee was cleared Of the fake
bribery and frame-up charges yester-
day by George Proctor, special writer
for the New Masses a magazine pub
lished in New York. Proctor made
a public statement that he had sent
Miron Pearlman to Huntsville to get
the truth about the Scottsboro case.
Proctor denies that he instructed
Pearlman to get the girl drunk and
charges the Huntsville police with
suppressing evidence exposing the
frame-up of the Scottsboro boys.
He demands publication Of the let
ter and denounces the Huntsville po-
lice for attempting to spike the in
vestigation and seeking to besmirch
Chamlee.
Roddy "Withdraws" From Case
Pearlman has admitted tn a t
Chamlee never gave him any money,
as charged by the Huntsville police.
Pearlman's lawyers declare that the
Chattanooga News Is exerting pres
sure on Pearlman to prevent him
from telling the truth that he was
sent to Huntsville by Proctor, and
not by Chamlee.
Huntsville police are charged with
tapping the wires when Pearlman
called up Chamlee to ask him to no
tify Proctor OF his arrest.
Stephen Roddy, NAA.C.P. attor-
ney, announced tonight that he has
Withdrawn" from the Scottsboro
case, but continues his vicious at
tacks against the International La
Dor Defense. He repeats his old lies
against the mothers of the Scots
boro boys, charging that the women
who toured the country in support
Of the defense Of their children we're
not the mothers Of the boys.
This is the same lie peddled by
Walter White, William Pickens and
other N.AA.C.P. nnisleaders when,
fearing an exposure by the mothers
Of the boys, they denied the floor
to them at meetings ostensibly CAL
led for the defense" of the Scots
boro boys. Both the boys and their
mothers and other kin have repeat
edly denounced Roddy and the MA.
A.C.P. rnisleaders as liars and assas-
sins OF their boys.
Police Spy On LID. Offices
Chattanooga police have been tip
ped off to spy on the local offices
OF the International Labor Defense.
Yesterday this correspondent was
trailed all day by local Red Squad
dick who thought was Proctor.
National LID. In Sharp Protest
NEW YORK-The national office |
Of the International Labor Defense
yesterday sent the following protest
telegram to tn eHuntsyille Chief of
Police:
"Chief Of Police,
Huntsville, Alabama.
1--WE demand that you make pub
lie and turn over TO defense attor-
neys for examination the letter in
your possession signed by Ruby
Bates which, according TO news
paper reports You admit contains
repudi>tion Of her testimony
against Scottsboro boys. We ac-
cuse you Of suppressing evidence In
case involving life and death Of
nine yOunT Mario workers IN as