The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-15

fails to guard the constitutional
rights Of its citizens. The State OF
Alabama is denying life and liberty
to nine Of its citizens-and the case
involves not only nine innocent
lives, but the rights Of 10000
Negroes in America, the rights of all
oppressed people in this country
Citing the precedent for action
by the President that exists in
President Wilson's intervention on
behalf of Tom Mooney, following
worldwide workingmen's protests,
Moore also pointed out that Presi-
dent Roosevelt entered state juris-
diction to close banks to save bank
ers; that he eagerly moves into
state Jurisdiction to shield the chill
dren of the rich from kidnapping
that if he still refuses to speak, I'VE
can only draw the conclusion that
he upholds legal lynching."
300 Sympathizers Hear Mothers
The mothers last night spoke at
meeting of some 800 sympathizers
Civic Association representatives
jim-crowed Gold Star Mother,
preachers, class-conscious workers,
whites and Negroes of many strata,
who began their meeting by sing
ing Onward Christian Soldiers, !"
and sat intensely silent when Mother
Norris said; And when you, friends,
get a chance to vote, I want you to
vote for the Communists, because
it's they and the International
Labor Defense that's kept our boys
alive this far" The audience con-
tributed cash and pledges sufficient
to send the mothers home to
Tennessee and Georgia.
That was in a working class
neighborhood, however. Today in
the Governmental stronghold Of the
employer class, at the White House,
the mothers and their friends met
the full, naked force of brutality.
Armed red-squadders, secret SER
vice and White House policemen met
them at the White House gates,
they shouted mo pictures" and
then, I'VE have orders against any
pictures being made against the
background Of the White House"
They attempted to prevent the dele
cation from distributing copy of
the mothers plea to the press, order
ing, Don't try to distribute any
leaflets here" They pushed Will
Llama Burroughs, New York Negro
school teacher and former Commu-
mist candidate for Comptroller, until
Bernard AIDES Of the I. L. D. called
out, Don't get so hard"
The mothers, who have seen their
sons an average of once a year,
started home later, Mother Williams
saying, I'm gonna go back and
work all the harder to save our
boys" and Mother Patterson add
ing, 80 am l." To Mcintyre, the
latter said, I'm Heywood's mother.
I'm sorry can't see the President
because I wanted to tell him Give
me Haywood so my mind won't go
unbalance.' I wanted to tell him. !"
It sympathize with you" the Sec
rotary interrupted.
Secretary Snaps at Mother williams
IT come over a thousand miles to
see the President" Mother williams
resumed. I'm sorry he won't see
us because our nine boys has been
in jail three years-innocent. Ali
of them is fatherless excepting one,
that's Haywood. They went off to
hunt for work, and got framed UP
like that"
you is some woman's son :"
Mother Williams was going to ask
him to try to imagine his mother
pleading for him, but he snapped
her of abruptly, "Oh, every man
is some womans son"
At the door meanwhile, a we'll
dressed elderly colored woman was
saying to a guard, I've prayed all
night for the Scottsboro Boys" No
one in the delegation knew her.