Montana labor news., 1936-01-02
.Ferrero and Sallitto Are
Ordered Deported
Dec. 18th

A FORMAL demand has now been
made upon Vincent Ferrero and Dom
|enick Sallitto to surrender at Ellis Is
land at 200 P. M. December 9th,
1885, for deportation. They are to APP
pear in complete readiness to leave at
once. and so anxious are the authori-
ties to ship them out OF the country
before the protest movement can get
into full swing, that they have already
booked passage for them on the Fas-
cist ship, Conte di Savoia, which sails
on the 18th. This gives the ~deportees
only a very few hours between the sur
render and the actual deportation &c
get the legal aid necessary to stay the
execution Of the decision by the I'M
migration authorities to rid the country
Of these two innocent workers.
With this formal demand on Ferrerc
and Sallitto for surrender, it has now
become very plain that the Govern
ment authorities are willing to lister
to no appeal to reason. They know
very well that these two workers, ar
rested merely for renting their premi.
SEES in Oakland, California, to a fiber
tartan paper, have been guilty OF nc
crime except that Of furthering free.
dom Of press and thought in thii
country. They know that Ferrero ha.
been in this country for thirty year!
and Sallitto for fifteen, the latter hav,
ing an American-born little girl. They
know that deportation to Italy mean.
at best long term imprisonment anC
at worst death for these two Italian
workmen.
The only thing now that can say
these two Italian workers is a large
protest from all over the country. Al
ready many prominent p%ersonages il
ali walks OF life and many labour un
ions have sent in protests TO Wash
ington, but the number Of protests mus
be greatly increased. Frances Per
kins, Secretary OF Labor must be de
luged with protests from now on, unit
the 18th of December and during a
the time the Habeas Corpus hearing
are taking place for the release Of tn.
two defendants. The Ferrero-Sallitt
Defense Conference of New York City
with offices at 1888 Second Avenue
Room "a, is working night and da.
-sending Il appeals.
Unions such as the international La
dies Garment Workers, United Neck
wear Cutters, Walters Local /, Ne1
York, Electrical and Radio Worker.
Brotherhood Of Painters, Decorator
and Paperhangers Of Am. Local 26l
Typographical 50, United Hatters 10
cal 3, Cement and Concrete Workers
Uourneymen Tailors Local /, Buildin
Service Employees, Soft Drinks Work
ers, Meat Cutters, Provision Statesmen
Theatrical Doormen, Retail Clerks, DR.
IGood Clerks, Designers Of Ladies Ap
parel and many other workers union
have sent in word that they have rush
ed their protest TO Perkins and mea
to help in every possible way. Be
sides these unions, many other organi
cations are now behind the drive t
end the deportation frenzy Of the Gov
eminent and to fight for the right q
free speech and press. Such organi
cations as the Committee for the Pro
lection OF the Foreign Born, the In
ternational Labor Defense, the Leagu
for Industrial Democracy, the Amer
can Civil Liberties Union, the Genera
Defense Committee of the l. w. w
the Ministers Union, the United Coun
ell OF Working Women, etc, have a
siqnified their intention to help.
There is no time to lose. The Fer
zero Sallitto Defense Conference urge
all labor and liberal minded organiza
tons at once to do the following
/. Send IN their protests to France
Perkins, demanding the freedom {
Ferrero and Sallitto.
2. Send in their contributions to hel
the sorely pressed committee to car
vass the entire country and raise sue
a mighty protest that the deportatio
will be stayed.
3. Those organizations that can
send delegates to the meeting Of Il
Conference every Monday evening an
help carry on the work. The Ferrert
Sallitto Defense Conference now NEE
; at the headquarters Of the Joint Boar
OF the International Ladies GARNER
Workers Union at 21S w. 10th S
New York City, Room All, every MOI
I day evening at $50 P. M.
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