The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-26
The "Court" That Viii Free
Mooney Is Streets and SHOPS

Tom Mooney were persuaded to alb
stain from mass demonstration on
the plea not to provoke" the Cham
Der of Commerce agent who was Sit
ting as judge in the case.
What was the result? What did
Tom Mooney, or the working class,
gain by this retreat, this decision to
"be good" while the trial was on?
Does anybody believe now that this
Scoundrelly judge, who swindled
Mooney to the extent of his ability,
could have done any worse for
Mooney if a powerful mass demon
stration had occurred at the San
Francisco court house at the time?
Abstentien from the mass demon
stration was a mistake. 1t ex-
pressed policy which can be a
fatal mistake if it is carried any
further.
THE case now will be carried to the
L Supreme Court of the United
States on plea based on the 18th
Amendment to the Constitution.
Mooney is deprived of his liberty
without due process of law. But is
anyone so stupid as to think that the
Supreme Court will give Mooney an
honest adjudication, The Fourteenth
amendment to the constitution that
Originally aimed at the remnants of
slavery has been systematically
flouted by the Supreme Court for
mere than half a century, wherever
it was invoked for the protection of
prosecuted white or black victims of
the ruling class. 1t has been put into
force only to protect indicted bankers
and trust magnates--except in one
instance, when a worldwide mass
demonstration for the Scottsboro boys
brought the Supreme Court to think
best to grant these framed-up in
nOcent Negro children a new trial.
Is any man SO stupid as to think
the Supreme Court will involve this
Constitutional Amendment in behalf
of Mooney against the richest men in
California unless there is in the
meantime tremendous mass move
ment menacing the ruling class TO
America for the release of Mooney?
TOM MOONEY can be released. But
L he will be released only by pres
sure of the masses and only if this
pressure is Of unprecedented power
and volume.
United Front Is Need
his requires united front in spite
of everyone who dares stand in the
way of united action. There are
many who are trying TO prevent &C
ton. They can and must be swept
aside. The workers of the Socialist
Party and whole organizations of the
Socialist Party, can and must now be
brought into this action over the
heads of the leaders of that Party
who will sacrifice anything TO pre-
vent it. The A. F. of L. unions, the
Railroad Brotherhoods, the independ-
ent unions, the workers fraternal and
benefit societies-every workers Or
gani5ation must be made the scene
Of stormy demand for the united
lineup to liberate Tom Mooney and
Warren Billings.
TN every city Of the United States,
l there will soon occur a united
front conference at the call Of the
Free Tom Mooney Congress. All bad
habits Of neglect and timidity must
be cast aside and with revolutionary
determination we must go forward
and make these conferences new
chapter in the history of American
Labor
Tom Mooney and Warren BILLINGS
must be freed!
The Supreme Court" that will give
the final decision on this and all
other class ouestions--in these Gays
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