The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-11
l. L. ID. Asks Socialists
For o. United Front
In the HiIIsbOrO Case
State Committee Will
Give Answer Within
Few Days


CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-A delegation
of the International Labor Defense
of Chicago, composed of A. R. New
hoff, District Secretary of the LID,
Jan Wittenber, Hillsboro defendant,
Al Spiegel and Joseph Roth, attorney
of the LID, went before the III
inois State Committee of the So
cialist Party to get an answer and
to supplement the communication
sent few days ago calling for a
united front defense and for the
repeal of the Illinois Criminal Syn
dicalist law.
After the report of the delegation
given by Newhof and Jan Witten-
Der, the chairman, Anderson, stated
that an answer would be sent within
two days. The delegation also
brought before the state committee
meeting, the campaign of the Chi
eago Evening American to use the
criminal syndicalist law against
those that teach at the Workers
Schools, and the attempt to smash
these schools through the American
Legion.
For United Defense
The delegation also brought out
the fact that all of the defendants
including Jurkanin, organizer of the
Y.P.S.L, were in favor of united de-
Tense both legal and on a mass scale.
On Friday the attorneys for the
defendants argued for the quashing
of the indictment and for a bill OF
particulars, both of which were re-
fused by Judge McWilliams, who is
said to be member of the xxx.
While Bentall, attorney of the
LID, and Kabrick, local attorney
of Hillsboro, were arguing the mo-
ton, some of the remarks caused
the workers in the court room to
applaud. The judge, evidently pre-
pared for this, ordered the court
room cleared. Some of the workers
complied, but most of them stayed.
Defendants Protest
The defendants arose as one man
and protested to the court for its
high-handed action. The judge
ordered Saathoff, former sheriff,
now chief deputy, to arrest the de-
PENDANTS and place them in jail.
When the judge saw that the work.
ers did not clear the court room
and that the defendants continued
to protest, his face became red, he
pointed his fingers at the defend
ants, hollered "shut-up," ordered
the sheriff to arrest Prickett, Village
Board member of Taylor Springs,
John Adams, leader of the Great
Lakes Marine Workers, and Jurk-
amin, organizer of the Y.P.SL.
Scheme Failed
In the meantime the judge noticed
that his scheme to brighten the
workers did not succeed. Those that
had left had all come back into
court. The defense refused to con-
tinue with the case unless the de-
PENDANTS were all present and the
judge was defeated. He had to order
those taken in custody to be brought
DacK into court
In the meantime many of the cit
liens in Montgomery County are
calling for the hating of the trial,
due to the tremendous amount of
money spent by the already bank
rupt county. The Hillsboro Defense
Committee of the LID, are organ
i7i11O Cnrinc nf IN
the coal fields, are visiting Progress
sive Miners locals and auxiliaries,
and have called for the election of
workers jury from the coal miners.
The LID. in faco of the tremendous
tasks in defending the Hillsboro
case is asking for all Chicago work
ers to attend the annual LID. ba-
zaar, proceeds for Hillsboro Defense
December IA, Is and Is.