The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Nationwide Actions
Protest ButChery
of Austrian TOilerS
Philadelphia Workers
Plan One Hour
Protest Strike

pm, Friday in solid--'t' with f'7e
heroic working class of Austria, sim
liar solidarity actions gained head
way throughout the United States.
News Of protests, rallies and demon
STATIONS continued to pour in. Ma
tion-wide and worldwide actions Of
solidarity involve trade union menu
bers, students, fraternal organizations.
workers clubs and groups. Some of
the strikes reported tied up all in
dustry in several cities for varying
periods of time.
Protest actions increased hourly.
Much concerned with the fate Of the
thousands Of working class prisoners
held in Austria, the National Com
mittee for the Defense Of Political
Prisoners dispatched cable ON Fri
day to Chancellor Dolifuss, urging
that amnesty be granted at once to
all prisoners.
The text of the cable follows:
'Engelbert Dollfuss, Vienna, Austria:
National Committee Defense Po-
litical Prisoners, members including
Sherwood Anderson, Lincoln SteffenS,
Malcolm Cowley, Waldo Frank, Elmer
Rice, John Dos Passos, many others,
urges immediate amnesty for political
prisoners and protests summary ex-
eeutions without trials and complete
denial civil rights,
"(signed) Corliss Lamont for the
Corr lttee."
-7ool Workers Strike
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Presto Lock Corporation Of Brooklyn,
all members of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union, downed
tools promptly at PM, Friday and
marched in body to Madison Square
Garden. Hundreds OF other shops
closed down Many such actions par
ticipated In by individual shops, u1-
known several days ago, are now
coming to light, Further protests are
planned In all parts Of the city.
Workers at the Afro Work Shops
$50 of them-sent telegram OF soli~
darity TO the workers gathered at
Madison Square Garden, saying, We
demand united front Of all workers
to resist war and fascism all over the
world"
1000 DEMONSTRATE IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb 18.-Four thou
sand workers demonstrated against
Austrian fascism Saturday afternoon
at Congress Plaza here under the
auspices of the American League
Against War and Fascisn1 while 500
workers attended g demonstration
called two hours earlier the same day
by the Socialist Party.
The calling Of a separate meeting
against Austrian faScisn on the same
afternoon was the answer Of the So
cialIst Party executive TO the united
front proposal of the American
League. The Socialist leaders also
refused to permit the reading OF sonv
darity greetings brought to the meet
ing from the American League oy us
secretary, Tom McKenra.
A permit for the larger demon
stratiop was granted at the last min
ute when police saw that the workers
we're determined to express their
unity With the Austrian workers. Ine
Socialist leaders accepted a permit
which, granted them permission TO
hold their meeting at the park athletic
field. near Lake Michigan, away from
the city streets.
A delegation sent from the Amer
lean League Against War and Fas-
cism meeting was refused admission
TO the Austrian Consulate and toio
"they could come during the week
The Consulate building was guarded
by police and the red squad,
BIZ Gebert, district organizer OF
the Communist Party, was greeteo
with great enthusiasm when ne
spoke, urging the unity OF the entire
working class, regardless OF the ac-
tons of the Socialist leaders.
Resolutions were passed, Demand
ing the immediate release OF all
JAILED workers in Austria, regardless
Of political utilization, and pledging
to carry on the struggle against 1as-
cisrl.
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