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German Socialist Labour Party in Poland â Left Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei in Polen â Linke | |
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Leader | Heinrich Scheibler |
Founded | October 3, 1931 |
Ideology | Socialism |
The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland â Left ( German: Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei in Polen â Linke, DSAPâLinke; Polish: Niemiecka Socjalistyczna Partia Robotnicza w Polsce â Lewica) was a political party in the Second Polish Republic. The party was founded on October 3, 1930, as a leftist split from the German Socialist Labour Party of Poland (DSAP) in ĆĂłdĆș. [1] [2]
Most of the members of the North ĆĂłdĆș party branch of DSAP (German: Ortsgruppe Lodz-Nord) joined DSAPâLinke in the split. The DSAPâLinke also attracted some recruits from Ortsgruppe Lodz-Chojny of the erstwhile DSAP. Some other DSAPâLinke members were recruited amongst German and Jewish workers in StrykĂłw, Brzeziny and TomaszĂłw. However, the total membership of DSAPâLinke didn't exceed 200. [3]
DSAPâLinke was led by Heinrich Scheibler, [2] who had been the chairman of the Lodz-Nord party branch of DSAP and who in 1930 had become member of the DSAP Party Council. Schlieber had advocated that DSAP should seek cooperation with other leftwing parties, for unity between socialists and communists in struggle against reaction. Other founding members of DSAPâLinke were Johann RĂŒckert, Oskar Fiebig, Adolf Jedich, and Joseph Dillner. [4]
After the split, the relations between DSAPâLinke and the mother-party DSAP (or DSAPâRechts, i.e. 'DSAPâRight', as DSAPâLinke branded the party) were antagonistic. DSAPâLinke characterized DSAP and the Polish Socialist Party (PPS) as ' social fascists', arguing that the leaderships of those two parties were laying the foundations for fascism in Poland. The DSAP press organs, on their behalf, began using the spelling 'Szajbel' for Scheibler's name, thus insinuating that he was Jewish (Scheibler had married a Jewish woman). [3]
The peak of activity of DSAPâLinke coincided with the 1930 OctoberâNovember campaign ahead of the parliamentary election. DSAPâLinke contested the election in coalition with the Polish Socialist Party â Left, running on joint lists titled PPSâLewica (List 23). The bloc propagated the formation of a Workers-Peasants government and self-rule for national minorities, political stands that attracted sharp attacks from the Sanacja government and the Centrolew opposition coalition (in which the DSAP participated). The Polish government classified the DSAPâLinke as 'crypto-communist'. The list on which Scheibler was the number 2 candidate was declared invalid by the Polish government. [5]
On January 5, 1931, DSAPâLinke organized an assembly in ĆĂłdĆș. The political police, assisted by uniformed policemen, arrested all participants and party materials were seized. 46 participants were accused of anti-state activities. In October 1931, a legal case against twenty-two party cadres accused of connections with the Soviet Union, was opened. Scheibler was threatened with two years imprisonment, but on March 23, 1932, he was found 'not guilty'. [6]
After a short existence, DSAPâLinke became defunct. Already after the 1930 election, the view inside the party was that the party was lacking prospects for the future. Sometime around 1932 Scheibler joined the Communist Party of Poland (KPP). Most members of the political activist core of DSAPâLinke also joined KPP. Some former DSAPâLinke members rejoined DSAP. [6]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (December 2008) |
German Socialist Labour Party in Poland â Left Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei in Polen â Linke | |
---|---|
Leader | Heinrich Scheibler |
Founded | October 3, 1931 |
Ideology | Socialism |
The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland â Left ( German: Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei in Polen â Linke, DSAPâLinke; Polish: Niemiecka Socjalistyczna Partia Robotnicza w Polsce â Lewica) was a political party in the Second Polish Republic. The party was founded on October 3, 1930, as a leftist split from the German Socialist Labour Party of Poland (DSAP) in ĆĂłdĆș. [1] [2]
Most of the members of the North ĆĂłdĆș party branch of DSAP (German: Ortsgruppe Lodz-Nord) joined DSAPâLinke in the split. The DSAPâLinke also attracted some recruits from Ortsgruppe Lodz-Chojny of the erstwhile DSAP. Some other DSAPâLinke members were recruited amongst German and Jewish workers in StrykĂłw, Brzeziny and TomaszĂłw. However, the total membership of DSAPâLinke didn't exceed 200. [3]
DSAPâLinke was led by Heinrich Scheibler, [2] who had been the chairman of the Lodz-Nord party branch of DSAP and who in 1930 had become member of the DSAP Party Council. Schlieber had advocated that DSAP should seek cooperation with other leftwing parties, for unity between socialists and communists in struggle against reaction. Other founding members of DSAPâLinke were Johann RĂŒckert, Oskar Fiebig, Adolf Jedich, and Joseph Dillner. [4]
After the split, the relations between DSAPâLinke and the mother-party DSAP (or DSAPâRechts, i.e. 'DSAPâRight', as DSAPâLinke branded the party) were antagonistic. DSAPâLinke characterized DSAP and the Polish Socialist Party (PPS) as ' social fascists', arguing that the leaderships of those two parties were laying the foundations for fascism in Poland. The DSAP press organs, on their behalf, began using the spelling 'Szajbel' for Scheibler's name, thus insinuating that he was Jewish (Scheibler had married a Jewish woman). [3]
The peak of activity of DSAPâLinke coincided with the 1930 OctoberâNovember campaign ahead of the parliamentary election. DSAPâLinke contested the election in coalition with the Polish Socialist Party â Left, running on joint lists titled PPSâLewica (List 23). The bloc propagated the formation of a Workers-Peasants government and self-rule for national minorities, political stands that attracted sharp attacks from the Sanacja government and the Centrolew opposition coalition (in which the DSAP participated). The Polish government classified the DSAPâLinke as 'crypto-communist'. The list on which Scheibler was the number 2 candidate was declared invalid by the Polish government. [5]
On January 5, 1931, DSAPâLinke organized an assembly in ĆĂłdĆș. The political police, assisted by uniformed policemen, arrested all participants and party materials were seized. 46 participants were accused of anti-state activities. In October 1931, a legal case against twenty-two party cadres accused of connections with the Soviet Union, was opened. Scheibler was threatened with two years imprisonment, but on March 23, 1932, he was found 'not guilty'. [6]
After a short existence, DSAPâLinke became defunct. Already after the 1930 election, the view inside the party was that the party was lacking prospects for the future. Sometime around 1932 Scheibler joined the Communist Party of Poland (KPP). Most members of the political activist core of DSAPâLinke also joined KPP. Some former DSAPâLinke members rejoined DSAP. [6]