The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 30, 1924, Page 7

neraeme } «= a White Terror In Saxony cialist government in Saxony owing to the treachery and cow- ardice of the left social-demoerats, a reign of white terror set in, in the country. Saxony is flooded with Reichswehr troops who have intro- duced a regime of terror in the towns and villages. Socialist and Communist workers are maltreated in the most abominable fashion. Sanguinary conflicts took place in Some parts of the country already at the entry of the Reichswehr troops. In PIRNA and in MEISSEN, towns with a predominantly working class population, the first casualties took place. In FREIBEURG, a mifiing town in the Erzgebirge, 32 workers were shot bythe whites, in GROSSEN- HAIN, an agrarian city, machine guns were used against the workers. with the result that 15 persons were seri- ously wounded. In LIMBACH and in CHEMNITZ, the renowned machine manufacturing town, one worker was killed and five were wounded. Up-to- date 37 workers have been shot thru- out Saxony by the Reichswehr and over 100 of more or less seriously wounded persons lie in hospitals. At present we will only publish some extracts from the voluminous material received by the Central Committee of the INTERNATIONAL RED AID on the white terror in Saxony. Where- ; FTER the overthrow of the So- | ever the white soldateska had occupied a village or a town, all comrades, who had become promifent in some way dr other as working class leaders, were immediately arrested. The greatest proletarian hundreds—the nuclei of the German Red Army. In OEDERAN, which is also a manufacturing town, by the Reichswehr, 16 of whom were removed to an unknown destination. All arrests were carried out without a legal warrant, A domiciliary search took place in the house of a hundred’s leader. During this search most of the furniture was smashed with the butt ends of the rifles. The wife and daughters of the missing man were insulted in a most revoting manner. The social-democratic deputy LUD- WIG was assaulted by a soldier with the butt end of the rifle. When he protested against such treatment, he was struck in the face until he Broke down covered with blood. A non-party worker was also arrested in the night, and for two hours he was by contin- ual blows compelled to go around and around with a wheel-barrow and sing “Heil Dir im Siegerkranz” (the mon- archist National Anthém). When he refused to do this he was beaten (be- ing stripped to the waist) with sword blades and rubber sticks until he fainted. IM«LAR terrorist acts have been reperted from many other dis- tricts in Saxony. In GABLENZ the village schoolmaster was compelled to stand all night with his hands zais- ed above his head becduse he had practised shooting with the children in school. The white beasts have done their worst among the miners of the Erzgebirge. In LENGEFELD a large number of non-party workers were struck om the back of their heads until blood flowed from nose and mouth. Trade Union officials who had ad- vocated a protest strike were packed into carts by the soldiery and were taken to am unknown destination. When some workers attempted to rescue one of these prisoners, the sol- diers shot indiscriminately into the for riding and whoever does not make room for them is trampled down by their horses. In MUELAU an armored car drew up before the building of the communal council. Machine guns were made ready to fire, and all the social- democratic and Communist communal representatives were arrested. HE greatest horrors were perpe- trated by the whites in the small working class town of LIMBACH. When the troops entered this town all the workers went on strike, and thousands of them were crowding the streets and fown squares. The Reichs- wehr drove their armoured cars like mad thru the crowds of excited work- ers. Mass arrests were made as a matter of course. The arrested were brutally maltreated. Almost every other prisoner was etretched on a table, hé was gagged with a handker- chief, a soldier held his head while another held his feet and he was belabored with riding. whips on his naked bottofh. After the flogging they were made to perform genuflexion un- til the wales burst. One trade union official was tied hand and foot, he was made to kneel down and was flogged, every two hours. These punitive com- mandoes, as they called themselves, consisted of monarchist officers, stu- dents and manufacturers’ sons. Here too the fury of the persecutors was left loose against Party and trade union officials, as well as against in- tellectuals who had sided with the workers. Members of the bourgeoisie acted as informers and encouraged by special gifts the soldiers of the Reichs- wehr to be as beastly and brutal as possible. Whenever the punitive com- mandoes failed to arrest the accused persons, they arrested their wives. They endeavored to extort confessions 30 workers were arrested in one night |crowd. Officers make use of footpaths {from the wives of our comrades using Masters HE fron and steel magnates of ] Farrel, Pennsylvania, shall not stifle the militant workers! The capitalists shall not succeed in im- prisoning the class-conscious workers who dare to fight for the better day! Down thru the ages the powers that were tried to put down the revolt of the slaves. And today the same is true of the powerful group of capitalists who hold sway over the millions of down-trodden workers. But more and more the workers are becoming con- scious of their class; more and more join the revolt for the better day that Beet HL Ht of sham and hypocrisy, will deport her militant leaders to the Philippines or Haiti, or some other American im- perialistic colony. ee made upon the Workers Party members in Pittsburgh, the stronghold | have read this declaration of Lincoln, ‘the militant workers of Farrell, whom | there are nine men indicted under this same vicious law, but former District }Attorney Myer dare not bring the cases up for the simple reason that the unions end the liverty loving cit- izens of Pittsburgh have organized a powerful Defense Council. It is power that the workers must have, for with- out power the workers are mere crawl- ing slaves, but with power they are the revolting proletariat. So in Pitts- burgh they dare not attempt to con- ‘vict the indicted workers. Hence the start has been made in the small steel town of Farrell. If successful here, Pittsburgh will be the next Hell. Attorney Myer who was in charge of the Pittsburgh cases, recently re- signed his position as district attorney to take eare of his private affairs, but, ‘as’ we see, he is never too busy to help railroad a few class-conscious ‘workers. Myer is one those uncon- scious tin-soldiered 100 per cent Amer- icans, and a typical ignorant, bigoted, narrow-minded American at that! | When told that America was founded by revolution, he exclaimed that the American Revolution was not a revolu- tion, but a REVOLT! And he goes on to say that it is a crime to advocate revolution. Surely he is not ignorant of the fact that the sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lin- -coln, in his first inaugural address, March 4, 1861, said: “The country with its institutions belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing govern- ment, they can exercise their consti- | tutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to overthrow or dismember it.” If the six men and six women who make up the jury would Are Stifling Their Slaves By , Ehrenfried Wagner disgusting immoral means. But our women comrades proved to be true revolutionaries, and even one of the white officers was compelled to say: “I have already come across iroh men, but today I have seen for the first time iron women.” In CHEMNITZ, the red capital of the workers, the troops ar- rived in full force. The premises of the “Arbeiterzeitung” were immediate- ly occupied. Editors and party officials were arrested and insulted in the most abominable fashion. Windows had to be closed when the troops paraded the streets. Shots were fired into open windows. Shots were also fired into any assemblies in the streets. Work- ing-class quarters were surrounded by troops and domiciliary searches and mass arrests took place. If the person wanted was not in his dwelling, they arrested wHoever was dn the premisés. On premises where the workers are in the habit of holding meetings all the visitors were also arrested. In effecting arrests the Reichswehr ‘gnored, of course, de- puties’ immunity. A committee which had mef to discuss the question of as- sistance to prisoners was also ar- rested. N Saxony the prisons are full to overflowing. The wives and children of the imprisoned comrades are in a terrible plight. The widows and or- phans of those who fell in the street fights are absolutely destitute. The Saxon workers are mostly unable to give any assistance to the victims of the recent struggles, as they them- selves are in dire straits because of the terror exercised by troops and factory owners. Therefore we must make an urgent appeal to the solid- arity of all workers to come to the as- sistance of the numerous victims of the street fights. By BENJAMIN P. CHASS up a workers’ and farmers’ govern-{is more just than to work for a work- ment as President Coolidge has the right te urge the people to vote for him. The workers have as much right to hand ont propaganda advocating their cause, as the capitalists have of advertising their goods that the work- ers produce, but do not own But the workers are awakening to their position in society. Daily they are getting more class conscious of their place in present capitalist con- trolled society. Daily their organiza- tions are growing stronger and more powerful. And in union there is strength! June 17 they shall meet to nominate their candidates who will represent the workers and farmers, not the master capitalists. RKERS of Farrel! age! The workers and farmers of the mines, mills, factories, and farms are with you. The workers shall be behind you in this daring fight. The workers’ moral and financial support are yours. Workers of Farrel! Do not go back one step in your fight for the entire working class. You are loyal to your class. Workers of Farrel, you who are in the forefront, and who are therefore being grilled in court by your masters’ tools, keep up your vim and courage! Others before you have faced the very Have cour- Debate oF BERTRAND RUSSELL scort NEARING Held at Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 25, 1924 before an audience of 3500 people. PRICE $1.00 POSTPAID THE LEAGUE FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION 500 Fifth Avenue, Dept. D. New York ers’ and farmers’ government? Work- ers of Farrel, have courage! Face the court ‘bravely; speak out for your class. The court room is filled with workers and farmers who are anxious for your message. Here is your op- portunity. Face the futuré with a de- termined class conscious attitude, whatever the consequences may be, for the future shall see America gov- erned by the workers and farmers and for their interests. Communist Deputy in French Parliament.