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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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A gas explosion in an Aachen mine killed 235 miners and injured 291, reported on October 22 from Berlin. Workers warned of gas a week earlier, but open lights and explosive work continued. All pit committee members died. German Communists blame owners' speed-up system supported by socialists and demand punishment; their motion in Prussian Diet tabled by socialists.
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BERLIN, Oct. 22.—By noon today 235 miners were reported dead and 291 injured in the Aachen mining disaster. Dynamite, which was previously said to be the cause of the explosion, was found intact. The cause is probably a gas explosion.
A week ago mine pit stewards warned the bosses that gas was noticeable, but nothing was done about it. Open lights were used, and explosive work continued despite the warnings of the workers.
All members of the pit committee were killed in the explosion.
"Rote Fahne," official organ of the German Communist Party, declares the disaster is the result of the murderous rationalization and speed-up system introduced by the owners with the support of the socialists.
The motion of the Communist fraction in the Prussian Diet, demanding a strict investigation of the mine disaster, and punishment for the bosses responsible, was tabled by the socialists.
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Aachen
Event Date
Oct. 22
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235 dead, 291 injured; all members of the pit committee killed; communist motion tabled by socialists
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By noon today 235 miners were reported dead and 291 injured in the Aachen mining disaster. Dynamite was found intact. The cause is probably a gas explosion. A week ago mine pit stewards warned the bosses that gas was noticeable, but nothing was done about it. Open lights were used, and explosive work continued despite the warnings of the workers. All members of the pit committee were killed in the explosion. "Rote Fahne," official organ of the German Communist Party, declares the disaster is the result of the murderous rationalization and speed-up system introduced by the owners with the support of the socialists. The motion of the Communist fraction in the Prussian Diet, demanding a strict investigation of the mine disaster, and punishment for the bosses responsible, was tabled by the socialists.