The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-31
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WHOLESALE MURDER
Translated by Brian Rays

WAR-TALK? No now they been saying
long the old law which wills that
holds good interest
thing the but of the present and future UnlesA
attacking the themsvef
coming story the subject Of War
interest of officers sitting that day the peaceful
that we'll known atmosphere, Of
coffee and tobacco fumes. Y
Antilles, years when the
picturesque all Mediterranean
dsfigued the demolition of the old ramparts
by builders plots the central and not then vsy
sneared with SPECTATORS blight
One of the officers sitting there by Lieutenant Beange
the Antilles Infantry sentimental about his fighting
talking about them his Lieutenant
Berangers recoectons with pride
they befor he boasting he had finished
wounded Germans with the butt end of rifle d
RUT Battalion Mathis Camp had
stripes his sleeve than the lieutenant And
only right. story oneb
the other maor-he very
man-who treasured his noble confessions:
captain Mathis commanding during
the February offensive Feury prisoners
captured the Powder Gully scrap
the prisoners lined without files twenty
and sent the remaining 100 back the trenches Then
done in My hesitated of course
repeated the order they went for the prisoners
will interrupt the monologue this point think little
allow Won to think Of the real meaning Of those words which -
caught into the air of this cafe Ane
topped tables the Of where the opened but rarely
and where figures background
ogng cups glasses nkng on
his we-loaded tray.
The slang expression "dong prouette in
words by Major description of the
butchers work he taking really
hundred and eighty of them endless ne-sandng
TRENCH without arms trembling scareeyed guilty by all accounts
of nothing than obedience leaders, young
victims other armed with bayonets
Threats and stomachs in cold blood without flying
diers hesitate Kill all these fellows before
standing para
zed The major they point very much
in his favor since he triumphant
Promises threats What his gescuaons in
What did he ye Them doubt push sends off one
reluctant soldier up enough deter
mnaton lay hold living standing him. Sits his
throat him through the belly Then off another
another and another seized black frenzy
by the by the fresh blood streaming
manged bodies.
Major Mathis went in these
They massacred the lot When brought twenty
vivors the Colonel said thought captured
of them answered. prisoners
and eighty Of them stayed the trenches and won't leave them
hurry The Colonel looked you 60 oasng
about it, Cross might easily my
decoration thing that And sure enough rot the
Cross afterwards"
While awaiting better things Captain become battalion
commander and since them has proudly
with Civilization which globe wherever may mas
sacrng unarmed the that they
CALLED attention this vile times
in the The Progress
and the Lqe des Droi de PHonme raised
is ntolerabe said the Progress Cvque
have ruthless inquiry those responsible pay penalty: either
MAJOR Mathis shall be punished else the writer
And the League took the question had hoped
for as much Some after asked the
The reply was that the League would only
question produced witnesses had only quoted one
Latin proveb had ruled that not enourh
test's uu tests ns In vain did one
of peculiar Importance in was an officer Of
rank VINO gave the words that the
had
created something Of STIR without drawing any denial what
ever The Leagues only reply dignified silence.
mat is the Leagues business
muderers of the Mathis of murderers
their hand? 80 - ~ 10y y
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