The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-02
BY CARL REEVE
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tional we will carry on a victorious
fight for the revolutionary solution
to the crisis, for a Soviet govern
ment of America"
Vets March With Other Workers
The historical outpouring of New
York workers, under the leadership
of the Communist Party, into Union
Square was an inspiring demonstra-
ton of the broadest unity of the
workers. First came the huge red
banner of the Communist Party.
then the United Front May Day
Committee. The marine workers
contingent, led by the Marine
Workers Industrial Union, marched
in the forefront closely followed by
several thousand marching veterans
under the banners of the Workers
Elk Servicemen's Leagues. The vet
Grams carried huge banners with the
slogan. "On to Washington for the
Cash Bonus, May TO-"
Thousands upon thousands of
trade union members marched, with
banners Of the revolutionary unions,
the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union, the United Shoe
Union, the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union, the Food Work
ers' Industrial Union. Other thou
sands of trade union marchers,
members of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, carried banners Of A.
F. of L. local unions and of the rev.
dictionary opposition within the A.
F. of L.
One of the largest contingents in
the parade was the Unemployed
Councils and the Relief Workers
Leagues, with several thousands in
line. Three thousand members Of
the National Students League were
in line, representing all colleges in
the city and many high schools.
The thousands of youth throughout
the parade, especially contingents
of the Young Communist League
and the students, added fire to the
dllOtl. All lldblOllolAbAIS
were marching under their workers
club banners in line, including In
dams (Hindus) Chinese, Japanese,
Spanish workers, Irish, German and
Jewish workers, and scores of other
language workers clubs.
A forest of red flags and ban
ners, of placards, trucks, buses
and floats added color to the
scene in Union So. and to the
parade. The Daily Worker was
prominent in the Square, and
throughout the parade. Red
Builders, with white sweatshirts,
adorned with "Red Builders" in
red across their backs and chests,
sold thousands during the course
of the day.
The mother of the youngest
Scottsboro boy, Mrs. Williams,
called for the solidarity of white
and Negro workers in the struggle
to free the Scottsboro Boys framed
by the boss class. 1.-THE Interns-
tional Labor Defense is the only
organization that, together with the
workers, can do any good for the
boys" she said.
Eula Grey, whose uncle was MUIR
dered by Southern sheriffs for his
militant activities in the Share
choppers Union, the organiza ton of
Negro and white southern farmers,
received tremendous ovation when
she sang the sharecroppers' song:
'Lenin is our leader, we shall not
be moved.
Lenin is our leader, we shall not
be moved.
Just like a tree that's standing
by the water,
We shall not be moved"
"Free the Scottsboro Boys"
was the demand on many plac-
ards. Other slogans carried by
the marchers called for "Work-
ers Unemployment Insurance Bill
CHR. 1882, Eight Against
Fascism and War: Long Live the
Revolutionary Trade Unions"
Free Angelo Herndon,' Down
With Roosevelt's Forced Labor
Camps" One huge sign stated,
Forward Under the Banner of
the Communist International
The students carried a large
banner inscribed, eve Pledge
Not to Support the Government
of the United States in Any War
1t May Conduct Many signs
called for the freedom of Ernst
Thsefmann, and against German
and world Fascism; for exposure
of the strikebreaking N.R.A.; for
the MIInitr Of The Con-, "a II, If