The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-01
o.f-.l de Conspiracy!
pleop Doors Must Open
FL For Sacramento Workers
ONO IN THIS FIGHT! THE IMPRISONED
YOU BELOI5tNG. I - ON YOU! DO NOT FAIL
W0RHfEIaHT22 H 1 FIGHT AND CAUSE!

local nature of the verdict itself
makes possible an appeal on sound
legal grounds. There is every le-
cal reason for a reversal of the
verdicts.
The Issue Before Us
You have read the story of the
Sacramento conspiracy plotted by
the Associated Farmers in order to
crush union which was compelling
a redistribution of the profits of
the Valleys. You know how pro-
secutor ard Judge and jury and
press and every force dominated by
the agricultural oligarchy carried
out that conspiracy. AS the San
Francisco News said: these work
ers were convicted "because they
organized miserably paid fruit and
cotton pickers into a militant un-
ion april 19)."
They committed this crime and
they committed no other.
If they can be kept in prison for
IA years what is to happen to 9TH
err union organizers, whatever their
political views or affiliations
Only a few months ago two A. F.
Of L. pickets were killed on the
line at Salinas; any A. F. of L..
urion which conducts an aggressive
fight, can be charged with "crimi-
nal syndicalism." What is to hap
pen to anybody who arouses the
enmity of the oligarchy? What of
the rights of free speech and press,
the right to organize, strike and
picket, all won through so many
bitter struggles? And what if
criminal syndicalism" laws are
adopted by Federal Congress ?
Where then will be civil rights and
the rights of labor in any state !?
There is grave danger that, in
all states, criminal syndicalism'
laws will be invoked against work
ers who organize to fight for an
American standard of living"
William Randolph Hearst correc,
ly says we are faced by a test case
a national issue.
Is Hearst to win and spread the
bloody tyranny of the California
Valleys through the whole coun-
try? Or is the verdict to be up.
set, the conspiracy defeated, anC
the reactiOnary forces driven back
Defeat the Conspiracy
The National Sacramento APP
peal Committeen (N.S.A.C.) leads
the fight to defeat the Associated'i
criminal syndicalism' conspiracy
1t has been constituted by man,
organizations which have man!
differences among themselves, blu
are united against the "crimina
syndicalism" law and the Sacra
mento conspiracy. The N.S.C.A
has retained an able attorney t.
appeal Minis case to the Califor
MIA Supreme Court. 1t is conduct
ing a campaign to raise funds t
cover the appeal expenses.
There are. legal reasons for re
versal. But there were for acquit
tai and for setting aside the horse
trade verdict. The truth is tina
mere legal reasons have littl
weight where the Associated ha
infuence-and that means in Ca
ifornia's Supreme Court. TIL
Mooney case proves the court
subservience to the plunderbund
Only one thing can prevent tn
. court from obeying the Associate
| Farmers: should it see that hun
= dreds of thousands of people thu
oughout the country understan
and resent this conspiracy, it wi
: hesitate to sustain the infamou
) verdicts. If enough people e.
/ press their resentment in a dil
nifed, organized, aggressive NAL
a ner, the court will have to rever'
5 the horse-trade verdicts produce
by the Associated Farmers CO
a spiracy.
= In addition to sending financi
= aida penny, dollar, a hundred
: you can add your voice to tt
t swelling chorus of trade unionis
i and enemies of reaction who al
S in many ways, informing Califc
MAS rulers that they stand again
n the conspirators of Sacrament
: for the rights of free speech a
e press and the right to organii
e strike and picket, ard for the
: lease of the eight prisoners:
t. There is sunshine on CalifOrn
l. but there is also blOOd-and t
dark shadow of class justice.
Those who cultivate, harve
q sort and pack the oranges have
= right to earn enough to buy bs
a few for their little ones. 1
Sacramento trial was a vicious,
dictionary conspiracy to smash
ionism, which alone could asst
this right.
The fight has begun to SIN;
this conspiracy
YOU BELONG IN THIS FIGE
THE IMPRISONED WORkE
q COUNT ON YOU! DO NOT FA
= THEM!