The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-27

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has not returned to defend the
dozens Of cases in his charge here,
as expected. He told Judge Lazarus
Friday that his life had been threat
ened by "vigilantes" because of his
clients. Anderson was obviously
much worried. 1t is said that his
entire family has been warned of
dire consequences if he appeared in
behalf of the arrested Reds"
Anderson has always shown remark
able courage and ability in previous
cases.
THE rapidity of the raids and the
1 large number of arrests over a
1000 mile stretch of territory make
it impossible to give an absolutely
accurate estimate of the total of
Communists and other workers
jailed in the last few days, but it
is safe to say that the number is
in excess Of 500.
Nothing like this has been seen
in this country since the days Of
the Palmer raids in 1919 and the
mass arrests of 1. w. w. during
the war.
In San Francisco alone there are
400 prisoners jammed into jail
whose normal capacity is IT'S. AS
a consequence, even without the
studious effort on the part Of the
authorities to make their conditions
bad, they would be almost intoler-
able.
Most Of the preliminary hearings
are set for Monday and Tuesday.
There will be some trials also on
these days. 1t is impossible to tell
before then what the intentions of
the local authorities are-whether
they will content themselves with
the maximum sentences on the
vagrancy charges or start criminal
syndicalism proceedings.
In Sacramento county where
there have been minimum of "a
arrests, Pat Chambers and Caroline
Decker, organizers of the Agricul-
tural Workers Union, are already
charged with criminal Syndicalism.
In Oakland, Chief of Police Bodie
has announced that no radical"
meetings will be allowed, and that
they will be broken up with the
aid of the Citizens Committees"
which Mayor McCracken has stated
are to be made permanent inSti-
tutions for enforcing law and order.
Police Chief Bodie expressed his
regret over the fact that the Com
muniSt Party is on the ballot for
the coming elections. He gave as
surances, however, that its cam
paign will be conducted properly"
This undoubtedly means under the
supervision of the local fascist |
storm troops who killed a 65-year
old worker, A. Ferrara, during the
most enthusiastic period of the ''red
hunt"
AS FAR as can be learned, there
n is not single hall, headquarters,
office, print shop, book store, school
or meeting place in the port cities
Of California that has not been
raided and wrecked by "vigilantes"
operating under police protection.
In San Jose, San Luis Obispo and
San Mateo little groups OF organ
izers, women among them, are be-
ing beaten and driven from place
to place by armed and heroic |
patriots in gangs numbering from
Is to 300.
Walter j. Walsh, San Fran
cisco attorney, has announced
that he will introduce in the Cali
fornia state convention of the
American Legion. slated for here
next month, resolution calling for
the establishment of convict camp |
for Communists and other agitators
at Point Barrow, Alaska, on the
edge of the Arctic Ocean.
The list of those arrested now in
cludes, in addition to Decker and
Chambers, Harry Jackson, Rogers
and Provost Of the Marine Work
ers Industrial Union; Louis Todd,
G. P. candidate for supervisor in
San Francisco last year; Ida Roth
stein, food workers organizer;
Elaine Black and Joseph Wilson,
local and district secretaries of the
I. L. D.; Donald Mckee, Oakland
A. Robert, workers sports
Los Angeles.
THE employees Of all members of
the Bay Counties Retail Deal
ers Association are now required to
sign the following pledge:
II affirm my belief in the Amer
loan form Of government and my
allegiance to this government. I
pledge my support to the con-
stituted authorities of our city,
state and nation in upholding the
government and in opposing all
revolutionary attempts against it,
and In maintaining order. 1 will
use my influence to encourage
others to act in accordance with
this pledge. This 1 do Of my own
free will"
That great defender Of the re-
public, Hearst's Examiner, COM
ments on this as follows:
"The move came as part Of
great patriotic movement, pre-
cipitated by recent disclosures Of
the wide extent Of Communistic
activities, seeking to soiidify the
patriotism of the great white
collar class"
Major David w. Gooch, SO years,
attached to the staff of Adjutant-
General Seth Howard of the Cali
fornie National Guard, shot and |
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