The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-13
barrow, Lewis Ask
Free Thaelmann"
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We request that this expression Of
section of American opinion bt
transmitted to your government"
Sinclair Lewis Protests
At the same time the Nationa
Committee to Aid Victims of Ger.
man Fsscism announced that a hos
Of prominent persons including
Sinclair Lewis, jim Tully and Lewis
Mumford, well-known writer's
signed a similar statement reading
in part:
II stand for the liberation Of al
political prisoners in Nazi concen.
tration camps and prisons - Jews
Protestants, Catholics, Pacif1Sts
Communists, Socialists, professional
and others of varying political opin.
ion I endorse the request fol
these elementary rights for Ems
Thaelmann and all other anti-Naz
prisoners. Cd Free choice of de.
tense attorneys Including foreign
attorneys. Safe conduct for de.
tense witnesses and attorneys. a,
The right to send in a foreign doc.
tor to Immediately examine Ernst
Thaelmann and other prisoners"
Prominent Professionals Sign
Others who signed this statement
include Aaron Copeland, musician
Boardman Robinson. artist: Michae
Blankfort, stage director; Johr
Chamberlain, Malcolm Cowley, Car
Haessler, Pascal Covici Clifton
Fadiman, M. Lincoln SchuSter, Rich
ard L. Simon. William Segal, critics
editors and publishers; Paul Doug
las, Newton Arvin, professors; Car.
men Haider, Samuel Schmalhausen
Bernard Stern, sociologists; Johr
Haynes Holmes, Rabbi B. Goldstein
Edward T. Devine and other pub
lie figures.
Eggeleng to Speak Friday
Theodore Eggeleng, German sailor
attacked by Nazis in Yorkville last
week and saved at the last moment
by the German Workers Club ano
the International Labor Defense
from being sent to almost certain
death in Germany, will speak at c
Free Thaelmann" mass meeting II
the large hall of the Labor Temple
249 E. S4th ST., Friday at 8 p m
This meeting is called by the United
Anti-Fascist Action Committee, ;
united front delegated body repre-.
senting workers and cultural organi.
cations with a membership of abou
100000
Otto Durick, H. Chang and Walter
Orloff will also speak.
Demonstration on East Side
Friday night will also see a mas
parade and demonstration in thu
lower East Side of Manhattan tx
demand the release of Thaelmanr
and other political prisoners in Ger.
many and freedom for the SCOTS.
boro boys here. The parade 1!
called by the downtown branche.
OF the International Labor Defense
Unemployment Councils, Commu.
mist Party, Young Communist
League and other organizations.
Workers will mass at 14th St. anc
4th Ave. at 7;30 p. M, and marcr
through the East Side to Rutger,
Square where Pauline Rogers of tn,
Anti-FaScist League, Hank Forbe
OF the Unemployment Council. 10,
Brandt of the Communist Party anc
others will speak.
Organizations are urged TO nobi
lie their members for this demon.
lstration.
$4,000 Post Cards
The Anti-Nazi Federation an,
nounced yesterday that $4,000 Free
Thaelmann" post cards have beer
distributed. These are being sent tx
Hitler personally. About Is cable.
were sent by various organization
connected with the Federation pro.
testing the Imprisonment of Thael.
mann, demanding his release anc
the release of other political pris.
oners. Countless letters have beer
sent to the Nazi ambassador il
Washington. Many delegation!
have been beating a steady path t.
the New York German Consulate
II Battery Place, where continuous
picketing is going on.
The Bronx Irish Workers clul
and the John Reed Club hav,
adopted resolutions demanding tn,
release Of Thselmann at mass meet
ings held Monday and sunda,
nights. Copies of these resolution
have been sent to Luther and Hit
Ter.
Beginning at 10 am. yesterday
the cafeteria workers, supported b,
dressmakers, picketed the consulat,
with placards demanding the re
lease Of Ernst Thaelmann and othe
class-war prisoners in Germany. A
noon they held meeting across tn,
street which was attended by 4Ov
workers. Resolutions were passed
protesting Thaelmann's imprison
ment and demanding no persecu
ton OF Jews. Levinson, of thu
dressmakers' union, and Murphy, O
the cafeteria workers, spoke.
The cafeteria workers plan
series Of meetings throughout tbs
week to mobilize support for the
Free Thaelmann" denonstra ton or
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