The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
GERMAN FLUTES
INSIST UNIONS
Be WIPED GU
Industrialists in Ulti1ns
tuHn to Reich

has witnessed the frankest expire,
sion Of the rule Of Germany by ii
big industrialists that has yet bee
given. The German workers will pa
the Preparations or no payments wi
be made is their ultimatum
Most Of the week was given owe
here to a meeting Of represents
tives of finance and industry. Tn
policies Of the two big organization
of German employers and financier
were discussed publicly at numercu
meetings but the real business wa
done in private and closely guarde
committee sessions.
Serge, frequently interrupted b
applause from his fellow-industria
lists, said:
"The premise for the German fu
fillment policy are seven:
81. The political power Of the
unions must be entirely destroyed.
%. The government must cease
to negotiate directly with the trade
unions.
90. The eight-hOur day law must
be repealed.
"A. A single front Of trade unions
in industrial decisions must be pro-
hibited.
IS. Obligatory governmental ar
bitration in labor disputes over
wages must be restricted.
IS. The return of all economic
machinery, beginning with the state
railroads, to private hands must be
undertaken.
~. AS the necessity of repara-
tons payments will compel trans
formations of German production,
the internal markets must be pre-
vented from falling into the hands
of foreign competitors by the crea-
ton of new and the raising of
existing customs duties.
German industry is willing
make sacrifices for the welfare Of tn
reich, but only on the basis Of thes
conditions. Only when the rubbis
is swept away from internal polite
can German industry turn its atten
ton to foreign problems.
Little Improvement.
"The German situation has not bee
improved since the cessation Of pas
sive resistance. Nevertheless, pas
sive resistance had to be discontinue
because of the primary necessity
bringing about declaration of the in
ternal political tension and Of dealinl
with internal politics.
Even a renewal of the so-callet
fulfllment policy cannot immediatel,
regain for Germany her powerful DO
litical position. Nothing would b
worse than raising false hopes of as
sistance from abroad. The negotia
tons Of Herr Hermes and Wilhelm
Cuno in the United States have show
that even in that country there j.
still a strong feeling against Ger
many.
No Aid From Britain.
"The British labor party is carrying
out a realistic policy and viii not en-
gage in any struggle for Germany,
sake. Italy considers that a weakened
Germany is the best possible security
for the retention of the southern
Tyrol. Illusions regarding Russian
help are equally dangerous. Ever
should Russia fight Poland, Germany
could recover Upper Silesia only By
force of arms.
"a Russo-German war againsi
France would be fought on German
soil and would destroy German in.
dustry and agriculture. Last, but
not least, such a Russo German en-
tente would involve internal political
reactions dangerous to Germany.
Reich Must Yield.
"The PREPARATIONS negotiations are
likely to result in an almost unbear-
able situation for Germany. The on
ly adequate moral and material re-
sources for the solution of the repa-
rations problem are German agricul-
ture and industry. Ex-Chancellor
Wirth's fulfllment policy was right
in principle but failed because he
pursued the wrong internal policy.
German industry and agriculture can
support the fulfllment policy only on
the basis of certain premises.
"Here l would like to say that we
do not wish TO eliminate the German
government. The negotiations with
France must indeed be carried on by
the two governments, but the German
government must work in the closest
touch with expert committees Of in
dustrial organizations"
The Communists have already is
sued a leaflet on TIE meeting of the
industrialists in which they point out
that not only is a reduction Of wages,
destruction Of legal safeguards Of the
workers and lengthening Of hours
demand but that the industrialists
also insist upon a new tariff that will
allow them to set their own prices
upon domestic commodities.