German Socialist Labour Party in Poland
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German Socialist Labour Party of Poland
Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei Polens |
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| Leader | Johann Kowoll |
| Founded | August 9, 1925 |
| Headquarters | Ul. Dworcowa 11, Katowice |
| Newspaper | Kattowitzer Volkswille, Lodzer Volkszeitung |
| Youth wing | German Labour Youth in Poland (Deutsche Arbeiterjugend in Polen) |
| Ideology | Social Democracy |
| International affiliation | Labour and Socialist International. |
The German Socialist Labour Party of Poland (German: Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei Polens, abbreviated DSAP, Polish: Niemiecka Socjalistyczna Partia Pracy w Polsce) was a political party organizing German Social Democrats in interbellum Poland.
Nominally, the DSAP was founded at a conference in Chorzów on August 9, 1925, through the merger of the Silesia/West Prussia-based German Social Democratic Party of Poland (DSPP) and the Łódź-based German Labour Party of Poland (DAP). The merger wasn't fully effective though, and in practice the two parties continued separate existences until the merger was finalized until 1929.
An 'Executive of the DSAP' was formed after the nominal founding of the party, consisting of Siegmund Glücksmann, Johann Kowoll, Buchwald, Kociolek, Ludwig Kuk, Klim, Arthur Pankrantz and Emil Zerbe. Kattowitzer Volkswille was assigned as the central party organ. One of the first actions of the party executive was the publication of the 'Manifesto of the united 'DSAP.
DSAP became the second largest party in the 1927 Lodz city council election, trailing behind the Polish Socialist Party (PPS). DSAP got 16,643 votes and seven seats in the council. In central Poland the municipal elections showed the strength of the party in the region; in total DSAP had 36 city councilors and 7 magistrate members in the area. In 1928 the party claimed to have 8,406 members, out of whom 2,500 were women. The youth wing of the party had around 1,200 members, out of whom 480 were women. The party had an educational organization, Bund für Arbeiterbildung (6,000 members) and a children's organization, Kinderfreudegruppen (300 members).
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