The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-05
ENSLAVED WORKERS IN GER
MANY STERN WARNING TO
u. 8. LABOR

In the light of certain strikes in
vital defense industries, 1t can only
be assumed that organized labor is
not fully aware of what it stands to
lose should Hitler gain political or
economic control in the United
States. Wherever the blighting hand
of the Nazl has touched, labor fed
ertaions, trade unions and all othen
forms Of organized labor have been
wipedo ut. Stringently enforced laws
revent strikes and lockouts.
But that is just start. The whole
sale shift of labor-without the
consent of the workers. common
place. Able-bodied men conquered by
German arms have been drafted
into the service of the Reich. Latest
available figures from Germany
show that between 100000 and
100000 foreigners are engaged in
agricultural or industrial labor for
the Nazi.
Before the Polish camaign, Ger
many had hired foreign laborers in
large numbers for seasonal agricul-
tural work. But with the complete
subjugation of Poland, it was found
more profitable to borrow" men
from the conquered lands. Since
they borrowed" under their own
terms, the Poles ended up in a
status little better than slavery.
France has been forced to donate
some 100000 to 100000 captur-
ed soldiers to the cause of German
agriculture and industry. Some
100000 to 100000 Belgians, $780,
1000 Yugoslavs, and 100000 Greeks
and Britishers are included. There
is an untold number of highly skill
ed Czechoslovakian workmen who
are forced to work toward the es
tablishment of the new ORDER.
The picture is not particularly
pleasant But, if Nazi Agriculture
Minister Richard Walter Dare
speaks for the party, the future is
even more dark for the subject peo-
pies. "a new aristocracy of German
Masters will be created, and this
aristocracy will have slaves to be
their property. These slaves will
consist of landless, nonGerman ma
tionals. There will be master class,
an historical class, tempered by
battle. There will be great hier-
archy of party members. They will
be the new middle class. And there
will be great mass, anonymous,
serving, collective eternally dis
franchised. But under them there
will still be class of subject alien
races. We need not hesitate to call
them modern slaves"
So far the Nazis have failed to
get this fully working. The prison
ers who work i'm Germany receive
as much as $1.40 to SLIGO per day
on paper. Though entitled to the
above wages, the Reich does not
pay this in cash. 1t deducts about
forty cents per day for board and
room-if it can be called that
then gives to the laborer only a
small portion of the rest. The re-
mainder is held by the base military
camp where they are stationed. At
any rate, the prisoners themselves
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never see it.
Naturally, all these prisoners not
only contribute to the economic well
fare of the Reich, they make excell-
ent hostages. Ruthless methods of
conquest, and indescribable savag-
cry toward any who oppose them
have convinced the conquered ma
lions that the Germans mean it
when they say the treatment and
lives of the prisoners depend upon
proper collaboration" by the home
people.
But back to the subject of labor
leaders, the Reich reserves a spec
ial treatment for them. They and
the Communists are isolated and
put to exceptionally hard labor.
Full cooperation on the part of
United States labor leaders would
be a small price for them to pay
for insurance against the Nazis.
News Bureau