LABOUR DICTATORS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1933, Page 11

LABOUR DICTATORS

GERMAN APPOINTMENTS

RULE OVER WORKERS

Thirteen labour trustees, or rather labour dictators, rule supreme over the: thirteen labour districts into which Germany has been divided. This is ono of the most striking features of_ the Nazi Government, says an American paper. The labour trustees only are responsible to Chancellor Hitler. Their power far surpasses that held by the once powerful trade unions with their millions of members. The entire police force of the Beich is at thoir beck and call to enforce "the measures they deem necessary. Strikes and lockouts will be put down, if necessary, by force of arms. ■ All wage disputes aro settled by them. Employers and workers alike must accept thoir decision. Thero is no appeal to a trustee's award. One of th« first measures of the labour dictators was to decree that no worker may be peremptorily dismissed, provided, of course, that ho or she did not commit a criminal offence. In the future every worker must be given a two -weeks' notice of discharge. . The labour trustees also decreed that youthful workers as. well as war wounded are entitled to a yearly vacation of twelve days. Heretofore only the full fledged worker was entitled to a vacation. . Workers were warned that they must not regard their employers as enemies by Hans Biallas, chief of the Press Department of tho German Labour Front. Proclaiming how the Labour Front has 'created a united labour body out of workers and employers, Ilorr Biallas

said: — . "Every member of this powerful i'ront must feel himself a member of a great army which has undertaken a war on unemployment.- A soldier in tho war who regarded his superior as an enemy was a traitor and was courtmartialled. The worker who still regards his employer as an enemy is no better. Tho employer, who arrogantly considers himself better than his fellow worker is a bad officer and sabotages victory just as much as did thoso officers who held soft jobs in the rear." Meanwhile, Premier Hermann WU-, helm Goering of Prussia is recruiting his State Council from among the most famous men in Germany. Herr Goering established the Council to help him administrate the State. His Cabinet, professors,,, doctors, bankers, princes, social leaders, sit together in this conclave of fifty men who help direct the fate of Prussia. The newest appointee is Wilhelm Purtwangler, conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the former Royal Opera House. Now appointments are being made daily. The functions of the State Council will be similar to those of the old-time Parliaments. Whenever Herr Goering calls the council together its member.-) may extend their advice. They may report to him about conditions or measures thef believe should bo changed. . ,