The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-02

Saturdays Daily Worker, Comrade
Ross described the background of
the recent battle in TaIlapoOsa
County resulting from the attempt
of a white landlords sheriff to seize
the mule and COW belonging to
Cliff James, a Negro share -cropper.
1.-THE outstanding fact in this strug-
GLE" wrote Comrade Ross, "was the
remarkable unity of Negro and white
farmers. EDITORS NOTE.
BY NAT ROSS
Despite all attempts of the land
lords and their murder agents and
the entire capitalist press includ-
ing part of the Southern Negro
reformist press to whip the white
farmers into lynch spirit against
the Negro farmers, the scheme
failed. Instead, the white toilers
in the Black Belt united with the
Negro farmers in helping them es-
cape, in caring for the wounded,
in protesting Sheriff Young's ac-
lions, in gathering in large crowds
on the highways, in watching the
action of the posse to such an ex-
tent that when Sheriff Young cal
led off the man-hunt, he declared
he was afraid some innocent citi-
zenS might get hurt. When all the
details are known, it will be estab-
lished that the white choppers and
farmers no doubt joined and united
with the Negroes against a mob
OF murderers.
THE white farmers in this terri
1 tory had seen the union gain
partial victories for the Negroes
which affected them They saw
the Union was fighting for their
own needs. They saw power be-
hind the union. especially in gain
ing the acquittal of Hugely. They
were recognizing that the race is
sue was a hoax to hide the class
struggle. And they knew the de-
mands of the union were the de-
mands of all the toiling farmers,
choppers and laborers, both black
and white. These demands were:
1. Minimum price of 10 cents
fer cotton.
2. The right to sell own cotton.
8. No forced pooling of cotton.
4. No confiscation of the live
stock or attachment of farm i'm
plements.
5. No evictions, forced collec-
tiens of debts.
6. Free school buses for chill
dren without discrimination
against Negro students.
!. The right to organize for
bread and fight against terror
and war.
The second major reason why
the man hunt was called Off was
due to the heroism of the Negro
troopers. They were fighting with
the determination of people who
know what they are fighting for,
On Tuesday afternoon just before
the man hunt was called Off the
press reports that leaders of the
posse received information that the
Negroes (Who had taken part in
the battle against the deputies)
had sworn to resist all efforts to
place them under arrest. Another
gun battle was expected when these
Negroes were found" Another
story relates how one Negro got
away into a swamp from posse
Of 10 who shot at him six times.
Another item reports that the Ne
groes were seen iii every town in
the county and at their homes
along the. road by newspapermen
who followed the activities OF the
posse despite Sheriff Young's or
ders." In other words the Negro
masses did not hide but we're out
in the open protesting and follow
ing every step of the lynch mob.
The mob feared the power OF the
NSgIO iiAdnoSos AIN AVE- 1lAeip AlnO-
ter, the white toilers were right
with them and the boundless
energy, courage and ingenuity Of
the Negroes hunted in the struggle,
was an inspiration to the poor mas
ses of the countryside. That is
why things became too hot for
Sheriff Young and his murder
crew.
FLOODED WITH
PROTESTS.
And finally The flood OF protests