The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-02
German Morkers Protest

and scattered the workers.
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German Workers Protest
BERLIN, April 1.-The resolution
Of protest adopted on the 14th of
March by the general membership
meeting of the Berlin District of the
Metal Workers Union against the
persecution Of workers in Hungary,
reads as follows:
"The metal workers of Berlin or
ganized in the Metal Workers Union
represented by their general member
ship meeting express their deepest
sympathy with the Hungarian work
ing class prosecuted by the bloody
Horthy government.
"Filled with the greatest. disgust at
the almost unbelievable hypocrisy Of
the Bethlen clique the Berlin metal
workers express their whole-hearted
support of the Hungarian working
class. Despite the temporary power
lsssness Of the Hungarian working
class, the Berlin metal workers are
convinced that in the near future the
Hungarian workers will win their po-
litical, organizational and personal
freedom.
"The Berlin metal workers expect
the fullest support of the Amsterdam
Trade Union International and hope
that the workers of all countries af-
filiated to the international Fedora
ton Of Trade Unions will create the
necessary instruments for the success
full struggle of the /. F. 7. U. to free
the international proletariat by build
ing up and strengthening their own
organizations"
The workers. council of the Berlin
Elevated and Underground railways
has sent the following telegram to the
hungarian Prime Minister Bethlen:
I've protest in the name Of the
5000 workers on the Berlin Elevated
and Underground Railways against
the persecution of the Hungarian
working class. We demand that this
persecution cease and also the brutal
maltreatment of the prisoners. We
protest against the expressed inten-
ton to declare martial law and we
demand the release of all working
class political prisoners"
Tramwaymen Resolution
A full membership meeting Of the
tramwaymen Of Berlin which took
place on the 10th March sent the fol-
lowing telegram of protest to the
Hungarian government:
I'VE protest against the suppress
sion Of the socialist working class
movement and demand freedom for
al working class organizations and
the release Of all imprisoned social
lists and communists"
A mass meeting Of the workers of
The Siemens Schuckert works (Werner
'Verl) took place in Siemens town
yesterday evening. The meeting ex-
pressed its solidarity with the Chinese
revolution and decided to send tele-
gram Of protest to the Hungarian gov
eminent against the brutal maltreat-
ment Of arrested workers in Hungary
and against their trial before an ex.
traordinary court. The telegram fur
ther demands the release Of all the
arrested workers. The meeting also
decided to appeal to the workers OF
the Siemens-Schuckert works il Bud.
apesS to take action in the same spir.
it to obtain the release Of the arrested
socialists and communists.
New York Workers Protest.
Unions and other organizations 0.
workers in New York are protesting
and sending money TO assist the de
Tense in Hungary Of the fifty-tw'
workers ready for trial there.
Local 2090 of the Internationa
brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers, which Is New York local will
1000 members, has sent Coun
Bethlen a strong telegram, denoune
ing the frame-up.
District Council No. 2, which ha
Jurisdiction over $4,000 members, O.
the Shoe Workers Protective Unioi
seBds a similar protest.
The League Against Horthyisn
sends today from its New York head
quarters $500 to Henri Barbusse q
Paris, for use in the defense in Hun
gary.
The Auto workers local in Detroit
and United Mine Workers locals il
Orient and zeigler, ILL.,, have sent pro
tests, and are calling on other local.
81 their unions to do the same.