MrSmith and MrSchmidt . t into the pockets of individual corrupt Nazis, of whomthere are many; most of it was stolen and transferred to theNazi party itself. During this process a campaign of brutal destructionagainst the unions was conducted. Nazi mobs were set to worksmashing up the Trades Union headquarters and folk specially fine building at Leipzig was attacked and some finewood panelling smashed by axes. In many places the filesand the splendid libraries were tossed into the street andburned. The files contained records of workers contributionsand their right to benefit, extendi
MrSmith and MrSchmidt . t into the pockets of individual corrupt Nazis, of whomthere are many; most of it was stolen and transferred to theNazi party itself. During this process a campaign of brutal destructionagainst the unions was conducted. Nazi mobs were set to worksmashing up the Trades Union headquarters and folk specially fine building at Leipzig was attacked and some finewood panelling smashed by axes. In many places the filesand the splendid libraries were tossed into the street andburned. The files contained records of workers contributionsand their right to benefit, extending over many years; all thesesavings were confiscated. Finally, on May 2, 1933—a brutal and ironic contrast to the May Day cele-brations at theTempelhof theday before — allTrades Unionoffices not yetwrecked weretaken over byorder of Commissarswere of thesewere so corruptthat the NaziGovernment oftenhad to interveneto save what itwanted of the lootfor itself. Having des-troyed the Trades 20. ^^?Hir. i i* ^m^ ! 1 ?s J^. I 1 p.! ? 1^,: MAY 21 extdayemyTmdes Union of ficethroughout the fkili isb^^ Union organisations run by the workers themselves, the Naziscreated the Nazi German Labour Front (led by the notoriousDr. Ley, pronounced, appropriately enough. He) which wasand is nothing in the nature of a Trades Union organisation aswe understand the term. It is a mere creature of the Nazi Government. It includesemployers as well as workers. The employers are appointedits leaders in the factories. Of the fourteen Labour Fronttrustees originally appointed, nearly all had formerly beenassociated with employers associations ! These people weregiven dictatorial powers over the workers conditions. Theold rights of the unions and the shop stewards recorded abovewere ruthlessly swept away. The Trades Unionists did not take all this lying down. Theyoften fought the wreckers when they could. There was a fightwhen the storm troopers attacked the miners headquart
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