Schreyer, Paul Albert aka Luigi 1887-1918

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July 16th, 2008 by Battlescarred

A short biography of Paul Schreyer, German anarchist who opposed the First World War

Paul Schreyer was born on 21st September 1887 in Zahna, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A member of the Hamburg Anarchist Federation, he was editor of its weekly paper Kampf (1912-1914).
He emigrated at the outbreak of the War to Switzerland to escape his conscription as a soldier. In December 1914 his leaflet Die Sozialdemokratie und der Krieg (Social democracy and War) attacking the complicity of the Social Democrats with the war, was published in Copenhagen and distributed in Germany. The German government began to put pressure on the Swiss government. which finally delivered him unlawfully to the Germans . He was thrown into jail for desertion. The appalling prison conditions ruined his health ; he died at the end of the First World War, some time after 26th April 1918 in the Spandau prison fortress.
NICK HEATH

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Most of the following

On October 7th, 2008 Bonaventura says:

Most of the following information is drawn from the Hamburg anarchist paper "Kampf".
Paul Schreyer in the paper "Kampf" also used as aka "]P. S." and "S."; possibly also "P."
His brochure (not a simple leaflet!) "Die Sozialdemokratie und der Krieg" (Social democracy and War) was reviewed by Karl Radek in the paper "Arbeiterpolitik" (Worker's Politics), edited in Bremen by Johann Knief (one of the main papers of the radical left in Germany during WWI); the review - under the title "Der Anarchismus und die Internationale" (Anarchism and the International) - was published in Vol. I/ 1916, No. 4 & 5, and republished in Radek's "Gesammelte Aufsätze und Abhandlungen, Band 1. In den Reihen der Deutschen Revolution 1909-1919. Einleitung Paul Frölich, München 1921, Kurt Wolff Verlag", p. 339-346 (Collected Essays and Papers, Vol. 1: Within the Ranks of the German Revolution. Introduction by Paul Froelich, Munich 1921).

Paul Schreyer officially was editor of the paper "Kampf" for No. 11/ Vol. I, May 1913 – No. 14/Vol. II, August 1913; No. 16/Vol. II, Oktober 1913 – No. 20/Vol. II, Februar 1914. He also was printer for No. 2/ Vol.. I, August 1912 - No. 14/Vol.. II, August 1913; No. 16/Vol. II, Oktober 1913.
His private adress is identical with the adress of "Kampf" & the "Anarchistische Föderation Hamburg" (Anarchist Federation of Hamburg);

A complete list of the editors & printers of "Kampf" (not translated!) is:

a. Verantwortliche Redakteure & Verleger

Albert Fricke (Verleger, ab 1/1912: Verantwortlich für Redaktion und Verlag): »Verlag Albert Fricke, Hamburg 6, Sternstraße 39, H. 18 p. l.« (Mai-Zeitung 1912; No. 1/Jg. I, Juli 1912 - No. 10/Jg. I, April 1913)

Paul Schreyer: »Verantwortlich für Redaktion und Verlag P. Schreyer, Hamburg-St. Pauli, Sternstraße 39, H. 18, pt. l. (No. 11/ Jg. I, Mai 1913 – No. 14/Jg. II, August 1913; No. 16/Jg. II, Oktober 1913 – No. 20/Jg. II, Februar 1914)

Ernst Schneider: »Verantwortlich für Redaktion und Verlag« (No. 15/ Jg. II, September 1913)

H. Noll: »Verantwortlich für Redaktion und Verlag« (No. 21/Jg. II, März 1914 – No. 22-23/Jg. II, April-Mai 1914 [Doppelnummer])

W. Krauß: »Verantwortlich für Redaktion und Verlag« (No. 24/Jg. II, Juni 1914)

b. Drucker

R. Fick : (Mai-Zeitung 1912; No. 1/Jg. I, Juni 1912)

Paul Schreyer: (No. 2/ Jg. I, August 1912 - No. 14/Jg. II, August 1913; No. 16/Jg. II, Oktober 1913)

Fr. Janssen: (No. 15/ Jg. II, September 1913; No. 17/Jg. II, November 1913 - No. 24/Jg. II, Juni 1914)