The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
RELIEF FOR
OF
NAZI TERROR
European Centers Aid
Refugees Along the
German Borders

Relief work for the victims of Ger
man fascism, both within Germany
as well among the enigres in neigh
boring countries, has been organized
and is going ahead on a large scale,
according to a report from the In
ternational Cooperating Committee
to the National Committee to Aid
Victims of German Fascism, rs Fifth
Avenue, New York.
The international Committee
writes:
In Germany, in spite of unprece-
denied terror, we have been able to
find definite forms of relief activity.
Eighteen relief kitchens are already
at work in Berlin providing food to
victimized workers and their fami-
lies, irrespective of political affili-
alton or creed. Each of these kit
chens is preparing 10 to 100 meals
daily. Similar kitchens are functi-
oning in Hamburg. Homes have been
found for children Of victimized work
ers; they are placed with adaptive
parents, if necessary. On a single
Sunday in Berlin alone 1900 marks
were collected illegally for our com
mittee.
Relief kitchens have been estab-
lished to feed the acute emigration
situation in the towns in Eastern
France, Alsace and the Saar along
the western German frontier. In the
Saar food for 300 refugees has been
provided daily in Neunkirchen, Vie
belskirch and other towns. The po-
litical refugees receive three meals
day and have been supplied, with
the necessary shoes and clothing.
In Saarbruecken the refugees were
put up in private houses, $500 meals
having been served in a period OF
two weeks alone. In Strassburg
Alsace, the municipality allotted S.
900 francs to our local committee and
widespread relief action was started
d Nsna early days of April. Food,
clothes and shelter were provided for
$500 refugees during the month of
April. The Strassburg Committee
also sent food conveys to the Saar
territory.
THE Czechoslovakian committee,
under the Craftsmanship of Profess
sor Salda, has given initial aid, as
well as medical and legal advice to
over 1000 refugees from Germany.
AN energetic collection campaign
in Norway yielded 5000 crowns up to
May l. these funds being used to pro-
vide various forms of relief in Copen-
hapen. the chief center of German
emigration in Northern Europe.
THE first wave Of emigration COM
prised men chiefly, but now their
numbers are added to daily by the
women and children who are join
| ing their men folk. This second re-
fugee wave raises special problems
| in the field of children'S relief Spe-
cial children's homes and family
housing are being planned all along
the German frontier. Maternity cen
ters are to be opened for expectant
mothers in various frontier towns.
Though much has been achieved
already, we realize that we have
merely touched the surface of the
tremendous problem. What has beer
accomplished was made possible by
the National Committees good re-
Spouse to our appeals. For instance
the French Committee has contrib
uted $4,000 francs to the Interna.
tional Relief Fund, in addition to the
relief work they are doing themselves
Czechoslovakia collected 10000
crowns up to May l, while othel
sums have been received from Spain
England, Holland and America. Tit
collections in the United States how
ever, are still far behind those Of thu
European countries.
| In addition to the actual relic.
work, our committee has published
special material giving an expose o
the exact situation in Germany, thu
enlightening the public on the rea
character Of the fascist terror"
This report from the international
Committee shows that actual relic
work-inside fascist Germany as vel
as for the emigres in the adjoining
couitries-is going ahead rapidly
Hundreds of refugees cannot be aidec
because of shortage of funds. 1t /,
the highest proletarian obligation o.
the workers of America to make ur
| fny. fbai, in ctivifu in thiS field in
| the past.
Every labor organization, every
union, must begin collecting for Ger
man relief at once. Funds must be
rushed to the National Committee to
Aid Victims of German Fascism, rs
Fifth Avenue, New York City, with
out delay for immediate transmission
to the international distributing
center.