The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-21
1000 Protest in Philadelphia

| L VIZ UllOuSdIlQ WOIhGTS SJUOu ABOUT III
the slush of Raeburn Plaza yester-
day and enthusiastically cheered
speakers scoring the war activity Of
the Roosevelt government, and call
ing for solidarity with the Austrian
workers.
This was at q united front mass
meeting participated in by the Phila-
delphis League Against War and
FaScism International League for
Peace and Freedom, the Communist
Party Trade Union Unity League.
International Labor Defense
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom, and other
smaller groups.
Mrs. Olmstead, Of the WIL.F.PF.
pointed out that the government was
buslly increasing its war appropria-
tons in spite of figures showing that
the 100000 men killed in the last
war, that the cost of killing them
deprived their widows and orphans
OF schools and hospitals, and plunged
the workers Of the world into unem-
ployment and misery.
Frank Hellman, of the Communist
Party, drew cheers when he traced
the career Of betrayalS of the Ger
man and Austrian workers bv the
leaders of their Socialist parties and
when he called on the workers of all
political parties to join together to
prepare to resist fascist moves of
the government and, when the time
comes, to take the offensive not onlv
in demanding relief of their miser-
able conditions, but in wrestling them
from the bosses representatives in
the government.
/ Katherine Nonamacher. of the
League Against War and Fascism
put resolutions to the meeting. which
were to be sent to the President. the
| pennsylvania Senators, and the
Philadelphia delegation in the House
Oh Representatives, demanding the
cessation of war appropriations. the
transterence Of war funds for IN
employment Insrance; the cancelIa-
tlon OF all contracts for battIeships,
alrplanes, submarines, etc.; immedi-
ate abolition of R.O.T.C., C.MTC
ana &C c., and immediate with
draWal OF American troops from all
foreign lands and waters.
a resolution to send telegram To
the Austrian Ambassador protesting
the slaughtering of Austrian workers
passed by a resounding volume of
ayes" VI
Cops Break Up Worcester Rally
WORCESTER, Mass. Feb. 20-Tbe
demonstration called by the Comrnu-
MIST Party here in defense of the
Austrian workers and against Roose-
Velt's war preparations was broken
up on Saturday shortly after 3 pm.
when about 200 workers gathered to
listen to the speakers.
The Communist Party organizer
and two workers were arrested when
Cney rose to speak. Large numbers
OF police were sent to the Common.
supposedly to prevent clashes be-
tween Nazis and Communists" This
was the official story published in
the local bosses sheet, 1.-THE Wor-
cester Telegram" Not until Satur-
DAY morning did the arrangements
committee for the meeting get word
as to whether they would be granted
a permit. City officials kept passing
the buck to each other, hoping
thereby to discourage the protest
meet from taking place.
Preparations for another demon
stration are already under way, to
protest the attacks of the fascist city
officials. 1t is to be held at the Com
mons on Saturday, Feb. "a, at 8 pm.
Hundreds Of workers are expected to
attend to express their Indignation
and protest against the Fascist muir
derers of the Austrian workers and
against the local Fascists who are
trying to initiate their kind in other
countries.
900 Protest In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 20.-Four
hundred workers took part in an
open-air demonstration on Saturday
and over 500 seamen and steel work
ers participated in another meeting
las night at the Polish-American
Hall, in spite Of raging snow storm
protesting the bloody Dollfuss muir
ders in Austria, and the actions OF
the Socialist Party leadership.
The Socialist Party here refused
to join in united front protest
Speakers az last nights meeting were
William Horwste, Of the Communist
Party; Powers, of the Steel an6
Metal Workers Industrial Union
Baker Of the Marine Workers Indus
trial Union; Patterson of the Young
Communist League and Benson o.
the International Labor Defense.