The daily worker., 1933-01-18
SOCIALIST LOCAL
STRIKES A BLOW
AT THOMAS & CO.
Atlanta, Ga. Members
Endorse March and
Jobless Councils
SUPPORT HERNDON CASE
Call Socialist Workers
of u. S. to Follow
Example
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 1.-THE
State of Georgia again postponed
the trial Of Angelo Herndon, Ne
gro organizer, over the protests of
the International Labor Defense at
torneys, The trial is now set for
Jan. %.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. IT.
In spite of the anti-working
class attempts of Norman
Thomas and the socialist party
leadership to break the grow
ing unity of the toiling mas
ses in the struggle against the
hunger, terror and war pro-
gram of the capitalist class, the So
cialist local in Atlanta has gone on
record in approval and support of
the Hunger March, and in defense
of Angelo Herndon, Negro worker
held on a frame-up charge of vio-
lation of the Georgia "inSurrection"
law.
Endorse Hunger March.
In a statement issued after hear
ing the report of Edward Hill, dele
gate to the National Hunger March,
from the unemployed councils of
Atlanta, and for years member of
the Socialist Party, Edith M. Wash
burn, the secretary of the socialist
local, in behalf of the membership de-
clared 1--WE hereby endorse the Ma
tional Hunger March to Washington
led by the Unemployed Councils Of
the U. S. a"
Continuing the statement she said !:
I'VE realize that this fight of the
unemployed for winter relief and un-
employment insurance at the ex-
pense Of the capitalists is of historic
Importance to the starving workers
and farmers of America.
1--WE realize the Importance Of un-
employment insurance at the ex-
pense of the capitalists to be one of
life and death to over 10000, 900
workers now unemployed. We also
realize that the only way for the
workers to force the capitalist class
to pass the Unemployed Insurance
Bill carried to congress by the Ma
tional Hunger March Is unity Of pur-
pose and action behind this demand
regardless of color, nationality. reli-
gious or political belief.
Can Yor IIuifed Action
Therefore we call for all those
honest and sincere in the fight fol
the working class to stand on the
unity of the common interests Of all
unemployed and employed workers
regardless of other differences, for
Unemployment Insurance at the ex-
pense Of the capitalist class. There
fore we resolve to support to the
limit the last National Hunger March
and the Unemployed Councils Of the
u. S. A. in the fight against starva-
ton, and call on other locals Of the
Socialist Party nationally also to sup
port them in the fight for Unem-
ployed Insurance. We appeal for
unity for our common interests: Un-
employment Insurance at the Elk
pense of the Capitalist Class"
The resolution which demands THE
safe release of Herndon and the re-
peal of the instruction" law of
Georgia declares in part:
1--WE know that the real reason for
arresting Herndon was because OF
his action in helping to organize both
white and Negro workers in pro-
test against the attempt of the coun-
ty commissioners to cut $4,000 starv-
ing Atlanta workers off the already
miserable charity relief. For WIN
ming this victory, they now attempt
to stop the fight against hunger by
trying to send Angelo Herndon to
the electric chair"