The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-26

as PAUL with Kart went out into
a the street, they were brought up
sharp by the sight Of regular forest
Of shining red flags. There was
scarcely single window from which
a red flag. however small, was not
waving. From several windows large
red streamers were hanging: Down
with the ban on the demonstration
and win the streets on the first OF
May" On one of them was painted
/ hammer and sickle and the legend:
Long Live the Soviet Union-Fight
.or Soviet Germany On the corner
u the Wiesenstrasse a red streamer
hung across the street bearing in
huge letters the words: Red 'FRONT.'"
Men, women and chilSren with RED
Npaper carnations in their button
holes we're standing outside the
houses. Many children were carrying
small paper flags which they had
made themselves, showing a clenched
fist, a Saviet Star, or a sickle and
Hammer Even some Of the small
traders OF the alley had decorated
shejr shop windows with pictures of
Lenin, LiebkneCht, Rosa Gutenberg,
or with large red five cornered star
Kruckmaxe had decked out his whole
cigarette shop festively for the oc-
casion. The front page of the Rote
Fahne-special May Day edition, was
pasted up on the walls of several
houses. The inhabitants we're stand
ing in front Of it, reading the text
and discussing it.
Between 9 and 1 O'Clock, more and
more workers were coming out into
the surrounding streets, walking to
and fro in loose groups on the pave
ments. Everywhere red carnations
shone from the jackets of the men
and the blouses of the women.
There was such a crowd outside the
Red Nightingale" that Paul could
scarcely push his way through. A
fine bloody idea, he swore to him
self, to send Hermann to Brandon
burg. today of all days, that out-of-
the-way holei Hermann was the
only man in the alley who was ca
pable of keeping these masses firmly
under control. Paul felt uncomfort-
able, he knew that he was not q
leader by nature. He would do his
duty wherever he was sent. But he
noticed that the indignation of the
people over the ban on the demon
stration and the provocative proc
larnations of the Police President
was getting too strong. The Slight
est cause might lead to a dangerous
explosion outside the Red Night
ingdale" he saw considerable num-
Der or social democratic workers who
had never before taken part in dem
onstrations organized by the Com
munist Party. but who today were
obviously prepared to join the dem
onstration against the ban of their
own party comrade.
Strong Police Force
At the door of the Red Nighting-
dale" courier reported that strong
police force was cutting off all the
streets leading to the Koslin quar-
ter. In the Guardians building in
the PankstraSse, a hundred yards
away, a whole company Of police was
hidden. The Nettlebeckplatz had
been turned into police camp. In
several houses Of the Reinickendor-
fer-Strasse flying squads had been
stationed in the entrance halls. On
the streets themselves only the usual
patrols Of the local police were to be
seen, who at present were remaining
neutral. From time to time the small
mobile lorries of the police manned
by six to ten officers dashed at full
speed through the streets. It was
their task merely to report on the
situation.
Kurt, who was standing next to
Paul when he received the report of
the courier did not fail to notice the
indebtedness Of Comrade Werner.
He knew Paul as reliable old party
comrade, nevertheless he had not
considered Hermann's choice correct
when the night before he had ap-
NEWARK, N. J.