The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-16

Feagin, head Of the state prison
board, and the state Supreme
Court, all at Montgomery. and to
Sheriff Hawkins and Warden F. l.
Erwin Of jefferson County Jail. at
Birmingham.
The appeal in the case Of Hey
wood Patterson and Clarence Nor
ris. sentenced to burn by an all
white jury, is now before the state
Supreme Court which has 50 far
failed to set a date for a hearing.
Call On All May ! Meets to
Wire Protests
I, L. D. districts and the sections
Of the International Red Aid
throughout the world, calling dem
onstrations for the release of the
Scottsboro boys April 25, will sup
port the May l demonstrations here
with kilograms, cables and protest
resolutions. All May demonstra-
tons will also be called on to send
kilograms of protest to Alabama Of
ficials, supporting the Birmingham
demonstration
Meanwhile, more details of the
mistreatment of the Scottsboro boys
in Jefferson County Jail, and the
completely Of the N A. A, C. P lead
ers in their torture, were barred by
the I. L. D.
The N. A. A. C. P. leadership first
employed a Negro spy, a Mrs. Hook
who obtained access to the prison
by arrangement with the lynch
authorities, and volunteered to take
in all packages, etc, sent to them
by sympathizers. The I. L. D., not
knowing of her connections, and
unable to get to the boys directly,
accepted the offer
More Proof of DaStardIy Role Of
N. A. A. C. P. Leaders
Mrs. Heck however, told the boys
that all these comforts we're sent
them by the n A. A. c. P, and
used the visits to attempt to under
mine the I. L. y. and break the
BOYS solidarity. But when she
called on them to break with the
I. L. D. and accept a lynch lawyer
provided by the N. A. A. G. P. and
the lyrchers, the boys turned over
her letter to the I. L. D. and de-
nounced her.
Mrs. Hook was exposed before the
masses, and fed the city.
Following this came the direct
use of the prison authorities, espe-
cially Deputy Warden Dan Rogers,
who used and are still using physi-
cal torture and murder threats in
an attempt to force the boys to ac-
cept N. A. A. c. P. defense"
Pickens Mocks at Boys Faith in
Workers.
When William Pickens, accom-
panied by three local lynchers, Wis
tied the boys to try to persuade
them to denounce the I. L. D.. he
Knocked them when they stated they
had faith in the workers of the
world and expected to get out.
An investigation by the 1. L. D.
revealed farther plot, in which
Taggart had purposely tried to
prevent the restoration of Mont
gomery's sight, hoping he would go
blind and give the N A. A. G. P.
betrayers opportunity to charge this
to the I. L. D. Glasses we're M
mediately obtained for Olen Mont
gomery, and the I. L. D. could find
none of the difficulties Taggart had
held up as excuses. He had stated
that he could find no optician who
would examine Montgomery's eyes.
But the first optician the I. L. D.
representative went to readily
agreed to do so. and the glasses
were provided.
and the Laundry Workers Industrial
Union.
Immediate relief is needed for the
strikers. many of whom have fani-
lies and children to support. All
contributions should be sent 10 the
union headquarters, 258 East 13sth
Street.
On Sunday at IL P. M. at Irving
Plaza Hall conference is being
held to unite ell LAUNDRY werkans N
action.