The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-12

draw Is prisoners armed With blacK-
lacks and clubs and stayed in the
common cell, formed with chair legs
and other pieces of cell furniture I'M
til the warden promised them that
there would be no more brutal treat
ment. The audience applauded time
after time, as he described the boys
militancy Schwab concluded with
an appeal to put the same energy
into the fight for the Tallapoosa
share-croppers and Angelo Herndon
that you are putting for the Scots
boro boys"
1--WE will, brother" shouted workers
from every part of the house. Will
liam Fitzgerald, Harlem organizer Of
the LID called for the audience to
join the LID and many filled out
applications. Fitzgerald called upon
them to support the Harlem dberator
as "a newspaper that not only tells
what is happening but calls on us
to fight" The Lbefator received a
tremendous ovation.
Louise Thompson, secretary of the
National Scottsboro Action Commit
tee, explained that some misleaders
who had been forced by the pressure
of the masses into pretending to sup
port the committee which is behind
the LID on the Scottsboro case and
for the enforcement of civil rights
for Negroes, were really sabotaging
the work. "You are the united front
and not the 1nisleaders. If you fight
for it, then it will exist and do its
work. she told them.
The audience voted to expel all
members Of Action committees who
went with Mr.. Davis, of the Arnster-
dam News in his attempted visit to
Roosevelt. The Amsterdam News
printed Davis prepared speech which
cringingly thanked the president for
the audience given them and did not
ask immediate unconditional release
of the Scottsboro Boys or enforce
ment of the civil rights BILL The
audience laughed because Davis did
not get the audience for which his
speech thanks the presidents
A Program Of Action
Richard B. Moore gave the main
address Of the evening and proposed
a program in which the National
Scottsboro Action Committee calls
upon Negro and white workers to
carry out. The program calls for
intensive action to carry out the pro-
visions Of the civil rights bill in &C
ton by violating Jim Grow condi-
tions, etc and at the same time to
make public officials declare their
position on the bill. Strikes for the
enforcement Of the bill and freedom
of the Scottsboro boys must be
brought into existence, declared
Moore.
Every worker must carry on an in
tensive agitational campaign for pop
ularizing the provisions Of the civil
rights bill and the Scottsboro case.
Local action committees, which al
ready number hundreds must be set
up Those committees are asked to
report to the National Committee, 119
w. 135th st. N. Y. G. so that a check
on the extent of the fight can be
made.
Marchers particularly are called
upon to utilize the experience gained
in the march to act as organizers in
shops, neighborhoods, ETC. Moore de-
clered that nov as never before must
we expose the De Priests, Pickens,
and other traitors of the Negro peo-
pie, isolating them from our ranks"
A most impressive part Of the meet
ing was when Moore stated, I'VE
know who the rapists of America are"
The audience broke into a tremen-
dous ovation that lasted for over
three minutes and women shouted.
'"Tell the truth. brother. You're on
the right way" Moore received an
ovation when he exposed the white
ruling class a. rapists and oppressors
also OF the white women workers.