Arbeiter-Zeitung (Chicago)
Type | Daily German-language newspaper |
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Founded | 1877 |
Language | German |
Ceased publication | 1931 |
Headquarters | Chicago |
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The Arbeiter-Zeitung, also known as the Chicagoer Arbeiter-Zeitung, was a
The Arbeiter-Zeitung was initially edited by German-American émigrés
In the early months of 1886, membership in Chicago Internationals (militant unions) swelled to record levels while the Arbeiter-Zeitung and the anarchist publication The Alarm (edited by the Parsons) unleashed a steady stream of editorials railing against capitalism. Labor leaders focused on the eight-hour work day as the means to a better life for working people. The newspaper complained that as wealthy businessmen lived opulently, workers suffered, and unemployment rose. Even in companies where profits rose sharply, employers cut wages. Strikes became more common — and some led to violence.[5]
As a result of the
Prosecutors showed that, the night before the bombing, Fischer had proposed that the paper should publish the word ruhe ('peace') — a call for armed men to assemble. The word did appear, highlighted in the May 4 edition. A staff member testified ruhe was written in the hand of Spies.[7]
At his sentencing, Spies denounced the police and prosecution witnesses. He also charged that one witness, Gustav Legner, could prove his alibi but was threatened by police and paid to leave Chicago. Legner later sued the Arbeiter-Zeitung for libel for repeating Spies' claim of bribery, denying he was told to leave town. Legner said he asked Spies before leaving the city if he should testify and was told he would not be needed. The Arbeiter-Zeitung agreed to print a retraction.[8]
In the early 1900s
The library of the University of Cincinnati has several years' holdings of the Arbeiter-Zeitung on microfilm in its German-Americana Collection.[10]
See also
- German language newspapers in the United States
- Arbeiter-Zeitung (Vienna)
- Sozialistische Arbeiter-Zeitung
Notes
- ^ "Political Wars in Chicago, 1873 to 1886". Roosevelt University. Retrieved 12 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Politics and the Press". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ a b Wachman, Marvin. History of the Social-Democratic Party of Milwaukee 1897-1910. 1st ed. Vol. XXVIII. Illinois Studies in the Social Sciences 1. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1945, p. 10, https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSocial-democraticPartyOfMilwaukee1897-1910.
- ^ Messer-Kruse. The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists. pp. 12–13.
- ^ citation needed
- ^ Douglas O. Linder (2006). "The Haymarket Riot and Subsequent Trial: An Account". Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Messer-Kruse. "The Prosecution". The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists. pp. 59–60, 72–73.
- ^ Messer-Kruse. "The Elements of a Riot". The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists. pp. 108–09.
- ISBN 0-8203-2709-3.
- ^ "Index of the Microfilm Collection of German-Americana" (PDF). German-Americana Collection. University of Cincinnati Library System. Source 30. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
References
- "The First Anarchist Daily Newspaper: The Chicagoer Arbeiter-Zeitung" by Jon Bekken. Anarchist Studies Volume 3, 2003 No.1 abstract Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Edward B. Mittelman, Chicago Labor in Politics 1877-96. The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 28, No. 5 (May 1920), pp. 407–427.
External links
- Drawing of the newspaper's office c. 1889 Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine