The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21

thing as broad as that.
O.: That was his advocacy?
A: Yes, assume it was.
O.: What did he do around there?
A.: Wen, he used to sell papers
down in the Plaza.
O.: That is, these Communist
A.: Yes.
McAllister asked him about three
other names, but he didn't know
anything to speak of about them.
He then identified a Sacramento
worker in no way involved in the
trial and gave all the information
he could.
About four pages are devoted to
a description of the drill class Mini
once started to teach. He identified
as many workers as he could re-
member in this class including
Donald Bingham whose subsequent
arrest was a direct result of this in
formation.
The prosecution was ignorant Of
Bingham's name until the TrOtzky-
lite told them. They Immediately
concentrated their questions around
Bingham and Mini made every eff
fort to remember particulars. The
drill itself was a harmless affair
intended to prepare workers for a
parade and abandoned after the
first meeting.
'Tmagines" She Is Communist
Questioned about Lorine Norman,
the squealer did his best to supply
the prosecution with information,
but since most Of his acquaintance
with her was when she was con-
nected with the Socialist Party, he
couldn't say much. In conclusion,
McAllister asked if Lorrine Norman
was a member of the Communist
Party.
mo, sir" said Mini, Il imagine
though"
You imagine what?"
II imagine she is a Communist,
she found out she couldn't just
change by voting"
He did not know enough about
Harry Collentz or Luther Mincy to
say much, but told what he could
O.: You don't remember any par
ticular conversation you had with
him?
A; No, the talk was about revoIu-
ton.
O.: They all talked about revOlu-
ton? A.: Yes, that is the central
theme Of most of the conversation.
Suspended from the Party
He told of how he had been called
before the disciplinary committee
and was suspended from the Party
and vented some of his wrath by
slandering the Party again.
At all times his answers implied
fellowship with the prosecution. He
disowned, slandered and ridiculed
the other defendants. In giving in
formation on Pat Chambers, he was
especially scornful and depreciat-
ing, giving his personal opinions of
this comrade as fully as he might if
discussing the matter with an in
innate friend.
When it came to Albert Hougardy
he loosed the full fury of his venge-
fitness, making all his answers en-
phatic and destructive.
Mini is known always to have
been especially hostile to Hougardy
When McAllister asked if Hou-
gardy ever advocated overthrow by
force of arms, Mini replied definite
ly: Eyes, sir" He also identified
HOugardy as Section Organizer and
was very explicit as to his activities.
Guessed About Defendants
Many more workers were men
toned whom Mini did not know
anything about. He told everything
he could recall and a lot that he
guessed about defendants Mike
Plesh, Caroline Decker, Martin Will
son, A. G. Ford, Nora Conklin and
Jack Warwick. He was especially
mild in stooling about Jack Warwick
who was a particular friend of his
He also gave full details about Lin
coin Grametz, Young Communist
League organizer, who is not in
volved in the case at all. Even if
Mini only vaguely knew some
worker mentioned, he would spill
his quits" to the extent he was able
to relate particulars which "he
understood" or Imagined" or "as-
sumed." The following dialog will
give some idea of the renegade's
stool pigeon zeal:
O.: Do you know Ray Anderson?
A, Yes.
O.: What do You know about
him? A: He used to be what they
called an "Agit-Prop."
Explains "Agit Prop"
O.: An "Agit-Prop," what is that?
A: 1t is contraction for agitation
and propaganda, and he used tc
get out leafets-that is what his
job consisted of.
O.: Did he set up the stencils? A.:
Yes, then he left here.
O.: Where is he now? A: I under
stand he went down to Tulare, tc
be section organizer down there
he got promoted.
O.: Do you know June Parkerf
A: No.
O.; June Parker was a lady; she
was one of the teachers, I find her
name on here, on this list. A.:
Dramatics?
O.: Yes, she was a teacher in one
Of the courses here-does that re-
fresh your memory? A.: 1t might
be her, and it might be June Phares
O.: Is June Phares and June