The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-04

thrown into the open windows of
Budd Wheel and other factories,
where workers eagerly read them.
On the old House of Correction,
workers painted in large letters the
slogan Demonstrate in Grand Cir
Gus Park for Release of Scottsboro
Boys and Freedom of the Negro
People" For two days prior to the
demonstration police and dicks Wis
tied homes of militant Negro work
ers and threatened them if they par
ticipated in the May Day demon
stration. Despite these threats
large numbers of Negro workers
surged around Grand Circus Park
and Joined the line of march to
Arena Gardens.
Textile Workers March in Passaic
May Day Parade
PASSAIC, N. j., May 3.-This
city, center of the historic Passaic
textile strike of 1927-1928, witnessed
militant May Day. demonstration
of 1000 Negro and white workers,
who paraded past the police sta
ton, where two workers, arrested
the night before for distributing
May Dey leaflets, were held.
For the first time, workers par
ticipated directly from the shops,
especially members of the National
Textile Workers Union from the
United Piece Dye Works of Lodi
Unemployed and fired c. w. A..
workers who, few weeks ago were
influenced by the fascist Khaki
Shirts, left their ranks and joined
the parade, many afterward Join
ing the revolutionary organizations.
The parade was led by a Negro
worker from the Lodi plant, a
white worker and a woman worker.
The march was cheered by thou
sands lining the streets. After the
parade, the workers assembled at
Union Hall, 60 Third ST., where a
celebration and program was held.
The Socialist leaders, fearing the
sentiment of Socialist workers for
the united front, herded their fol-
lowing to New York City for the
Madison Square Park pink-tea
meeting.
Pawtuucket Workers Defy Police,
Hear Ann Burlak on May Day
PAWTUCKET, R. L, May 3.-One
thousand workers surged into Times
So on May in defiance of open
threats in the local press of police
violence against the demonstration.
So great was the militancy of the
workers that the police did not
dare carry through their plans
and abandoned their attempt to
stop the meeting AFTER a police
sergeant had failed to bull-doze Ann
Burlak, main speaker and we'll
known leader of the 1881 textile
strike.
Burlak defied a threat to arrest
her If she spoke. The workers
backed her UP with shouts, "She
LOO a AlSlAG W SPCdh' we lldNC bllC
right to free speechw etc.
Burlak in her speech stressed the
organized might of the working
class, pointing out that 1t was pre-
cisely because of such large and
militant turnout that the police
did not dare break up the meeting
or make arrests. She urged the
workers to learn from this expe-
rience and apply the same tactics
in their struggle for relief. and for
higher wages in the mills. She
cGlled upon the silk workers to
prepare to fight the coming lay-off
on May 7. I'VE have to fight the
lay-off the same way you fought
for your right to demonstrate on
May Day, by marching en- mssse
to the Relief Department and de-
handing relief fer the week you are
laid off, she ssid.
The greatest enthusiasm marked
the demonstration. Copies of the
Daily Worker were eagerly bought
by the demonstrators