The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-29


The plans grow out of ar
High School, On Saturday the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, under
the direction of Hans Kinder, pre-
scented With the active assistance of
the German Embassy, program of
German music, eliminating in the
playing of the Nazi song Horst
Vessel. When the program had
been announced, Jewish members of
the orchestra protested against the
playing of this piece, but were
silenced with the threat of dis
missal. Local organizations then
sent in resolutions of protest, among
these being the Workmen's Circle,
the Jewish Community Center, the
BNai Birth, the Socialist Party,
etc.
Protest Nazi Piece
AS Kinder announced the piece,
the voice of Young Communist
League member, Leon Seideman,
rang out, DO not play the Horst
Vessel" Kinder sneeringly re-
piled, Anything else?" Another
Young Communist League member,
Anna Rappaport, replied, DO not
play the Horst Vessel 1t is the
song of murderers!" Kinder in
terrupted with, Anyone else?"
Anna Rappaport then jumped up
and spoke, outlining the evils of
Fascism, pointing to the spread of it
here.
Instantly, the two were arrested
by members of the red squad" who
we're stationed in the audience. The
orchestra then swung into the song,
and, though the program was an
nounced as a children's program,
fully fifty adults stood at attention,
giving the Hitler salute. The audi
ence arose, and the policemen stood
at attention. Girl and Boy Scouts
in uniform Saluted the Nazi flag
which hung over the podium. Some,
however, walked out.
Earlier in the program Kinder
announced that DR.. Hans Luther,
the Nazi henchman for the United
States. had sent four Bavarians to
perform and sing their native-foik-
music
Dragged Through Snow
Through twelve-inch layer of
snow, the two youths were dragged
to police headquarters. Anna Rap
paport, whose courage was not
weakened by her being a cripple,
continued shouting slogans, though
she was under arrest. At head
quarters charges Of disorderly con-
duct were preferred against the
two.
Their arrest created q stir at
headquarters. wspaperm n
learned that two reds" we're in the
building, and the Police Department.
prepared reception for the group.
Captain Linebarger, active head
of the red squad" privately told a
Hearst newspaperman, a reporter
for the Washington Times, that
"You fellows ought to do as you did
in Californy. Smash their places
They are located here at $40 F
Street. N. w, but don't you go quot
ing me as saying anything about
this. Just work quick. We stand
behind you"
Wants Vigilante Action
Captain Thompson of the Police
Department told the reporters
'oThose god damned Communists!
Anarchists, that's all they are! You
ought to tie rope around the
necks of every damned one OF
them and throw them overheard.
He then went into great detail, tell
ing the men how to detect members
of the Communist Party, how to
kill them without leaving any in
eliminating clues. Both Linebarger
and THOMPSON assured the news
pa,permen that if they organized
SQUADS to use against the Commu-
nists. they should act quickly, and
that no one would be arrested as a
result of whatever developments
took place. He continued, GOD
damn them I won't rest until
every damned one of them is de-
ported or dead" Referring to Sam
uel Levine, the I. L. D. lawyer as
signed to the case, Linebarger said
THAT damned red squirt of q
shyster. 1 know how to handle
him. just watch
In the squad room group of po-
licemen were discussing the case
''All that girl needs" said one, is
good raping."
Workers distributed leaflets in
front of the school when the audi
ence was filing in we're dispersed by
the police. Despite this threat OF
terror. the Communist Party and
the Young Communist League are
proceeding with increasing activity