The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
RakOsi Notes
Show Heroic
Steadfastness


BUDAPEST, Nov. 16.-With the
arm of the proletarian dictatorship
stretching forth to save Matthias
Rakosi, imprisoned anti-fascist
leader Of the Hungarian workers,
by exchange negotiations taking
place at this moment through the
Soviet Embassy. the following uuo-
tations from letter written by RAJ
kosi to his sister show how for more
than eight long years all the tor.
lures of the Hungarian bourgeoisis
were powerless to weaken his con-
victions and how lonely he felt at
being snatched from the battlefield
of the class struggle All the LETT
ters are dated from Budapest:
Jan. 49, 1927.
:. would love to answer ev.
erybody with separate letters, but
'beggars cannot be choosers.' They
are solacing me with the knowledge
that within 2-3 years I will be able
to write as many letters as I like.
In such long term Of imprison-
ment it is just the same as in mar
riage-only the first seven years are
difficulty"
June ID, 1927,
.. During the last three
months wss again afraid that war
would break cut; afraid because
then I would have to remain here,
and the craving for activity would
XIII me.
July 7, 1927.
Zoltizs information is OF
great interest to me, and I ask him,
as far as possible, to also add fig
ures when he writes about economic
events. You have always got new
interesting economic notes. For in
stance, for the last two months I
am greatly interested in the data
about the harvest, and who got the
order formerly delivered in Eng
land. How great is the number Of
ractors, what Is the situation in
the textile industry, ETC.? I remem-
bered Clara's birthday CLARA zet-
+ KIM; please write me how she re-
ceived the greetings"
July 81, 1894.
Three weeks ago I received
postcard, dated June IS, from
Martin Andersen Nexo. Those dear
lines gave me much pleasure, and
I was very much surprised to read
that Heinrich Pontoppidan also
sends me his greetings. I thought
that P. was living in a palace of
ivory, and resting on his laurels and
the Nobel prize. My old friend in
vites me to Denmark. Please ex-
plain to him that first I must be
freed. i. :"
a.. About my trial I know no
more than what I have informed
Hajnal. The old case about my ac-
tivity as Peoples CommiSsar Tin
Soviet Hungary, high treason,
theft, eXtort:on, ETC.. have probably
become too old already The hear
ing of my case did not catch me
unawares. I am only sorry for you.
for as I see, you were incorrectly
informed, and you had quite Ger
tainly counted on my liberation.
personally have become used to
thinking of the trial, and already
preparing for it. But as there is so
much material, would not be able
to go through 1t all myself if was
provided with all the legal posi-
bilities. In a great number Of
things will need your help. But Of
that-another time.
II embrace you with the old love,
Your Matya."
MADRID.-The Government has
given orders to the Civil Guard to
take up all the children in Astur.as
whose parents were killed or inn
prisoned during the fighting, and to
place them in the converts. Many
workers now in prison will not be
able to find their children after
their release, for this whole action
Of "rescuing" the children is being
carried on by the government with
out the slightest organization.
Hence it is of the utmost impor-
lance to support the initiative TAX
en- by the Women's Committee to
protect the children of the Asturian
revolutionists.
WEIMAR. - Nazi Finance Minis
ter Schacht has now followed up
his Hanover speech, in which he
solemnly declared that the high
rates of interest are sacred and inc
violable, by another speech in Wei
mar, even more candid. With bru-
tally only possible in a thoroughly
hard-boiled employee of the capital.
ist class, Schacht admitted that the
new foreign currencies plan, which
renders impossible the import of vi
tally important raw materials, lis
abominable, since it will impose de-
privations upon us" upon the
working people, not upon Herr
SchachtD. I'VE shall certainly have
to draw our belts tighter" he stat
ed, repeating the very words used
during the war to induce the popu-
lace to hold out" The picture OF
the misery of war economy, now
presented by the Third Realm, is
complete.