The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13
1O.OOO in Mllwaukee Rally

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With only three days preparation,
a tremendous united front anti-war
anti-fascist demonstration was held
here on Sunday, Armistice Day.
Ten thousand participated in the
march and mass meeting, despite
the fact that the weather was thirty
degrees above zero.
This demonstration revealed once
more the will of the rank and file
of the Socialist Party and other
workers organizations for a fight
ing united front.
Thousands in Parade
At 2 o'clock thousands OF workers,
children, students, women, profess
SIGNALS and intellectuals began
pouring into the Court House Plaza.
Hundreds of banners, signs, flags
and standards made their appear
ance in sea of color. Among the
dozens of organizations represented
were the Wisconsin Workers Com
mittee on Unemployment, the IN
employment Councils, the Coinmu-
mist Party, the Socialist Party,
Young Communist League, Red Fall
cons, Young Pioneers, American
League Against War and Fascism,
Wisconsin State Federation of La
Dor, Y. M. G. A. and numerous
church organizations.
The arrangements for the dem
onstration arose out of a conference
in Mayor Hoan's office, held last
Wednesday night, where represen-
tatives of the aforementioned
groups and many others were pres
ent. Numerous committees were
elected to organize the parade
and demonstration. The arrange
ments and speakers committee had
on them representatives from vari-
Gus groups, including the Conimu-
mist and Socialist Party.
The chief marshal of the parade
was Rev. Ralph Conpere of the
Peoples Church. In the front rank,
leading the parade, were Herman
o. Kent, Milwaukee County secre-
tary of the Socialist Party; Frank
Ingram of the Wisconsin Workers
Committee on Unemployment; Sew
erino Polio, of the Socialist Party
chairman of the meeting, and
Morris Childs, district organizer OF
t1oa Cn11,
Militant Slogans
The parade stretched out two
miles and was characterized by the
militant slogans shouted and signs
such as: Unite Against Imperialist
War and Fascism," Free All Anti
Fascist Prisoners" "All War Funds
to the Unemployed" "Tax the
Munition Racketeers."
Thousands Of spectators lined the
streets, many of them joining the
line of march. AS the marches
passed down Wisconsin Avenue
the principal street of the city, anc
reached Second Street, thirty Amer.
lean Legionnaires with full equip.
ment, arms, lined the curb in from
of Richman's Clothing Store, pro.
tecting patriotic war display in q
show window. Some Legionnaires
made provocative statements anc
threatened to capture the numerous
red flags in the parade, but the
discipline, militancy and earnest.
ness of the marcherS prevented any
such attacks and kept the Legion.
naires in their place.
Cite Fascist Menace
Many songs were sung by the
marchers, the International" anc
Solidarity Forever" being the IA
vorites. The march ended where il
had begun, on the Court House
Plaza, slogans such as "Long liv'
the united front" were shouted and
the various organizations, Commu-
mist and Socialist, mingled with
each other. The speakers list was
very long; outstanding among then
was Mayor Hoan, the Rev. Walter
Geske, Mrs. G. M. Barr and Mrs
Meta Berger. Mrs. Berger opened
her speech by stating, "This is one
Of the greatest moments in my life
The workers .;.lc. nc. =. t.le
united front, for only through the
united front can we fight war and
fascisnl." Mrs. G. M. Barr, speak
ing for the American League
Against War and Fascisn, declared
that WAR and fascism are the
greatest dangers to the working
class. We must carry on a daily
struggle against this menace. To-
days demonstration is the first
step toward a united front If we
do not make the united front now
we will find ourselves in a united
front in fascist concentration
camps"
Every mention of the united
front by the speakers was met with
| thunderous applause and cheers by
1 the thousands of listeners. There
is tremendous enthusiasm among
the masses Of workers and unem-
ployed in Milwaukee for the united
| front.