The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-03
Cops, Legion in
Attack on Detroit
May First Meet
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on the West Side, about 500 police
we're stationed. Dicks hung around
Perrien Park, East Side mooiliza-
ton point, while cops lay hidden
in North Eastern High School,
About $50, workers began arriv-
ing at Grand Circus Park. On
woodward Avenue, near the Park,
Nathan Valid, young worker, was
lifted to the shoulders Of two other
workers and began to speak. He
was grabbed by the cops and
arrested. The police also attempted
to seize J. Wilson, National Organ
izer of the Auto Workers Union,
who was standing near Valid. AS
one cop nabbed him, plainclotheS-
man called out stun him" But
seeing workers all around were
ready to defend Wilson, the cop re-
leased him.
Clashes occurred at various other
points where workers tried to make
their way through to the Park. On
John and Broadway, a group of
women workers was attacked by po-
lice.
Michigan University Students Join
Workers
While workers we're tfying to get
into the Park, truck appeared
carrying about so University of
Michigan students singing the In
ternationale. The students, who
we're modified by the National Stu
dents League for the demonstration,
we're given rousing cheers by the
workers on the street. Their truck
bore the slogan: University of
Michigan Students Show Solidarity
with Labor" Michigan Students
Graduate to Unemployment"
Workers made several attempts
to rush the Park, but were unable
to mass their forces because Of the
strategic police mobilization. The
police succeeded after o'clock in
scattered the workers into small
groups. Workers reformed their
lines on woodward Avenue and
formed a parade north throwing up
banners and shouting militant
slogans. At Forest and Woodward
the parade stopped for meeting
on the steps Of big church, then
continued to Arena Gardens.
AS they marched on Woodward
the workers sang the Information
ale, Join the Auto Workers Union,
and other militant songs. The air
was filled with slogans, 1--WE Want
Unemployment Insurance" I'VE De-
mand the Right to Organize" I'VE
Want 30-Hour Week" Down with
Pickerts Police Brutality" Down
with Speed-up," Down with Lay
offs" Down with Fascism," Down
with Imperialist War" Free the
Scottsboro Boys" Free Thael-
mann"
The unbroken ranks of the work
ers marched singing into Arena
Park.
AS the workers we're organizing
their lines for the march on Wood
ward, the police gave a final dis
plpay of Pickert's iron fist by chas-
ing workers and brutaily beating
several.
The truck carrying University of
Michigan students was forced into
a blind alley by motor cycle cops.
In this trap, the cops dismounted,
pulled students out of the truck and
slugged them with blackjacks.
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Large numbers of workers from
shops, many of them wearing their
badges, were present around Grand
Circus Park and on line of march
to Arena Gardens. Workers from
Chrysler, Hudson, Budd Wheel,
Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet and other
plants answered the call of the May
Day Unity Committee and at
tempted to demonstrate for their
demands on Labor's International
Day.
BY the time the Arena Gardens
meeting opened, about 1000 workers
had gathered.
Earl Reno, Secretary OF the May
Day Unity Committee, opened the
meeting, William Weinstone, Dis
trict Organizer of the Communist
Party, pointed out that the police
mobilization was sign of the fear
Of the auto magnates of new strug-
giles, because of lay-offs and wage
cuts and an attempt to intimidate
the workers. He ridiculed the po-
lice display. rs it any surprise"
he asked, that the police cannot
find Dillinger when they are all
lined up to seize the workers."
WeinStone showed that Couzen's
and Pickert's policy was inseparably