The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-27

time, has returned from a living
in a Bavarian prison for partiC
soviet regime, he has been set
He tried to have a simple n
prisoners as a parting gift. This
was denied him.
He thought that after serving his
sentence his Crime" was expiated
and he was at liberty to move about
at will. Not so. The Bavarian gov
eminent held that, since che had not
changed his views" he still consti-
tuted a menace to the free state. Ac-
cordingly, he was met at the prison
gates by Bavarian police, who board
ed the north-bound train with him
and saw to it that he crossed the
Bavarian frontier into Saxony with
out stopping. In short, he was deport-
ed from Bavaria.
Wants Release Of Mates.
There is but one ambition that
Ernst Toller now has: he wants to
see the other political prisoners freed.
! He has lived their harsh life, he has
seen how they are Inundated before
common thugs and criminals, he has
personally felt the injustices heaped
upon people whose only crime is that
they hold an idea that runs counter
to the accepted. One cannot move
him to talk of his own sufferings, but
he wakes eloquent when describing
the tribulations of his fellow politi-
calls.
Refused Hearing.
No sooner had he arrived in Berlin,
than he tried to obtain hearing be-
fore the reichstag judiciary commit
tee. The majority of the committee
denied him that hearing even tho the
Communist chairman, Katz, and sew.
eral Socialist members pleaded for
this in the name of common justice,
The majority held that the question
OF Bavarian justice is a local affair
with which the federal parliament
could not concern itself.
Thereupon the chairman announc.
ed that the next morning there would
be an unofficial hearing of such mem.
bers of the committee as cared to ap-
pear. The hearing was most impress.
sive. Toller drew a picture of Bavar-
ian justice that made peoples blood
boil. He contrasted the Justice"
melted out to traitors like Ludendorf
and Hitler with that dealt out to
idealists who tried to give the work.
er better chance in life. Toller's
voice is a potent one. We shall hear
more of him on the subject of poIiti
cal prisoners.
Sees Play for First Time.
The night before a dramatic incl
dent occurred: Ernst Toller for the
first time in his life saw one of his
own works produced. For years now
his Machine Stormers. Masses of
Men, Limping Man. ETC., have gone
over the boards, but Toller was not
even allowed to read the newspaper
accounts of these productions. Now.
in Berlin, "Hinkemann" Chipping
Mani was given.
The house was crowded. People
were stirred to their very depths by
the deep tragedy of the wreck of the
world war who is the hero of the
story. They called for the author at.
ter the first act. He modestly declined
to appear. The manager thanked
them on his behalf. The second act
came. The audience became more
insistent than ever. Finally, after
the listeners had almost cried them
selves hoarse, a pale, gaunt figure,
which clearly bore the marks of long.
confinement behind cold, sunless
prison walls appeared on the stage.
1t was Ernst Teller. Bedlam broke
loose. :.
Speaks For Political Prisoners.
Toller lost never a moment. I'm.
mediately he plunged into the subject
that lies nearest his heart. He spoke
on behalf of the liberation of the
political prisoners.