The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-29

% in the Bronx Home News, in the
form Of a letter, which Halls Father
Who Refused Aid from the Commu-
nists AS Patriot" and which says, in
part:
IF I were an artist 7 would paint
word picture of this mans doings
that would reklndle the spirit of
American patriotism and make that
man one of our heroes"
Felix Gonzales answered this with
q letter, a photograph of which ap-
pears in these columns in the original
Spanish, and which, being translated,
reads:
20 East Hath ST., N.Y.C.
Nov. rs, 1882.
Editor DAILY Worker"
Sir:-I have read a letter pub
Eshed in the Bronx Home News
that / have refused the help of
the workers. This letter, together
with other articles published in the
boss press, is an outright lie.
am a worker and understand
that my place is with the working
class. In spite of the fact that
have been offered all kinds of help
by the bOSs-gOyernment, since the
death of my son, have been left
in the same condition as before,
except for a food ticket.
1 understand that for the workers
to be able to get something from
the government and the bosses
fhRxy
ton Of race, color or creed.
The Bronx Home News praises
in the article my patriotic senti-
ment." If am patriot, it is for
my class, the working class.
want to thank the Lower Har-
lem Unemployed Council for its
help in my struggle.
Sincerely,
(Signed) FELIX GONZALES.
Little Ralph Gonzales was murdered
by the Relief" of the City of New
York. Poisoned food was the weapon;
poisoned food for workers children
in the public schools.
But the murderers could not cover
their tracks. The capitalist vultres
usually try for clean getaway
This time the trail was covered with
so much blood that it forced its way
into the capitalist press.
The workers of New York rallied
around the grieyed father. They
pointed out who the murderars were
the same who we're every day star
wing and killing thousands of workers
and workers children. Workers at.
tended the funeral Of the child anc
at an open hearing called for a mas
! struggle against the killers.
Lies and Promises.
Capitalism and its henchmen be.
came enraged and frightened. They
had to cover up the dastardly deed
They terrorized the father. Rec
wreaths, sent by the revolutionar,
workers, were taken from the boys
coffin by the police. They drove tht
workers from the funeral. The bos
press ran lying stories that the boy
father wants nothing to do Will
the Reds" The Democrats prom.
ised him a job-When Roosevelt get.
into the White House-if only HI
would stay away from the Reds A
job from the same Roosevelt whose
state relief had killed his child! A
job at forced labor in the Palisades
Gonzales, an office worker, given &
pick and shovel and starvation wages
to compensate him for his child.
But Felix Gonzales is a worker. A
short, dark man who has stood III
under the burdens Of his class. HI
instinctiVely saw through the lies anc
promises of the boss class henchmen
Defying the police terror, held as
threat over his head, he stuck witt
| his class.
The "doings" Of the capitalist elias
have certainly "re-kindled" the spiri
Of patriotism in Felix Gonzales. Blu
not the kind Of patriotism the bose
wish. Gonzales speaks for himself il
the letter he sent to the Daily Worker