The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
By H. YARIs

4 IN September 81, there took place in
v the city of Milwaukee, demon
I stration directed against Hans Luther,
German Ambassador to the q. S.,
< who came to Milwaukee on that day
to be welcomed by the biggest bank
4 ers and manufacturers of that city.
A This is the second direct representa-
tive of Hitler who has visited Mil
Waukee within the space of a few
weeks, with the intention of creating
strong pro-fascist tendencies among
the large German population Of Mil
waukee.
Several weeks ago, it was Prince
! Louis Ferdinand, son of the Crown
Prince, and one who is most often
mentioned to be the first choice of
Hitler in the event of the restoration
of the Hohenzollern family to the
throne. Louis Ferdinand was well
4 coined by the elite of Milwaukee So
ciety who sponsored his tour amid
tremendous publicity in the local
press. However, one deed of his was
not so loudly acclaimed, and that was
the actual formation Of nucleus for
the Hitler orgo nization, Friends of
New Germany
The primary purpose of Luther's
visit, so-called private tour, was to
strengthen this Fascist nucleus, and
to gain for it the support of the local
bourgeoisie, many of whom are of
German extraction.
UTHER came to be welcomed by
L. the bourgeoisie, but the welcome
he received from the Milwaukee
workers, by far superseded his other
reception in Importance and attend
ance. In a demonstration, modified
aover night by calling workers out Of
Ftheir beds, and waking them early in
lthe morning, hundreds of Milwaukee
workers, of every nationality, gather
ed in front of the Milwaukee Club,
the fancy restaurant and club of the
rich. ~
Both in discipline and militancy,
this demonstration was tribute to
the staunchness of the working class.
Disciplined in not being provoked by
the police, and militant in deterni-
nation not to let the police break
them up despite all brutality, the
demonstration was a great protest
against Fascism and against the
frame-up being carried through in
Leipzig against our brave German and
Bulgarian comrades.
There is, however, one sidelght Of
this demonstration which is Of great
Importance to workers everywhere,
that is the role Of the Socialist Party
leaders. AS is usual in all struggles
Of the workers, these leaders" found
themselves not on the side of the
workers fighting against Hitler and
Fascisrn, but in position wherein
they we're trying to cover up and
explain away their support of the
bourgeoisie with all kinds of camou-
flage and pretended opposition. At the
present they are waging a sham
battle with the police, pretending to
be opposed to the prosecution of the
% workers arrested at the Sept. q
demonstration. Actually we can easily
show, they are trying to railroad each
of these workers to even longer SEN
fences than the police themselves are
demanding.
We wish to go somewhat into the
details of the role of these S. P.
leaders in connection with this dem
onstration.
TOR years, in this city it has been
the custom of the Mayor to issue
permits for whatever meetings per-
mits were desired or needed. In fact
it was the boast of the Socialists that
the Socialist Mayor Hoan, and not
the police controlled and guaranteed
free speech to workers and their or
CARNATIONS. However, on the morn
ing of the 9th, when delegation
was sent requesting permit to the
Mayors office, his secretary Hauser,
also leading Socialist, stated that
the Mayor no longer had the right
to issue permits and referred the COM
mittee to the Police Department,
which meant complete denial of a
permit. For years, the Mayor would
not allow the police to take over this
phase of work, but when asked for a
permit for an anti-fascist demonstra-
ton at time when such an action
would have the most significance, the
], Mayor who is at the head of the So
"A Hlist controlled Anti-Fascist League,
Sttused permit, and thus indirectly
N nctioned the right of the police to
brutally dispense the meeting.
Following the demonstration, and
the brutality with which it was broken
up, wave of protest and resentment
spread through the working class
population of Milwaukee, and many
Of the rank and file Socialist workers
demanded of their Comrades" in the
City Hall an explanation. Their
comrades" in the City Hall, there
fore, had to get busy, to clean their
hands, and rid themselves of respon-
sibility.
When the case came up to court,
the Socialist City Attorney refused to
prosecute 16 of the %, arrested work.
ers, held on charge Of disorderly
!. conduct. All of these workers were
being held on warrants issued by the |
\ City. But something had happened
4 in between the time Of the issuing
of warrants, and the time of appear
ance in court. The Socialist rank (
and file aroused by the demonstra-
ton and rallying to the support of
the arrested workers were exerting
pressure and their leaders feared to
buck this resentment.
But what is behind this refusal Of