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June 12, 1934
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Poet Lola Ridge appeals to intellectuals to protest the Nazi government's threatened execution of Ernst Thaelmann, emphasizing his heroic devotion to the workers' cause and the broader fight against Fascism in Germany and America.
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Lola Ridge, Noted Poet, Backs Fight to Save Thaelmann
Lola Ridge, famous poet, has issued the following appeal to intellectuals to join in the protest movement against the threatened execution of Ernst Thaelmann by the Nazi government. Her statement follows:
That Thaelmann should be in danger of losing his life at the hands of the gang-leaders of Germany is not surprising. His heroic and unfaltering devotion to the cause of the workers makes him a living menace to their masters. The Fascists whether they are supreme as in Germany or without direct power as at present in America. wish not only to enslave the workers but to so corrupt them and undermine their morale that they shall cease to function as an organized mass.
Men like Thaelmann. instil fresh courage into the wavering and the weak. They serve as living barricades which the oppressors cannot pass; they must be killed off at all costs!
"As for us in America. here in our own country are the very men who will, if they get the chance. destroy the entire American working-class movement and abolish all liberty of tongue and press as completely as their fellow-Fascists have achieved it in Germany. Ernst Thaelmann is fighting our fight and the question of his life or death is vital to all of us who are on his side.
LOLA RIDGE."
Lola Ridge, famous poet, has issued the following appeal to intellectuals to join in the protest movement against the threatened execution of Ernst Thaelmann by the Nazi government. Her statement follows:
That Thaelmann should be in danger of losing his life at the hands of the gang-leaders of Germany is not surprising. His heroic and unfaltering devotion to the cause of the workers makes him a living menace to their masters. The Fascists whether they are supreme as in Germany or without direct power as at present in America. wish not only to enslave the workers but to so corrupt them and undermine their morale that they shall cease to function as an organized mass.
Men like Thaelmann. instil fresh courage into the wavering and the weak. They serve as living barricades which the oppressors cannot pass; they must be killed off at all costs!
"As for us in America. here in our own country are the very men who will, if they get the chance. destroy the entire American working-class movement and abolish all liberty of tongue and press as completely as their fellow-Fascists have achieved it in Germany. Ernst Thaelmann is fighting our fight and the question of his life or death is vital to all of us who are on his side.
LOLA RIDGE."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Lola Ridge
Ernst Thaelmann
Nazi Execution
Workers Movement
Fascism Protest
Intellectual Appeal
What entities or persons were involved?
Lola Ridge
Ernst Thaelmann
Where did it happen?
Germany, America
Story Details
Key Persons
Lola Ridge
Ernst Thaelmann
Location
Germany, America
Story Details
Lola Ridge issues an appeal to intellectuals to protest the Nazi threat to execute Ernst Thaelmann, highlighting his devotion to workers as a menace to Fascists and linking the struggle to anti-Fascist efforts in America.