Show HUNS HUNS RUTHLESS IN SUPPRESSION OF STRIKE MOVE I Amsterdam Jan Jon 30 Details O. Details of or the German military authorities authorities' ruthless suppression of or an attempt nt at a general gen ren- eral ral strike In all tho factories factories factories fac fac- fac- fac tories of or Germany last lat August arc are publish published published pub pub- lish d in iii tho the Journal of ot tho the German metal workers In Brunswick which Is the only district district district dis dis- particularized in the tho guarded star story published Ll b by the Journal martial martial martial mar mar- law was waR Immediately Immediate put Into force orce and both male malc and female strikers ers were sentenced to Imprisonment It will be a long time before labor laborIn In Brunswick recovers from the wounds received says sas the ot officially lh I inspired red writer of ot tho the article In his account ie e said Tho The strike c long In preparation was rought about b by a few agitators It out In the Brunswick metal factories fac fac- ac- ac tories bries as In other factories throughout e erman r manyOn many On the breaking out of or the strike tic tie minister of or the Interior summon summoned ell tie tic heads of or the workmen's committee Ir order to bring about a settlement T Ticy Tiey e presented a series Berles of ot demands Tic Tte minister would not discuss them I lit lie stated that work t must be bo resumed th next morning Friday a or the matto mat- mat to would be referred to the tue military command to he be In It It was vas hardly expected I 1 view vio- of or th the existing excitement that aole a aOl Ol vote ole to resume Wor work would be passed All entreaties were In vain the strike was to be bo continued A few hours hour la later la- la ter the lie or orders ers of ot the m military tar authorities authorities ties were posted up In the streets These required that work should be ue reI re- re I on nn Fi Friday iday morning In default deaul of or which martial law would be he Intro introduced The instigators atols atol's of or the tho genera strike were elc the first to return to work In the cour course o of ot the day la the tho strikers gathered g before various factories hero where exciting scenes took colt place Meanwhile a r e special military court had hall been set up working day and I night Tho arrests and trials num nurn- i horel over and terms lerms of or Imprisonment Imprison imprison- Imprison Imprison-I ment ui up to ten months were Imposed Workers between the a aRe aIes eR of oC 17 and 48 45 who were subject to military servIce service ice were brought under tinder military control control control con con- and and ordered to perform certain cor- cor lain tain work worle for which the they would reecho recelo re- re echo o only military pa pay Fer Everything that could be bo n associated ed cd with the strikers was as adversely af at- at The Thc working people and their organization suffered most severely se an and the rI right ht of or a assembly will viII be suspended sus stis- for a lon long period SUS 1 |