The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-07
Appeal OF the Communist Party
= of Germany

the Communist Party means the appropriation
Of the banks, the appropriation of the industrial
concerns and big stores the appropriation OF
the big landlords, the cessation of all Young
payments and Preparations, the cancellation of
foreign debts, the replacement of the bankrupt
capitalist economy by a new and better one, by
the socialist economic order under the leader
ship of the proletariat.
Workers and toilers Of Germany! Do not
tolerate any longer the crimes of handful of
capitalists! Do not allow yourselves to be mis-
led any longer by the social-democratic and ma
tionA1-socialist leaders, these cowardly hireings
of the capitalists who share responsibility for
the present crisis We demand the arrest and
public condemnation of the capitalists who are
guilty of transferring capital abroad and who
are responsible for the fraudulent bankruptcy;
the securing of the deposits of all small deposit
ors and the confiscation of all bank accounts
exceeding 10000 marks the immediate confis-
cation of the whole property of all millionaires,
huge salary receivers and the recipients of ex-
orbitant pensions; the immediate opening Of all
factories which have been closed down, with
out regard to the profit interests of the en-
ployers; the confiscation of the stocks of food,
stocks of clothing, footwear and other neces-
sary articles for the purpose Of distributing them
gratis to the starving masses of unemployed and
poor. the confiscaton OF the big dwelling
houses, villas and palaces for the purpose Of
housing the homeless and suffering toilers
Workers, employees and officialsl Reply with
mass strikes to the worsening of your conditions
Of living Wherever wages are not paid out
Immediately cease work.
Unemployed By means Of mass pressure en-
force an increase in your benefit, the cancella-
ton of the measures for cutting down benefit
and immediate relief action by the municipal
ties
Small depositorsl Secure the payment out OF
your hard earned savings!
We demand that an end shall be put to the
unbearable system of emergency orders, wage
reductions, cutting down of unemployment bene-
fit and relief We demand that the police op-
preston of the workers which leads to ever
fresh bloodshed shall cease. All prohibitions Of
demonstrations, meetings and newspapers OF
the working class must be done away with. The
streets Of the towns OF Germany must be made
free for the working masses the unemployed,
the swindled small depositors, the victims of the
emergency order
We further demand the disarming of the ma
tional socialists and Stahlhelmers whose provo
catory actions threaten the lives of the workers.
The Communist Party of Germany calls. upon
the working masses and all toilers to take up
with the greatest determination the fight for
their vital interests
Down with the capitalists
Down with the Young Plan
Down with the Bruening government
Away with the social democratic and national
socialist deceivers of the people,
Long live the united front Of the proletariat.
the fighting alliance of all toilers in town and
country
Long live the fight for free socialist Ger
many!