The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-02
Tells
About Attack on
Anti-Nazi Meeting
"a Are ted, Scores
Slugged by Police
in S. P. City

Ill y. L. 0lCy
How the Socialist police of Mil
waukee brutally attacked workers
demonstration against Hans Luther,
Nazi ambassador to the U. s. is wildly
described in the following eye witness
report by one Of the participants:
ION Tuesday night Milwaukee
workers heard that Hans Luther,
German ambassador, was coming to
Milwaukee the following day to meet
with bankers and financiers at the
Milwaukee Club, conservative mil
lionaires' club to discuss financing of
the new Hitler regime in Germany
and lay plans for the organization of
American Fascist organization.
1.-THE workers modified the follow
ing morning and applied for permit
to hold a demonstration in front of
the club at 12.45 when Luther was to
arrive by auto from Chicago. The
permit was applied for because the
Socialist Jarty which runs Milwaukee
with the aid Of the bankers, has al
ways complained after q demonstra-
ton which their police has attacked,
that the Communists had failed to
apply for permits-which, they claim,
would have been granted. The ap-
plication for this permit was refused
by Mayor Hoan's secretary Otto
Hauser on the ground that it was
not within the province of the mayors
office to issue permits. Heretofore,
the Communists and everyone else
always applied there for permitsl
When they demanded to see the
mayor, they were told, he's out Of
town. The committee reported back
without the permit.
"At 12.45 hundreds Of workers who
had been walking up and down IN
front Of the club massed in front OF
the club entrance. These hundreds
soon grew to thousand. When the
meeting was called to order, dozens
of banners and posters were raised in
the ranks of the workers: Down with
Fascisml" Down with Luther. Repre-
sentative of Bloody Hitler!" Free
Torgler and Thaelmannl" etc. Many
of these slogans were in German
carried by German comrades. Dozens
of police and plainsclothes men sur
rounded the workers. Speakers ex-
posed the Fascist terror In Germany,
pointed out how the workers had been
tricked into slaughtering each other
in the World War to preserve demo-
cracy," and bitterly attacking Hitler
and Luther. While another speaker
was attacking the Socialist Party OF
Milwaukee and accusing them OF
playing the same role as in Germany,
the first police attack took place and
clubbing of the workers began. The
workers ranks held solidly around
the speaker and several arrests took
place, but the meeting continued.
"The next speaker was Fred Basset,
Communist candidate for governor
in the last election. Meanwhile
police reserves had been called, patrol
wagons and squad cars with riot
guns appeared in the scene and the
second attack took place. The So
cialist police charged with clubs and
blackjacks. The workers heorically
stood tnelr ground, defending snem-
selves with broken sign STANDARDS
and lists. Police mercliessiy ciuDpeo
workers to the ground, grabbed them
by their throats and pounded tneir
heads against the pavement before
the cops were pulled OH by other
workers. Many women and children
were hurt. One cop attacked SIX
teen year old boy carrying . broken
standard he had picked up. HIS
mother and brothers and sisters went
to his rescue and were attacked By
other police. The workers closed IN
and freed the family, Blood covered
the face. and arms OF many workers
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