The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-15

or OF their parents, end against the
expressed wishes of these.
Barred Boys Mothers
Even when it came to the question
Of permitting the mothers of the
Scottsboro boys to appear before the
NAACP meetings, the leaders would
not permit any Of them to speak,
Mrs. Ada Wright, mother of Roy and
Andy Wright, was twice refused per-
mission to address NAACP meetings
on June % and October % in New
York and Newark. Mrs. jamie Pat
terson, mother Of Haywood Patterson
was denied the floor at the NAACP
national convention at Pittsburgh, in
June and July Of the same year
The NAACP has consistently de-
MED, until today, that the Scottsboro
frame-up involved the whole policy
OF the American ruling class to the
Negro people, the issue OF the jim
Growing of the Negroes, of the denial
Of their democratic rights, including
the right TO serve on juries. They
denied that any issues were involved
besides that Of the proven innocence
OF LIle ScOLCSDOrO boys.
What lid Accomplished
Nov that the LID has not only
proved upon the record the innocence
Of these boys, but has raised also
the question of the democratic rights
Of Negro and white workers. and Of
the right Of Negroes to serve on
jurieS as provided in the Fourteentl:.
Amendment, now that the tide of
anger Of the masses against the new
lynch-verdict has risen to new heights
under the leadership OF the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, the NAAC9
has announced that: The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People cannot stand by idle
while this momentous struggle goes
On
The NAACP leadership has Of
fered to raise funds for the Scots
boro defense, and in the words of its
press release, to cooperate in any
other way helpful to the defendants
In this offer it has followed the lead
OF hundreds of individual members,
and some branches Of the NAACP.
"C-OOu1C OAACI Oh Alu
1.-THE International Labor Defense
welcomes this offer of cooperation.
especially coming, as 1t does, at the
height Of such mass movement be-
hind the Scottsboro defense and the
issues of Negro rights raised by the
lid ss has never before been
achieved.
sErT7,e T,,{a,.,aF;ovaf Yaho. r-AoSo,,..
stands ready to accept the offer Of
the NAACP to cooperate both in the
raising Of funds, and in support OF
the mass movement already on foot
to force the ruling class Of the South
to set the Scottsboro boys free and
guarantee their safety.
Funds are badly needed by the de-
Tense. At least 5000 Is needed i'm
mediately to prepare the appeal Of
the case of Haywood Patterson for
presentation to the Supreme Court Of
Alabama This must be done within
thirty days from the date Of the YER
dict. Other large sums will be es
Sential for the defense of the other
eight boys over whom the shadow Of
the electric chair still hangs also.
'The immediate needs of the de-
tense for minimum necessary ex-
penseS are for $3.50.
THE LID calls on the NAACP. in
token Of good faith in its offer to
support the defense with funds and
in other ways: /. To support the
movement for a march of Negro and
white workers to Washington to pre-
sent the demand Of the millions OF
Negroes in the United States, ard
the millions Of white workers whose
interests are also at stake, and who
stand behind the lid in its fight
to save the lives of the innocent Ne
gro boys, to President Roosevelt. and
to assist in obtaining the million Sig
natures for the petition which will
present these demands.
90. The LID calls on the NAACP
leaders to keep their promise expos
ing the system Of oppression which
they (the Scottsboro caSes) exemp-
hfy,' Of helping put an end to the
slavery Of Negro Americans, and Of
fighting against anG exposing the
protestations of the hypocrites and
Shareholders.
Concrete Action
49, In view of the lynch-terror
rampant in Alabama and throughout
the South, but especially in the
northern rural sections of the state
at this moment, and in view Of the
proved innocence of the Scottsboro
boys, the LID calls for concrete &C.
ton on these issues by the NAACP,
that they support IL public state
ments and raise in resolutions in
their branches, the demands made
to President Roosevelt and Governor
Miller Of Alabama, for q new trial
for Haywood Patterson, a change of
venue for the other cases to Biz
mingham, their adjournment until
The appeal in the Patterson case is
decided, the right OF Negroes to serve
on jurieS, and the immediate uncon-
ditional, safe release of the Scottsboro
boys"