The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-27
CHANGE
WORLD!
THE
By ORRICK JOHNS


rich farming and coaproducing district but States
Attorney George A Hail. of Hillsboro the county seat
says there isn't capitalist in the county," so it must
be true
Five writers and artists went to Hillsboro from St.
Louis try to see Jan Witenb Chicago artist and ter
other relief demonstrators vino Hsboro charged
conspiracy to overthrow the government placed
5000 EACH on one charge and $1,000 on another and thew are liable
to terms OF 10 years in the penitentisry
interview with the prisoners by Sheriff Sat-
hof but had the privilege talking writer
has met states attorneys California delegations
but this one really quite original He has tricks Of innocence
than stage magician.
instance sympathy "why I'm prolarian Cc)
myself I've got wife and three little ddes
got this job had to about feeding
of poor fighting for food for their families with
100 per cent fighting family the whole
hearted backing every citizen Yes sir"
Wasn't there just little discrepancy poarn SYM
pathes and charge carrying with it 10 imprisonment
employed young men?
They're young of them have worked every day
This the petarian States Attorney" really
important question. But he continues
@You can't expect your ideas you know Tn
prosecutor of this county"
got the "poran sympathy
Nov there's Music continues Sat-
urday He sitting in the very you talking
He showed pride at having been visited by important
j. Music, who arrested days Belevle
charged with that eleven lsboro workers
But Mustes bail is only $780,
Music wants government proar-er prodaan (sic)-
BY the prodearian for the prodeaan Those his
isn't that what prodearians here There's never
been anybody but workers Jailed here"
at this point that he spoke county
capitalist"
IF there's capitalist this county ought position to
e him No. SIR we've never had any labor troubles here We're
Progressive Miner County soldy Organizeda family"
How the Story Got Twisted
MERE three lawyers Chicago to represent
W the defendants Of town.
Now that just shows how get twisted"
Hail. I'll tell you about that It's little off the
These lawyers to bothered unlocking
and locking the doors Of the JAIL they
American Legion in it, and farmersthe
happened-I guess they
got hint at Nokombut the lawyers packed
and left town Now how those things reported They
treated fine here but people said drove
was Nokoms"
system was working perfectly Nokom
ten miles the terror while Hlsboro with
ly2whte hands, engineers the frame-up.
Jan Wittenber Wandered Away"
WHAT have the defendants got?
7" I'VE assigned good local counsel to them"
hese local attorneys ruling class are the only
people allowed to the defendants)
'sWas Jan wttenber beaten up while n cusodyP"
We'll that happened this Wittenber No
koms for preliminary hearing in custody
there Sheriff. vglans got
him He came back with his shirt torn off" Hall didn't
black eyes, and other evidences of terrible beating
" "Have you any vigIantes hereP"
mo, only at Nokomis"
being taken out of al
lynched2"
Attorney in his zeal to defend Hlboro at the
expense Of Nokomis forgot himself.
'At NokOm But not here; while saat-
hof on the job"
m wouldn't the Sheriff wander and let jap"
doomed Joe Jones, st. Louis revolutionary artist.
Mr. Hall laughed at that question himself:
ve been able why organizations that
to overthrow the and constitution always
their constitutional rights. Maybe you tell
Maybe he sincerely couldn't understand "prodaian
States Attorney revealed the fact that
tuition ought to all the people ought protect
Portable classes who have
in the though and he admitted
work against the dpossessed capitalist
Well maybe you're right"
will prosecute this charge to the limit Attorney"
Well them, got lot more on
These fellows than they have Music
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They Demonstrated Against Starvation
THE circumstances of the story are
L demonstrations starvation relief suppression
elsewhere forcing Three
arrested When tried Hsboro
demonstration the courthouse Teargas
beaten up
leaders taken their charges vagrncy"
nFou meeting without permit"
edbooded Americans and at They
the Treason Codes Act Section
the tsarist sedion which Illinois
1919 during the
organizing get of the benefits Of the they
the bankers
citizens the courthouse
defiance of the whole Sherfs force gang them
the demonstration" American dirt
farmer I paceable till the time the
thrown"
the these prisoners say?"