The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-27
New Soviet Society Has Constructed
New Institutions for Working Glass
Pres. Roosevelt in his address to TIE bankers.

against the we'll known, often ex-
posed third degree and frame up
system in American cities. Such
things are nearly unknown in the
Soviet country, the nearest to it is
the case I will describe below,
which created a sensation here be-
cause of its unusual nature, and I
tell of it, not to give any idea that
1t is typical, but to show how easily
such things are stamped out in the
workers state.
A Murder Case
A worker at the Proletarian La
Dor metal factory was murdered
Evidence pointed to member of
his family The militia of the 18th
militia district in Moscow worked
up the case. But when it seemed
clear that the culprit was caught.
certain evidence developed. pointing
towards another man altogether,
as the murderer. This later evil
dence, tangling up the case. throw
ing doubt on the ability of the mill
tiamen who had developed the case
against the member of the muir
dered mans family, the militiamen
concerned suppressed.
An ordinary lawyer, belonging to
the Moscow Collegium of attorneys,
by name HAITI, found this out. and
Immediately notified the local pros
ecutor. The prosecutor, for motives
unknown, but perhaps because he
also didn't want the case COM
phcated when it seemed so clear.
TOOK no action. Whereupon Hatz
appealed directly to the All Union
prosecutor Vishinsky, who inves-
tigated at once, found out that
evidence favorable to the accused
mad been suppressed, and now the
real criminal, the militiamen who
concealed the evidence and the
prosecutor who took no action on
1t are on trial on very serious
charges.
Imagine the result of an appeal
to the U. s. Attorney General over
evidence suppressed by police and
court, favorable to Mooney. or 10
Sacco and Vanzettil There has been
an abundance of such evidence
yet Mooney Is still in Jail, Sacco
and Vanzetti were executed, and
the real murderers in each case run
free. The institution of state prose-
cutor exists in both states-but the
essential nature Of their Office, like
that OF the police, is absolutely diff
ferent. The Soviet prosecutor de-
tends the interests of workers, of
the accused, too, and If he finds
evidence for him, he has to bring
it in.
Since we are on the subject, the
court, the criminal law, and the
prison" are different too, here,
from what they are in capitalist
countries.
Law for Workers
The law here exists not to keep
the working class subjugated. but to
keep it in power, and defend it from
DECEASED elements and from those
who might wish to e-estaolish cap
italist rule. 1t, and the court and
prison are to reform the crimi-
nal. Sentences are very light, ex-
cept for counter-revolution the at
tempt to destroy the rule of the
workers. Even then, the death sem
tence is inflicted only when it be-
comes absolutely certain that the
convicted man is a permanent enc
my of the workers, impossible to
reform. BY thousands and thou
sands such people have reformed
the udarniks of the White Sea ca
nal job being cases in point.
There are courts in both coun-
tries. But in America the court is
an instrument of class justice. Its
very formulas are terrifying with
legal jargon, and professional up
per class judge in power, who sits
high up, almost on throne, is ad-
dressed as your Honor" and i.
sometimes rcbed in sonber black
The class nature of the court in 6
capitalist country shows even mori
in the judgments-deatn for Jo'
Hill, and many others; 20 years fol
the Negro Angelo Herndon WHOSE
only offense was calling on Negroe!
and white workers to unite in thu