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dered all the French troops held
In their barracks.
Services began with a ceremony
at the Krupp plant. 1t consisted
of hymns by a large choir. Herr
Won Bohlen, husband of Bertha
Erupp. chief owner OF the plant,
made a speech. Then the cortege
started for the cemetery to bury
the dead.
BY O'Clock in the morning huge
throngs of spectators had begun
moving upon the cemetery to gain
seats of vantage. The people were
organized into sections by volun-
teer leaders. men who had military
training.
The crowd MARCHED five abreast
toward the graveyard. When the
cortege proper, with the hearseS,
came up, the crowd split into two
sections. lining up long both sides
of the street to let the bodies and
the mourners pass by.
The funeral cortege was led by
three hearses containing the bodies.
In addition to those actually shot
to death, there was the body of an
other victims man who had died
Of heart failure from excitement
over the shooting.
Behind the hearses came the rel
atives in carriages and members Of
the krupp family. Then followed
delegations from various organiza.
tons OF workmen. One group car
ried hundreds of wreatlas Of flowers
Including floral tributes from Presi-
dent Ebert and Chancellor Cuno
The coffin containing the body Of
the Communist member OF the Krupp
workers council. lander by name,
was particularly rich in flowers. It
took more than an hour for the
slowly moving mass of people to
reach the cemetery. All the direc-
tors OF krupps,. except the four ar
rested by the French. walked in
the procession
Many Speeches at Cemetery.
The services at the cemetery last.
ed two hours. There were many
speeches and much mournfuI music.
Efforts had been made to get Mon
signor Tesla. the papal investigator,
TO take part ( in the funeral, but
failed. He explained that he had
been sent to the Ruhr by Pope Plus
N to investigate. and he had, to be
absolutely neutral.
Herr Von BohIen, IN his remarks,
made no reference to the French
He said in part:
May the common grief for our
dead comrades serve to cement our
front and helpus overcome these
difficult times. standing together in
unity. These men gave their lives
for German liberty and dignity,
Their lives and their death will re-
main cornerstone of Germany's
future"
Neither Bertha Krupp nor her
mother was present. Both are i'll.
Murdered, Says PreIate.
A Catholic preIate had been dele
gated by Cardinal Schultz of Co
logne TO preach the funeral sermon
He referred to the dead as having
been murdered" and urged his
hearers TO make all sacrifices for ma
tional unity.
Members of the Krupp directorate.
both at the plant and at the GENE.
terry. spoke of the dead men as late
members of the Krupp family
The Rev. DIR. Becker, a Lutheran
clergyman, declared that "the whole
nation mourns the death of the
krupp workers" He recalled that
the youngest victim was a sixteen
year.old apprentice. On Good Fri.
day, the day before the shooting,
this lad had visited the same cenIe-
terry TO place flowers upon the
grave of his parents. AS he stood
looking down upon the mound, he
remarked:
81 wonder where shall be bur.
fed some day
The next day he was shot.
Paul Brehmer. a locksmith, was
spokesman for the Krupp council.
He made a spirited speech, saying
that the Krupp employees had al.
ways refused TO work under bayo-
nets
Our colleagues" declared Brel-
Tner. tried in every way to prevent
clashes. But blind military obedi
ence moved down our comrades in
the flower of their life"
Business In Essen was at a stand
stu all day. All the stores were
closed.