The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-17

AuCsudy niSht 70 Diu SOOubyN W AS'
Germany to demand the right to defe
er, Dinitroff, PopOff and Taneff, fral
Over seven hundred more, unable to g
itreet in front of the building.
He will also fight to prevent Thael-
mann from being similarly framed.
Gallagher said; Il must have the
mass support Of the workers of the
United States while I am in Ger
many. without this my efforts will
oe futile.
~ pledge to do my utmost in the
fort to free the four Communists,
nd l ask your support to prevent
he German Government from rail-
oading these workers to death"
The meeting, arranged by the Ma
ional Committee for the Defense of
'olitical Prisoners, was held at the
1erman Workers Club at 1886 Third
we, and raised nearly $3.50 toward
he fare and expenses of Gallagher.
Speakers in the hall included
Iaria Halbsrstadt, recently arrived
3olitical refugee from Germany who
1as a member of the executive COM
aittee of the anti-Fascist Society
f Professionals in Germany; Carol
Weiss King, attorney from the In
ernational Labor Defense; A. j.
duste, chairman of the United Front
Committee to Aid the Victims of
German Fascism; Clearance Hatha-
way, editor of the Daily Worker;
Malcolm Cowley, editor of New
Republic; Frank Spector, assistant
rational secretary of the LID and
Alfred Wagenknecht secretary of
he United Front Committee.
The outdoor meeting was ad
ressed, among others, by Allen
7aub, Hathaway, Rabbi Benjamin
Goldstein, and Powers, Negro worker
Who is acting organizer of the New
York Committee to Aid the Victims
of German Fascism.
Hoodlums in the neighborhood at
empted to break up the meeting by
throwing eggs and fruit, but the
solidarity of the meeting was in
creased oy mis- attempt.
Gallagher, who was the last speak
er, said in part, 81 appreciate the
aice things that have been said about
ne tonight but they really belong
70 the international Labor Defense,
which is leading the fight for work
ing class prisoners all over the coun-
try.
Il have a double mission. I am
going first to join an international
conference of attorneys in Amster-
dam which will demand of the Ger
man government that an impartial
commission be allowed to examine
the German prisons and concentra-
ton camps. If this request is re-
fused. the German Government
thereby condemns itself before the
world.
Secondly, am going to Germany
to attempt to participate in the trial
of the four Communists. 1t must
be a public trial. We must demand
that it be broadcast to the whole
world"
Spector, told of Gallagher's record
on the coast, naming particularly the
Imperial Valley Case and the Long
Beach Case where Gallagher sue
eeeded in freeing many workers. He
told also how Gallagher taught
workers self-defense in court, which
has freed many workers the LID
has been unable to defend.
Wagenknecht spoke on the inter
national movement to aid the vic
tins of the Hitler terror, and en-
phasized that the American move
ment was still the weakest.
He said "We muH organize rank
and file committees in every neigh
borhood for the struggle against
fascism. This is the solution"
He emphasized that women's COM
mittees, committees of workers in
shops, and professional groups must
be built to carry on this struggle.
Clarence Hathaway spoke on the
German situation, pointing out that
Hitler had attempted after taking
power to crush every sign of oppo-
sition, and that he succeeded in re-
gard to every party except the Ger
man Communist Party. He told how
the workers of Germany were be-
ginning to realize this and that these
workers, especially those in the Ger
man Social Democratic Party, were
beginning to rally around the ban
ners of the Communist Party.
He emphasized that sending Gal
lagher to Germany was not enough,
but that the struggle must be car
ried on by the workers here in Am
erica as well.
Don't forget the Interns tionsi Labor De-
fense Fxrursion Gan day on the Hudson"