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

The door was opened again.
RED 'FRONT.'" Hermann enter
ed with packet Of leaflets under
his arm.
We'll, Hermann, anything new?"
The habitual question these daysl
Too much was in the air. At the
Labour Exchanges, in the factories
on the streets, in the trans and
shops, everywhere fantastic rumours
Agent-provocateurs, friends, enemies
who could tell? They say that the
army will be brought into action on
Wednesday. The Police President
has issued a special decree about
street lighting. The ban will, be
definitely lifted for the 1st of May.
Reichsbanner and the Stahlhelm
have been put into police uniforms
and so on, endlessly. The bour-
geois papers, Tempo, and the evening
edition of Vorwarts are bombarding
Berlin with infiammatory headlines
Which are facts? Which are lies?
Hermann placed his leaflets on the
table
"Conrades-don't be so nervousl
Here is the news. The very latest
is that Brolat Grade Union Offcial)
has prohibited the Transport Work
ers from de~-~nst-e-i-g on the lst
Of May"
"What?"
That isn't true!"
IF the evening edition of Vorwarts
says so it OUGHT 70 be true" Her
mann replied dryly.
The scoundrel, shame on him, and
he wants to be Mayor of Wedding"
EXCITED DISCUSSION
At once the room was Allied w.gl
excited discussion.
So thct'5 nat they want to dot
e2d vat viii transport ~rorlzers say
t. go 800 ---~~-- 49, work
hc-. c.c.atel tc, Is l. ..cc..her
tnor slo: / celsb-a.e the 1st of MAY
c. nct2 Calls himself Social Demo.
3rau--hel O. a Socialist! Why do
SP.D. rlandarins occupy directors
chairs in Municipal enterprises? II
the transport workers stopped work,
that would put the tin hat on every
thing, therefore Brolat must inter-
vene and give assistance to the trade
Union Bosses in order to prevent the
traffic workers stopping work on the
Isl CT May, as they had decided. 1t
was sheer defiance of the result Of
the ballot The whole thing plain
as a piksstaff!
Soma OF the young Communists re-
turned. The NaZis had fed. FRITZ
pushed his way through the crowd,
mis- face flushed with excitement.
Hermann greeted him kindly. He
knew the enthusiastic little conrade.
who came to him often when he
was puzzled about something.
Good evening, Conrade Hermann
Wen, what do you think? Don't you
sgres that the ban will be liftedp
Otto has Social Democrat paper
which is thoroughly annoyed with
their 'Comrade zoergiebel'
Heymsnn's gray eyes laughed mock
ingly you dumb kidd Just wait
and you'll see, on wednesday his
Excellency the President will go for
a walk with red carnation fixed
to his TOP hat, whistling the Inter-
national"
CRETE UPBRAIDS HERMANN
Fritz stood snubbed among the
laughing workers. Suddenly Crete
pushed past him, and stopped with
angry face, in front Of Hermann.
II we wanted to get such a silly
answer, it wasn't necessary to ask
You. You want to be q political
leader, and talk like q monkey to
g young comrade. Then you swear
at the young Communists for lack
o. political activity. But dare to
ask you a question, and out come
your stupid jokesl" She turned her
back, leaving Hermann dunbfounded,
and drew FRITZ out OF the room.
Don't let it bother you, FRITZ.
He, mann won't forget what I told
binl"
They thought they heard Hermann
calling after them. Go to hell" as
they went home across the dark,
rainy street.
Silence rcigned in the little hall
when Hermann tapped his glass with
his pencil. Everyone knew that this
evening important things would be
discussed. Next to the leader of
the Party unit sat a young man of
about thirty, keenly scrutinising the
faces Of the workers in front of him.
The District Committee had sent
him, its representative, to lead off
the discussion. On the wall above
the table hung three large pictures
of Lenin, Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
cmburg; the Liebknecht and the Rosa
Luxembourg drawn in charcoal by q
young comrade. The restricted plat
form was garnished with the chests
and cupboards Of the Workers
Sports Clubs. Dusty garlands, made |
Of now faded tissue paper, festooned
lhe blackened ceiling and were in
orange contrast with the serious and
hasine5slike conduct Of the meeting.
On a piece of cardboard above the |
ano was hand-written notice:
Sunday Evening Dance.
Entrance Free.
lie STREET UNIT