The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-29
Prison Memories of Victim of the Pilsudski
Fascist Terror in Poland

ence to the order of Vyganovski. The
fight went on. The spirit of the
prisoners was good, but the uncer-
tainty of the situation weighed upon
them all. Will still other comrades
be taken away, this was the ques-
ton which worried all of U.S..
The fifth day of the hunger-strike
was the most exciting. The inspec-
tor appeared again and ordered 10
comrades to pack up their things.
All of them were convinced that
they were being transported to other
prisons. When the comrades were
being escorted away accompanied by
the singing of those who remained
behind, shouting suddenly COM
menced in the prison yard. "They
are placing US in solitary confine-
mentl" "They are claiming us!"
"They are beating us!" The strain
of the last few days broke like a
storm. White with rage and fury
the prisoners leaped to the windows
and shouted furiously "Let them
alone" "Let them alone!" Then the
prisoners commenced to smash at
the doors and windows with the
privy pals and everything that
came into their hands. The shouts
of fury and the smashing and crack
ing of the doors and windows
created a terrible noise. A minute
later all sorts of things, bottles,
spoons, plates, everything the pris-
oners could lay their hands on went
flying out of the cell windows into
the courtyard. The storm of noise
the breaking of glass, the smashing
of missiles falling from the second
floor into the stone prison yard
lasted about a quarter Of an hour.
The cries of anger and Indignation
from all the cells finally resolved
themselves into one furious long
drawn out chorus: "The Public
Prosecutor! Fetch the Public Prose
cutor!"
Noise, Confusion.
The noise and confusion lasted a
long time. All round the prison the
streets were full of people attracted
by the noise. A force of police sur
rounded the prison. Mounted police
drove the groups of people away
who had collected round the prison
doors.
Finally the prisoners collapsed
onto their mattresses from sheer ex-
haustion, unable to remain on their
feet or shout another word. From
that day onward the prison author
tiles commenced to place Individual
comrades into solitary confinement
in order to break their resistance ir
this fashion. But no one thought
of capitulation. All the political
prisoners were unanimously in, favor
of continuing the struggle.
On the sixth day, Thursday, the
Public Prosecutor finally appeared
When he entered the cells the com
rades were lying on the mattresses
No one thought of getting up. II
order to get over the embarrassment
he gave them permission to do what
they were doing anyhow. He said:
Remain lying gentlemen, vol
need not attempt to RISE"
The comrades answered with iron
ical smiles.
The Public Prosecutor continued
II cannot recognize any rights
which are not contained in tn,
prison regulations. I can also no
recognize your chairman"
I'm this case we shall hold out tx
the bitter end" declared the com
rades unanimously.
Another Visit.
After the Public Prosecutor hae
gone we received another visit, thi.
time from the Prison Inspector wht
conducted search, allegedly. to tax,
away from us all things (which ar,
not provided for in the prison regu
lations." In reality the authoritie.
were searching for concealed food
in order to report this to the pres,