The daily worker., 1933-05-02


stretching along Broadway, Fourth
Avenue and reaching west on Four
teenth Street further than the eye
can see. The whole region is DOM
mated by Red May Day, by the spirit
of solidarity in proletarian struggle.
A rank and file contingent Of the
A. F. L. in the Socialist parade, con-
sisting of two bakers locals, Local sos
and 70 and Mineral Waters Union 13l,
shouted, I'VE want United Front"
Long Live the Communist Party"
and Defend the Soviet Union" The
marshal at the head of this contin-
gent was Comrade Sunshine, a mill
tant rank and file worker. The con-
tingent marched past 18th Street
towards 18th Street, shouting again,
I'VE want a United Front" They
were, however, stopped by Socialist
officials. who, with the aid Of the
police, backed them into 18th Street
in the Socialist parade, over the pro-
tests of the rank and file, who wanted
to join the United Front at Bryant
Park.
Some of the signs carried by mem-
bers Of Local sos read, we bake
bread, but we suffer starvation" and
"We demand the freeing of Tom
Mooney and the Scottsboro boys"
Local 79 followed Immediately after,
and the heads Of this section of the
contingent, when interviewed, agreed
with Local sos as to United Front.
Local 13t of the Mineral Waters
Union followed, with the band playing
"The international" although the
neral march hymn was the Mar
seillaise." Other Socialist bands felt
inspired to play Columbia, the Gem
of the Ocean,
The workers in the Socialist parade
eagerly took the leaflets handed to
them by the United Front May Day
Committee.
Following the adjournment OF the
| Socialist meeting, mounted police
began to ride into the mass of the
workers driving them off the Square,
when suddenly Carl Winter took the
microphone and said Hold your
places in the Square" 1t came like a
/ bolt of lightning, and great cheer
went up. Then he said, Il greet this
gathering in the name Of the United
/ Front May Day Committee" Imme-
diately tremendous cheer went up.
Then Winter declared: "The United
Front Nav Day Committee does not
want any police interference"
Following the attempt of the Social
ist leaders, in cooperation with police,
to disperse the crowd, the workers
resisted. The majority of them re-
mained on the Square.
The meeting was Immediately
opsned at $3.50 and not at o'clock
as the police wished.
During the Socialist demonstration,
the marchers were kept moving
through the Square and were not
allowed to remain in the Square, in
order to keep them from remaining
there afterwards.
On the square knots Of Socialist
and Communist workers gathered in
animated discussion. The chief topics
being the question of the United
Front, the fight for Mooney and the
al-democratic betrayal IN Ger
many.
August ClaesSens, chairman, closed
the socialist meeting with the impu-
dent lie that the Socialists had the
permit for use of Union Square until
7 p. m. but that they were good
enough" to let the Communists haye
the square when they we're through
AS soon as Claessens finished, sew
eral workers jumped up on the
shoulders of others and called to the
workers to remain in the square as a
demonstration Of the United Frof1t.
They were greeted with storms of
cheers.
The only arrests at the May Day
demonstration reported as we so to
press tool, place at Thirty seventh st.
and 7th Ave. when two workers
carrying heavy placard attempted
to cross the street against traffic.
Along the sweatshop canyon Of
Seventh Ave. swung the United Front
May Day Committee banner backed
with the banners of thirty-five Trade
Union and ether organizations par
ticipating in the parade.
From 3esh st. to 9th st. on 7th
Ave. thc-o was q continual storm Of
torn roT zpare-j ss3wered down on
the marches i-cn the workers in
the buildings. On the corner building
formerly cccup cd by dafunct bank Of
the United States a flock Of empty
bankbook onvelopes was thrown down
hSly synlbonne v,laa the workers cal,
get Under capitalism