The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13

paper, thinking ] wouldn't see. This
superintendent admitted that later
on. But our protests got us nothing
that time. They want none Of our
lip"
The whites Of his eyes show. His
lower lip thrusts itself out more
There is something sharper and more
whitfield down, I suddenly realize,
down to the hard lead. "I was sick
three weeks, drug and drug myself
around and finally it threw me. The
doctor is a butcher shop. He gave
me two &C pills and me with ex-
cruciating pains. l went to the super
intendent. I told him about the
poor -four. said / was tied IN
tighter than Nick's hatband. You
go eat rhubarb', he said. wouldn't
go until 1 got some satisfaction. His
wife, she wanted to slap me. She
said she would send Kentucky mob
after me. / said the first fifty Of
that Kentucky mob belongs to me,
The rest they can have. They Slam
med the door In my face. got so
dizzy fell down. Two men had 10
carry me home"
LIE LOOKS down at his small strong
III hands. Our organization that
sent me to Washington Conference
last year was going pretty good. But
We put up as leader man who r.
interested In making it q masonic
lodge He wants 10 take cents every
dollar fellow gets from road work
for the organization. He wants to
work with the Democrats. I kept
clawing at his rsscality before the
people. So far he don't give q damn
But Wen get him out. Clyde Smith
Qeader OF the Michigan farmers in
their fight against evictions and fore
closures) is going to help. What has
skinned other skunks Will skin ths
mason-lover."
Has the town heard about this
Scottsboro boys?" ask.
"Doggone they have. We call them
our boys. II our boys burn, they
burn us. Social equality, that's our
big card. ThatIl help smash chain
and letters. If you give our people
that they'll follow you to the end Of
all acres. Why, we had q meetin'
with many Of our people there And
when the organizer explained how
there would be no difference in creed
and color in the end, glory, there was
crippled Negro woman went up like
powder. She wept in joy. And then
we sang: Soon Well Understand 1t
Better BY and By"
Forman is still deacon. He's a
member of the Baptist Church. One
Of his great ambitions is to go to
Soviet Russia to bring back the red
seed for his people. Il preached to
$50 deacons once. faced them
pleasanter than did when the
American Legion and the business
thugs rotten-egged and stoned us on
our way to this conference at Copa-
mish. But what we're after is the
true fellowship of man, taking no
thought for cloth. If there is q pos
sibility of heaven here, why should
go pray for something L can go
fight for. BY organization. Under
the wing where the farmers are be-
ginning to flock, black and white.
This is the great gospel, the good
news and glad tidings."
EORMAN is going to be one of the
speakers at the conference. He
squats at the foot of the table on
which the farmers stand as they
swing their fists calling for unity be-
tween all exploited toilers, calling for
preparations for the next great ma
tional farm conference. Fornan
makes hammock of his hands and
swings a knee. He listens intently.
Ana, as we turn to go, he smiles
goodbye and waves his hand. See
you In Chicago" he says.