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THE D #l'L Y WORKER Page Five GERMANY’S TRADE UNION LEADERS UNION TEACHERS IGNORE DEMAND OF WORKERS FOR SERIOUS DROP IN OSE OF POISON IN 9TH ANNUAL AMNESTY TO CLASS WAK PRISONERS JOBS IS SHOWN BY 01S HANDY TO CONVENTION HERE BERLIN, Germany-r-For many months the demand for amnesty has been raised by the broad messes in Germany. The terrible class sentences against MAY 19251 REPORT \ QUELLJVORKERS workers for the smallest causes, the intentionally long Imprisonments before Discuss Big Business’ Employmeht, according to the U. S. Major the trial, the unheard'of methods of investigation, the provocations of the department of labor from April 1925 Points Out It Control of Schools spy system have made an amnesty for broad circles of the population a to May was sitlll going down, the Routs and Burns Foe necessity. Added to this there It the openly mild justice against the right decrease amounting to sligthly less By CARL HAESSLER, who are hardly punished and soon released from prison. than 1 per cent. (Special to The Daily Worker) The department’s figures (By Federated Prees.) The amnesty for Jagow, paritcipant in the Kapp Putsch, by President show that LOS ANGELES, July I.—An unemployment is serious. The num- as- auto- Ebert led to a new wave of demands for amnesty so that the government felt THESE ARE THE VERY LAST ONES! tonishing statement, that bears Defense of teachers against ber employed In industry in May was one compelled to amnesty also three parltcipants in the Bavarian Soviet Republic, out the predictions of the Commun- cratic superintendents and school 11 per cent below May, 1923, and major problems but these only on probation. Since last congress the German ists, was made by Major boards is one of the of Trade nearly 23 per cent below May, 1920. General convention, that time the motions for amnesty lie 44 -r- Amos A. Fries, head of the Chemical before the 9th annual It about 18 per cent below May, peacefully in the archives of the par- was There Will Be No More. Warfare Department of the U. S.- American Federation of Teachers, Unions which adopted a resolution for 1919, the last census year. liaments. v army, at a luncheon of the chamber which opened for a 4-day session in the class war prisoners from whcih national organization Show Gain Over Last Year. of commerce of. Los Angeles, a few Chicago. This Hold Mass Demonstrations. we quote the following: on Tuesday, 30, The textile and automobile indus- These subs listed below were received June and are days ago. of classrhom wage earners, which is The mass storm has not yet been “The congress demands the immedi- tries show a gain over May, 1924. the bery last ones to be included in the totala In the Second Annual Sub The general took great pains to affiliated with the American Federa- able to enforce amnesty. In almost ate release of ail prisoners of the Some of the larger gains over last Campaign. As usual this column will bring to the attention of all Com- show that poison gas tion of Labor, reported 3,700 members all towns mass meetings have taken working class and an extensive am- is the “most year were cotton mills 6.8 per cent, munist Builders not only the outstanding efforts In propaganda work, economical and weapon for in 1924, compared with 2,700 in 1916 place which were followed by street nesty for all political crimes and those AflicLent hosiery and knit goods 6 per cent, silk beat used by the ilefense.” The, weapons when it was organized. The low mark demonstrations. Also In the shops, connected with it. It appeals the but also the methods Communist Builders thruout older of war. to per 14.3 per rifles, cannons, came in 1918 when 1,000 members trade unions and other labor organiza- national committee and mills 12.9 automobile country. etc., seek to disable to all trade cent, agricultural implements 16.2 or kill the enemy by smashing his were in good standing and the peak tions amnesty was demanded. The unions to use all means in order to per cent auto tires 24.3 per cent. limbs with bullets and steel, while poi- in 1920 and 1921 with 9,300. The list of the trade unions and shops in fight for the freedqm of the political and Changes compared with 1924 in MEANWHILE- son gas and chemicals seek “merely" teachers have suffered in common Germany which have adopted resolu- prisoners persecuted and the fellow- number and payrolls in the 12 to cause corrosion (rotting), burning with other unions from the openshop tions for amnesty, and sent them to workers.” total groups of industries and irritation. On this ground movement and have been particularly the respective authorities, is very were: Watch the Special July 4 Anti-Imperialist the Union Officials Unconcerned. Issue general claims that the exposed to the big-business to long. national Change from Employment Payroll casualties The committee of the Ger- of the DAILY WORKER for the Total Results from gas and chemicals during the control the schools for capitalism. The fact, that all this has not yet man trade unions has thus been in- May, 1924 Per cent Per cent Strongholds of the union are New late world war were far below those been successful, is due to the lack of structed to use all means in order to Food industries «... —5.4 —4.5 in Atlanta, Memphis,, caused by ordinary weapons. York, Washington, , leading ...... determination of the bodies of release prisoners of the working class. Textiles -|-5.2 -j-8.7 Further, he explains Chicago, Paul, Minneapolis, Port- They that chemicals St. the trade unions. consoled us But as yet it has taken no steps what- Iron, steel —0.4 -|-1.2 widely land, San Francisco and The Second Annual Sub Campaign are used in industry. Who Sacramento. with the necessity of an amnesty in this direction. To it the Lumber products *. —2.4 ' —2.3 soever does not remember the use of poison The entire faculty of Brookwood La- after the election of new .......... the presi- fate of the imprisoned workers and Leather products -|-1.0 -|-4.2 gas bombs bor College at Katonah, N. Y., CHICAGO, ILL.—Hammersmark, Karl Reeve (2), Clara Llebermann, and in industrial disputes, is or- dent. Then it was said that Whitsun- trade union members is not import- Paper, printing X\ —0.4 -j-1.2 especially ganized. Glrsch, H. L. A. the famous miners’ struggle tide was a welcome opportunity for an ant. But it has duty carry Chemicals, oils ;. —1.9 -j-0.6 Holman. the to out in West Virginia of a few years ago? Stand by Scopes. amnesty. Now it is said that negotia- the congress Stone, clay, glass —l.B —1.6 MILWAUKEE, WlS.—Stephen Krasonya (6); I. Wlntra. decision! The members These brutal and inhumane weapons tions on the extension of the amnesty who feel a natural solidarity Metal products ROCHESTER, MINN.—Geo. F. Partridge (2). Defense of children’s minds against with the -|-1.7 -J-3.3 are not merely used Inside the fac- still going wagons the one-sided anti-evolution propa- are on. This means that political prisoners, must point to this Autos, cars, -]-7.4 -|-13.7 RACINE, WlS.—Peter Sahl (3). tories, but against those who work the amnesty in ganda, which has come to a crisis in for the workers is post- decision in the elections for the 12th Miscellaneous -j-5.0 -|-6.5 MUSKEGON, MlCH.—Walter Johnson (3). the factories,, the, wage workers. poned the energy of the the legal battle in Tennessee is a Jill working Trade Union Congress in order to Percapita wages showed a gain BT. PAUL, MINN.—W. H. Wangerin. The climax of the militarists’ argu- class in its campaign is weakened. the German leading task before the convention. force Trade Union Fed- comparod with May, 1924. The month- STAMFORD, CONN.—A. A. Sockol. ment is reached when he declared Besides it is left to Hindenburg and eration work an The federation secretary, F. G. to for extensive am- ly average earned in identical estab- CITY, that “we should go slow in agreeing his clique whether they will CHISAGO MINN.—A. Schlemmer. Stecker, has committed the organiza- amnesty nesty. lishments employing over 2,500,000 not to use this weapon, at- GRAND RAPIDS, MlNN.—Eugene Bechtel* (•). aside from tion to the support of John T. Scopes, the revolutionary class fighters or not. Must Carry on Campaign. workers was 326.17 in May, 1924,and tacks on with MONNESSEN, PA.—Leo Kaupplla (2). cities women and chil- the Tennessee biology instructor who Struggle of All Workers. Who wants to defend his class in- $26.83 in May, 1925. Concerns em- dren, to repel the invasion of an arm- has been arrested for informing his The workers must not leave the lib- terests must fight for amnesty. ploying about 40 per cent of thecoun- KANSAB CITY, MO.—A. A. Bushier (2). ed foe.” students of the theory of evolution, eration of their fellow-workers in the Who does not want to leave the fate try’s factory workers distributed ETNA, PA.—S. M. Kurepa (4). right parties contrary to state law. Memphis union hands of the standing be- of the political prisoners in the hands $3,183,000 ippre a week in wages than NEW YORK, N. Y.—Max Kltses. Write the story about your shop— Hindenburg. • teachers, the nearest federation local, hind If they do, not a of the right parties and Hindenburg, a year agor ELIZABETH, N.