The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 15, 1928, Page 3

—— oe THE DAILY WORKER, N sae een MOND AY, OCTOBER 15, 1928 Pa age | Three Continued from Page One date for Governor of the State of Arizona reports the fol- lowing: “<The Phoenix, Arizona, Oct 13 Gazette states Gitlow got off train at Phoenix, advised to get back on by Legion- aires, labor and city officials and police. Reporter unable to trace origin of story. Republican published dispatch to- <= Fear Ben Gitlow Was Murdered; Plot to Kidnap Him Is Admitted MET AT TRAIN IN PHOENIX. Immediately, efforts were made to locate Gitlow from the national office at New York. Early Friday morning the following telegram was received from one of the active workers in Arizona: “It is reported that Gitlow was met at station in Phoenix last night and ordered not to get off train, but to _ Communist Party Holds Government Guilty in Kidnapping or Murder of Gitlow FASCIST SPIES ABROAD Reveal Organization in Switzerland (Red Aid Press Service) of police was called upon by the ‘i keep going. Was not here for meeting. Have not heard pa PRI eh: ay is day has rumor he was taken to Nogales. Need Help, have Contiaica frome One fai ee . GENEVA (By Mail)—The Swiss neers perdu uct are | Dest a earn ey. a anoetia At the same time another telegram came from O’Brien labor press publishes a report from person of moral inferiority, a smug- ry y powers) “We demand the following information frem you? First, give us name of labor official referred to; Second by whose authority did this labor official act in collaboration southwest is aroused by news of its candidate’s imprison- ment, but continues to plan for his appearance at meetings. Dispatches from Houston, Texas, say that Mr. Gitlow is as follows: “No word from Gitlow. Waiting reply from Tucson. Tessin in connection with the case, proving that th ities in Italy, Rossi he fascist author- despi gl etc. Albertante, on being ar- rested, brought forward the whole of his correspondence with the head with American Legion and Municipal Government officials expected to speak at a rally of the Party there tomorrow | A™ released on bond too late for Tucson meeting. Will ee ieily 5 : "of police. A domiciliary visit inst a well known and loyal representative of the Ameri- evening. wire Los Angeles. Broke up our meeting on Monroe School Pree oe eanlone brought nothing more to light, and rates vali lass babs eatin for vice-president of the | : 3 house steps. Wanted me to plead guilty to trespassing, 84nizations in Switzerland by means he was able to prove that he had bes Si amen Ady sper teas | . ‘ a ae 7 Refused. Charged with disturbing peace. Car and books °% blackmail. kept his political friends informed United States on the Communist ticket? LAST WORD TUESDAY NIGHT. ee tarnedeoNbedta aceaken? A certain Albertante Bartolomeo of the course of events, On this he “The attitude of the State Federation of Labor in Arizona reflects the attitude of the American Federation of Labor as a whole. Present treacherous leadership of the American Federation of Labor, shares responsibility for oppression of Negro masses in Arizona and in the entire country. American Federation of Labor Bureaucracy which endorsed the American Legion, is responsible for the hundred per cent patriotism, war preparedness policies, notorious anti-labor gangsterism of this organization. The American Federation of Labor’s non-partisan policy is re- sponsible for election of such so-called liberal officials as Governor Hunt who tolerates and aids such unheard of political persecution as kidnapping and jailing of the vice- presidential candidate of the only working class party in this country, the Workers (Communist) Party of America. “We call upon all workers of Arizona to join our pro- test against action of the government, the K. K. K., Ameri- can Legion and labor officials.” DEMAND INFORMATION OF NOGALES POLICE CHIEF. A wire demanding an accounting from the chief of police of Nogales was at the same time dispatched in which the report was quoted declaring that Gitlow had been locked in the Nogales jail and that there was a suspicion that such action as was taken was the result of the attempt by police officials to keep secret “criticisms” of an attack believed to have been made on Gitlow: “City Chief of Police, “Nogales, Arizona “New York Herald Tribune, October 14, reports follow- ing dispatch: Benjamin Gitlow, candidate for Vice-Presi- dent of the United States on the Workers (Communist) Party ticket is lecked up in the city jail at Nogales on the Mexican border according to information received by federal officials in this city teday from the Chief of Police of Nogales. The police chief said he was holding Gitlow, but did net say whether any charge had been made against him. “We demand from you as Chief of Police of Nogales a reply immediately to the following questions: 1. Is it true that you are holding Gitlow under arrest? 2. When did you arrest Gitlow? 3. Why did you arrest him? 4. Is Gitlow still in your j 5. Which agents of the K. K. K., or the American Legion participated directly or indirectly in securing this outrageous arrest of the Workers (Com- munist) Party Vice-Presidential candidate? 6. Which city. state or federal officials have in any way acted with you No direct word from Gitlow has been received since Tuesday night when he addressed a mass meeting at San Diego, Calif., as a part of his nation-wide tour as vice presidential candidate of the United States on the Work- ers (Communist) Party ticket.. He did not appear at Phoenix the next night. At that time there was appre- hension regarding his safety because Ben Gitlow is known never to miss a meeting unless he is forcibly prevented from doing so. STORY OF TWO JAILS. Telegrams indicated that Gitlow had been met at the train at Phoenix and forced to remain on the train while it proceeded more than four hundred miles to El Paso, Texas, where he is aljeged to have been lodged in jail the night of October 10th and taken to Nogales, Ariz., about 300 miles westward again, on the night of the 11th. Such a story was published in various papers through the South- west, but it is discounted because of the distance between the points described. It is more than probable that the capitalist press is in the conspiracy and that these stories were intended to throw the supporters of Gitlow off the trail. DENIAL FROM NOGALES. The latest telephonic information direct to The Daily Worker from Wm. F. O’Brien, Communist candidate for Governor of Arizona, stated that the chief of police of Nogales flatly denied that Gitlow was in a Nogales jail. The special telephone message follows: * * * NOGALES POLICE HEAD DENIES GITLOW IS IN JAIL. | (Special Telephone Information to the Daily Worker) PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 14—In a telephone conversa- tion with William F. O’Brien, Communist candidate for governor of Arizona and Attorney Croaf, the Daily Worker got information about the following facts: It is impossible to locate the whereabouts of Gitlow. The representative of the Associated Press tried to find him and asked the Chief of Police in Nogales for informa- tion. The City Chief of Police denied flatly that Gitlow is in the city jail. Thomas J. Croaf, attorney in Phoenix and E. L. Striets, attorney in Nogales have been secured to take care of all necessary legal work. Mr. Murphy, the Los Angeles SEARCHED SMALL TOWN JAILS. Next efforts were made to try to find Gitlow in one of the small town jails as indicated by the telegram of Friday which read: “Unable to find Gitlow. No court action today.” Then on Sunday, the following wire came to the na- tional office: “PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 13.—Gazette states Gitlow got off train at Phoenix, advised to get back on by Legionaires, labor and city officials and police reporter unable to trace origin of story, republican published dispatch today have rumor he was taken to Nogales. Need help have best at- torney in Phoenix. Looking in small town jails. A second telegram reads as follows: PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 13.—Authentic information that Gitlow kept on train Californian morning of October 10. Held in El Pasco jail that night, taken to Nogales morning of eleventh. Associated Press unable to locate him in No- gales, but our attorney is there working on the case in Nogales. Send Saul if you think advisable. Need-trelp— O’Brien.” ARIZONA WORKERS TO PROTEST. Announcement comes from the National Office of the Workers (Communist) Party that a demonstration will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., on Navy Day, October 27th, against the terror in that state. Wm. F. O’Brien, candidate for governor of the state of Arizona, was notified by Jay Lovestone, secretary of the Party, that prominent speakers will be sent to the meeting and that the Workers (Com- munist) Party will see to it that the meeting is held. DEFENSE SQUADRON PROMISED. From Colorado came offers of Communist workers to go to Arizona and rescue Gitlow from the hands of the Legionnaires and Ku Kluxers. The offer is in the form of a telegram as follows: “Denver, Oct. 13. Red Front Fighters await instruc- tions concerning Gitlow.” Yesterday came the following telegram: “Denver, Oct. 14. Wire Gitlow’s whereabouts. Will dispatch squadron red front fighters to return him to Phoenix and protect meeting.” (Signed) George J. Saul. wat arrested in Leghorn some time ago, but released. This man is a social democrat who fled from Italy to avoid arrest for smugg found work in Leghorn and there, but his wife and c could not obtain passports e: them to join him. The di police in the province of Nove whom this was known, sent for Al- bertante and promised to bring his family over the frontier if he would find out how and where revolution- ary literature was smuggled into Italy. Albertante undertook to do this, and his family was brought over; he brought, however, the police no information. Ass a Tesult, the head was released. Comment is needless, At Least 12 Killed in British Crash GLOUCESTER, England, Oct. 14. At least twelve persons were killed outright, and forty injured in a triple railroad collision at Char- field, early Sunday morning. An express train bound from Leeds to Bristol collided with a freight train standing on the main line. Explosions and fire broke out immediately, A second freight train ran into the wreck a little later, no warning signals having been placed. A Few More Gol Bonds Left FROM THE SECOND $ 250,000.00 6% Dividends will be paid from October Ist, a gold bond of $100, $300, if you buy $500 and $1000 NO W! Guaranteed by a second mortgage on the second’ block of houses in the Workers Cooperative Colony. Consumers Finance Corporation 2700 BRONX PARK EAST Telephone: Olinville 8947 69 FIFTH AVENUE Telephone: Algonquin 6900. in securing the arrest of our vice-presidential candidate? representative of the Civil Liberties Union is already in Strike Against Open oat piel re hie peecoaeeiee aegis = “The New York Herald-Tribune dispatch further Nogales and tries to get in touch with Gitlow, or to get in- | Shop in Staten Is.| the recently empowered left wing | rT s °o | states: It is believed that local officials are seeking to formation about his fate. ~ | ae leadership of the local, in carrying | d keep it as secret as possible, lest it add to the criticisms * * © Open shop for the past six|on its organization drive against the | Ss Ss lA months, the Jut Fur Dressing Com-|numerous open shops the previous which have been made of the far from cordial reception which Mr. Gitlow reczived in this state. “This statement leads us to conclude that personal vio- lence has been done to Gitlow. We notify you that we will hold you strictly accountable for any and all such acts. Wire us his condition. by wire collect.” BOSS YIELDS T0 SILK STRIKERS Pickets will Try to Enlarge Strike PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 14.—One of the important silk manufactur- ing firms here, the Delfield Silk Company whose plant was included | in the strike call that was answered by 5,000 workers, reached a settle- ment with the union officers yester- | dey. The agreement gives official recognition to the Associated Silk | Workers’ Union and concedes the demand for a ten per cent wage in- crease, The contract also provides for operation on a 8 hour day, 44) hour week basis. Members of the union working in plants not on strike voted at a meet- ing Saturday night for the recom- mendation of the union, that they | pay $1 a wekk as assessment to go for the strike funds. Efforts are being intensifjed by the striking workers to get ovt of the mills those workers who were not members of the union. Picket lines are to be thrown around all! plants on strike, according to the plans reported on in the strike hall. | The strikers declare that they in- tend to go to the silk factories not Please send information promptly YIELDS POINT TO. OBREGON KILLERS Mexico Drops Charge of Conspiracy MEXICO CITY, Oct. 14.—The withdrawal of the conspiracy charges against a number of per- sons arrested in connection with the murder of President-elect Obregon is seen here as a natural outcome of recent developments which have | pointed, to the probable whitewash: ing of the Catholic church from of- | ficial responsibility. Those against whom the conspira- cy charge was dropped beside the | assassin who fired the shot, Jose de Leon-Toral, include a nun, Mother Superior Concepcion Acevedo de la |Leata and eleven others who were | shown to have been accomplices in| a plot worked out at the convent of which the Catholic nun was head. The present plan, according to} the latest announcement by authori-| ties, is to try the murderer and some others as individuals. Three jothers held in the case have been released. It has been the apparent | aim of the government to prevent a complete disclosure of the part) ‘Soviet Union Building —$—— |Many Merchant Ships, DENY GITLOW IS IN NOGALES JAIL. PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 14.—William O’Brien, Commu- nist candidate for governor of Arizona, is heading a search for Benjamin Gitlow, whose continued absence has given rise to the fear that the vice presidential candidate of the Workers Party has been murdered by Ku Klux terrorists. Denials have been received here from police chiefs of both Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico (there are two cities of the same name) in which the emphatic declara- tion is made that Gitlow is not being held in the jails of either city. O’Brien was arrested for holding an election campaign meeting at which Gitlow was to have spoken, but was later released. * * * SEARCH IN MANY STATES. Searches are being made in a number of states for ritlow, particularly in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. ritlow was booked to speak in the latter state after fin- shing his engagements in Arizona. A series of telegrams received at the campaign head- uarters of the Workers (Communist) Party tell some- hing of the unfolding of the conspiracy against Gitlow that now causes grave concern for his fate. The first indication that something was wrong came Wednesday when from O’Brien at Phoenix the following short telegram was received: “No word from Gitlow. Met all trains. Opposition strong.” Next came the report on Thursday of the breaking up of the meeting Gitlow was to have addressed and the arrest of O’Brien, candidate for governor, which read as follows: “Gitlow not here. 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