The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-05

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tanned in a number of protes
international Labor Defense,
U. S, and numerous other working
class organizations.
The Central Committee of the
Communist Party made categor-
ical demand for MONEYS immediate
release. At the same time it convey
ed a message of coincidence to Tom
Mooney on the death of his mother,
In addition to the wires dis
patched by the Central Committee
Of the Communist Party, kilograms
were also sent by the international
Labor Defense, which has fought
for Tom MONEYS release since its
formation in 1926. The A. F. Of L.
Trade Union Committee Of which
Louis Weinstock is Secretary; the
National Committee for the Defense
of Political Prisoners, the Trade
Union Unity League, the Interna-
tional Workers Order, the Finnish
Federation, the Russian Mutual Aid
Society, and other working class Or
CARNATIONS. Among the individuals
who sent protest wires were Hey
wood Broun, columnist, and Jona-
than Eddy, executive secretary Of
the American Newspaper Guild.
Workers organizations and groups
throughout the United States are
urged to send their protests to War
den J. B. Holohan Of San Quentin
Prison, San Raphael Cal. and Gov.
Frank Merriam, Sacramento, Cal.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. T.
Plans for a giganic mass funeral
were under way for Mother" Moo
ney, who died here Of heart at
tack at the age of IS, Sunday night.
Her health had been considerably
undermined by unceaSing activity
on behalf of her imprisoned son
who was framed up by the Cali
fornia utility interests in 1916 fol-
lowing bomb explosion during the
San Francisco Preparedness parade
in June of that year.
Prison authorities in refusing to
permit Mooney to attend his moth
er's funeral declared that they
knew Of no law" which would per-
nit his release, although it is gen.
orally known that ordinary prison
ers have frequently been allowed to
leave their cells on similar occa-
sions It is obvious that the Cali
fornia authorities fear the tremen-
dous mass response to the funeral
If Mooney is himself present.
Members of the Mooney family
including John, a brother, and
Mary, his sister, joined in efforts
to arrange a tremendous working
class funeral for their mother, who
has become known to millions of
workers as a result of her efforts
In defense of her son.
1T was mothers wish to have
such funeral" Anna Mooney said
Mother saw the funeral of the awe
workers killed during the long
shoremen's strike and expressed the
hope that the working class might
pay her some such last tribute"
Her funeral will be either Friday
or Saturday. The body will lie in
state in a funeral parlor.
Mother Mooney saw her son fol
the last time Sunday few hours
before her death.
The following message of con-
dolence was sent to Tom Mooney
his brother, John, and his sister
Anna, by Robert Minor, member of
the Central Committee of the Com
munist Party. Minor was the frs.
secretary of the Mooney Defense
Committee in 1916, and has taken a
leading role in the fight for
MONEYS release:
Tom Mooney,
State Prison,
San Quentin, California.
Deepest sympathy to you John
and Anna in your great sorrow.
The working class of the whole
world joins you in honoring the
courageous proletarian mother
who for eighteen years never fall
tered in the struggle to free the
champion of our class who is her
son. In granting her wish that
the working class of Bay District
shall conduct her to her resting
place we must solemnly swear
over that grave no longer to toIer-
ate the insult and crime against
labor that is the imprisonment of
Tom Mooney.
ROBERT MINOR.