The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14

And the result OF this white chauVirist propa-
ganda and planning Of the United States gov
eminent to put Hawaii under strictest military
control, in view of the mixed population of the
island, and the growing danger Of war, which
makes Hawaii a most important outpost Of U S.
imperialism? The result was clear: In a foul
trick allegedly to carry out the verdict Of the
jury, the four whites were sentenced to ten years
imprisonment at hard labor. But before sentence
was pronounced, Prosecutor Kelley announced
that Governor Judd of Hawaii agreed to com
mute the sentence TO one hour! And this
too plan! The law was "yindicated"-but the
prisoners went scot free!
Murder of CoIored people In Hawaii and In
the United States Is not only not penalized but
is made the occasion of an orgy of protest and
fury against the colored people. Instead of tam
ing the white inperahsts who use guns against
the natives Of Hawaii, the regime in Hawaii will
become harsher and openly fascist-to teach
the colored people their place in the system Of
U. S. imperialism,
Now turn to the Scottsboro Negro boys Con
victed in the lower court Of Scottsboro, appeals
were taken to the Court of Appeals and the State
Supreme Court of Alabama, and have been re-
jected. The U. S. Supreme Court is now DELHI
Grating whether 1t will review the case. No Con-
gresham or senator has raised his voice or in
troduced bill No-only workers organizations
white and Negro, through the activity of the
Communist Party, International Labor Defense
and the League Of Struggle for Negro Rights,
were reused to protest and demonstrate against
their death sentence. And for this the workers
were brutalIy dubbed and jailed by the police
and courtSi
Thus go the law and practice Of u S. impe-
r1alisr1-pardon TO white murderers-deatb to
framed-up Negro boys!
And let us look into the defense Stephen
Roddy, hired by the National Association for
the Advancement OF Colored People, ku kluxer
and drunkard, defended" the Scottsboro boys
and helped to railroad them to death sentences
Clarence Darrow. chief counsellor for the MA
A.CP. was asked to go into the case by the In
ternational Labor Defense-but REFUSED. The
same Clarence barrow, the great hurnanita-
rian', became the defense lawyer for the white
murderers Of colored boy in Hawaii After
MasSie, the murderer, admitted the killing of
Kahahawai, barrow in court, pointing to Massie
and his acconpliceS In his summary, exclaimed:
my God, what are these people doing here"
They were there because they were murderers-
seH-confessed; but in your mind, Mr.. Darrow, to
murder a colored worker is NO CRIME! You
are prostitute to and tool OF the imperialist
class and have done your dirty work!
Even in the capitalist court, the farce had to
De gone tnrougn, 10 save the face of American
capitalist justice" The four whites were charged
with murder were convicted of manslaughter,
sentenced to ten years-and pardoned! The
scottsboro Negro boys were convicted, the capt.
talist press howls against them, the Communists
are Hciousy attacked for mobilizing the Negro
and white workers to force their release, one
court after the, other aupholds the conviction!
This is Honolulu and Scottsboro-today. Thus
again U. s. imperialism reveals itself!
Republicans and Democrats in the, U. S. Con-
gress alike, both reactionary and so-calIed pro-
gressives, have taken the same attitude on the
Hawaiian case. They are mute on the scottsboro
case-determined to help white capitalist Gus
tice" go through in numbering the Scottsboro
Negro boys as another warning to the Negro and
white workers.
The A. F. Of L. officials are silent on the Ha.
waiian case; the socialist party and liberal
press Criticize" the procedure in the Hawaiian
court The A F. Of L. officials attack the Com
n1ulists on Scottsboro; the socialists, the 'ub-
eral" and part of the Negro press, assaii the
Communists.
The lessons Of Honolulu and scottsboro must
be understood by the working class.