The New York herald., 1921-11-17
GERMAN WORKERS
DEFY Big BUSINESS
Challenge Plans Of SHINES
for Coalition on Indus
trial Loan.
READY FOR OFFENSIVE
Issue Platform Demanding
State Ownership Of Quarter
of All Industries.
READY FOR OFFENSIVE

Special Gable 70 THE NEW YogK HERALD.
COPYRIGHT, 1921. 6y TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Nov. 16.
German trade union leaders have taken
The Initiative in challenging big industry
by announcing what for the present
S.ands for the minimum demand of Ger
many's 100000 organized workers for
the reform of state finances. 1t is
drastic platform, with plans calling for
state participation in all industry, the
nationalizirg of mines and heavy penal
ties for tax dodging. 1t propounds
basis for negotiations with employers.
but. these already have shown that they
have no intention Of discussing several OF
It's points.
There are two general lines OF thought
in Germany as to the best way Of ending
'sermany's financial chaos and meeting
the rcparations payments. The indus
trial group suggested a few months ago
thtt all productive property in Germany
be pledged as security for an interna-
tional loan. The Socialists want the
state to become fourth owner in all
'rrrinan corporation and proportonately
tax private producers with whom the
STATE cannot share ownership.
f'd tn" Government of the middle
parties established an industrial loan it
oLIu have been adopted and Germany
would have emerged from the crisis.
But political considerations and the OPP
i,csition of such influential men as Hugo
SHINES broke the possibility Of a coali-
',d t.e carrying out of the indus
trial loan plans and left the country in
what seems to be the darkest time since
the Kapp coup.
Trade Union Demands.
The platform of the trade unions in
cludes these ten points
!. Participation by the state to the
extent of % per cent. OF all stock in
companies.
.. Specialization of the coal fields.
g. Operation of railroads along busi-
ness lines.
4. Sharper control OF exports to en-
able greater accumulation of foreign
exchange for Government purposes.
.. Limitation of imports to the lowest
possible minimum.
s. An export tax to absorb all profits
from the difference between the domes-
tic and foreign price.
:. Quick collection OF capital emer-
Sency tax.
s. Taxpayers to be required to pay
taxes according to their own estimates
Immediately, those making an estimate
25 per cent below the eventual assess
ment to pay the difference plus PEN
atty of 80 per cent
8. A heavy tax on stock exchange
winnings.
TO- Closer State supervision Of pri-
vate monopolies.
Workers Ripe for Offensive.
The trade unions which have been
quiet as political factor since the Kapp
overthrow have now. thrown their hat in
the ring. The sudden collapse of the
mark brought wages and prices out of
all proportion again so the workers are
ripe for new offensive and unless the
political leaders succeed in saving the
big coalition despite it's recent defeat
labor may be united for real test Of
strength with capital this winter
The Wirth Ministry is unable to
bridge the chasm between the indus
tralists and the trade unions and at
present stands under the influence OF the
majority Socialists. The Cabinet re-
jected the terms Of the industrialsts
which called for private management of
railways as condition for putting the
loan through and is believed to be work.
ing out drastic programme of taxa
ton.