The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-20
France BEGINS
new OFFENSIVE
AGAINST RIFFS
JaiLs Scores of French
Opponents Of War

PARIS, France-(By MaiD-French
Imperialism is preparing for new Of
fensive in the spring. All efforts are
being made in order to send great
numbers Of soldiers to the Riff. Troops
are composed, 80 per cent of them,
Of AIsatians because the war in Nor
rocco is no longer popular in France.
Workers Fight War.
The tenacious fight of the Commu-
mist Party of France against the war
in Morocco and Syria finds a strong
response in the French working class.
In all parts of France workers protest
against the war despite the long
prison sentences that have been passed
already against people who opposed
the war.
Apart from Comrades Cachin and
TRENT, who, as the leaders of tn,
French working class placed them
selves at the head Of the opposition
movement against the war and were
therefore sentenced to Imprisonment,
the bourgeois class courts pass every
day sentences against class conscious
workers who have realized the insan-
ity of the Moroccan war and have pro-
tested against it. A simple statement
of protest is sufficient to get months
of Imprisonment.
Recently, the editor of 'L'Humanite
de Midi" Gay, was sentenced in Mines
to three months Imprisonment and a
large fine because he has published
articles against the Morocco war. The
appeal court, however, did not con-
ider that sufficient. 1t doubled the SEN
Itence. n
In Limoges, the Communists who
had protested against the Morocco
war, were sentenced to the following
terms of Imprisonment and fine: Aus
soleil, two months Imprisonment, 100
francs fine; Lamende, six months inn
prisonment, 100 francs fine; Labeyre,
three months and 100 francs fine; Re-
maud, three months and 100 francs
fine. 3u7
In Brest 17-year-old; young worker,
Lareat, was accused of having posted
up placards of protest against the war
With him a teacher Gaonach was ac-
cused whose "crime" was quite un.
clear. He is alleged to have showi
to the young worker the pillars where
to post up the placards. 1t must
S mentioned, that the court could no.
rove definitely that the boy had really
posted up the placards, but it sen.
fences him to four months imprison.
uent and the appeal court doubled this
Isentence to eight months! The young
worker was sent to the house of cor
ERECTION for the whole period of his
minority, that is for four years.
Beats Germany.
Such sentences have not even been
passed in the classical country of class
Justice and prosecutions of Commun
lists, in Germany, where the comrades
got rs marks fine in the worst case fol-
posting up placards.
Another Communist in Brest, Kerd
rain, is accused, because in his house
a parcel of posters was found that
was not even opened.
But it is not yet sufficient so send to
jail those who are courageous enuf to
protest against the robber war, every
possible attempt is made to make their
life in prison as terrible as possible
Thus in Mates two Communists, lie
Forester and Turpin, were imprison'
q for propaganda against the Morocco
war. Turpin is only IL years old. The
prison director now refuses to Com
rade lie Forester the right of visi
tors, thus infringing the existing pris
} on regulations. This was kept ON fol
such a long time that Comrade LIE
FORESTER went on a hunger strike
The brave young comrade Turpin de
clared his solidarity with Forester
and joined the hunger strike.
These are only a few cases of the
many that could be reported. On the
whole French class justice has sen
fenced 40 comrades to a total of 1868
months in prison, because they have
bravely opposed the Morocco war.
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