The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

you're NTong-he did say before
hand that there would be bloodshed!'
Just listen to this: whoever
in spite of this, attempts on the LIST
OF May to make the streets the play
ground Of his political passions e.
This lousy swine, he calls the May
Day celebration political passions I"
Bricklayer Tolle flung the paper he
had been reading to the ground furi-
ously and wiped his broad hands on
his trousers as if he had touched
filth.
Kurt turned to him. What was
this? Fritz, just give it to me, let's
have look" he said Old Tolle he
knew was a member of the SPD.
Haven't you read it yet, Kurt2-
the Police President of Berlin to his
people?" said Tolle bitterly as he
picked up the paper again. Il feel
ashamed as hell to think that such a
swine belongs to my party" He spat
the juice of his tobacco through the
open door of the hut.
Kurt took the Vorwarts, and while
he read fury overcame him.
So according to the will Of
the Communists blood is to flow in
the streets of Berlin on the 1st Of
May! That must never be! And
therefore I again point out with the
greatest emphasis that the existence
of the ban on all open-air demon
strations in Berlin is due in small de-
gree to the completely of the Commu
nists. Whoever in defiance Of this
ban attempts to make the streets the
playground of his political passions
must fully understand that he runs
grave risks for himself and his fol-
lowers. I appeal urgently to the
peaceioving population Of Berlin, es-
pecially to women and children, not
to participate in any attempted DEM
onstration. not to stay on the streets
unnecessarily. and to support the
measures taken for the maintenance
OF lew and order.-Zorgiebel'
The other workers looked at Kurt.
He was organizer for the revolution
airy trade union opposition and had
gained a great deal of respect among
his colleagues through his deter
mined stand for the workers. Eight
days ago he had been unanimously
elected as delegate Of the workers on
the May Day Committee.
Ku-.t dropped the paper and looked
up. Boys that's fine fellow. He
wants to shoot us down and an
nounceS beforehand that only the
Communists are to blane!"
THEY ELECT DELEGATES
Outside the whistle Of the foreman
sounded. Some rose and went to-
wards the door.
"Jus5 wait minute, chaps" called
ouS Kurt. The boss can wait a bit
today. think we've just got to set
lie something first.
The men stopped and looked at
him.
"I suggest that We of our firm go
and have a word with the Police,
President himself. Whether 1t will
help or not, I don't know, but it is
our duty as workers.
do you want to ask him to shoot
with loilypops tomorrow, Kurt?'
Go TO the Alex and bash his face
in. that would be the thing to do"
Tolle rose slowly. 1t was plain that
1t was not easy for him to speak.
''Mates,-Kurt is right. Propose that
all workers are called together dur
ing the lunch interval in order to
elect a delegation to go to the police
office and submit a last protest there
believe that he will see us and I
believe that 1t may be Of some use"
That's what you think, Tolle!'
Better go yourself to your COM
rade"
Toile turned slowly to the young
worker and replied gravely:
VERY well. I will go myself with
the delegation "a. if you ask me to-"
The foreman's whistle was heard a
second time, sharply and impatiently.
Calm down-calm down, old boy,
The work won't run away"
Good, tell the others. At dinner
time we all meet In the large hut"
Kurt put on working cap thick
With cement dust. He knew only too
well that this sep would have no
practical results, but politically
speaking that was precisely the point
Of it. Old Tolle,--a decent clap-was
10 see for himself, what game was be-
ing played up there.
The sacks weighing 8 hundred
weight and quarter felt lighter than
he had expected today. He said few
words wherever he met a fellow
worker. BY lunch time all the workers
on the job had read the article of
the Police President in the Vorwarts.
EVEN Jagow couldn't have done
Il that better!"
unanimously decided to send a dele
cation from the job to the Police
President. Old Tolle, another worker
to any organization, and
Kurt, were elected. The foreman
looked surprised when the three men
asked for an hours leave, but what
could he do?
VISITING THE
POLICE CHIEF
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