THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 334, sig. 110-4/180

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51 The many, many attitudes and appointments on the mining side of the mountain hut,which Mr v.Bardeleben has carried out within a short period of time (one year), will perhaps be justified by so-called performance increases.(On the other hand, there are dismissals of employees who faithfully served the company for many decades and are now placed on vacant posts,e.g.Becke,Insp.Vogt, Betriebsleiter Pawlik, etc.) There are figures that have to be considered quite negatively compared to the years of the Czech period, e.g.197,when Si expertly and not unilaterally come to the investigation.This could be presented totally only to an independent objective instance,such as for example: It is only then that the actual increase in performance would be apparent.It should be borne in mind that the last two years will have to be judged as a structure, since the Poles, although only for a short period of months, had everything sold out.A comparison with e.g.1937(Czech period), in the performance of the workers, gives a huge minus for the years 1941, 1942.The statements of the Lords, who have practically participated in all the relations over the past 35 years, e. g. Dir.Müller-Karwin or Herr Oberinspektor Cobiet-Karvin.There have already been hints, such as from Dir Müller to Dr.Schicketanz on 25.1.43 "In spring one sat and in autumn one reaps".The explanation can be given. It is very significant that in the past only one director was in charge of the whole group of the mountain hut (which was a little smaller, however), Herr Bergdirektor,Dr.Moder-Mähr.-Ostrau!Today, only in Karwin alone, within a single year, there are only one directors.The main administration and other districts are not to be mentioned here. Many inspectors, chief inspectors shot out of the earth,this in the toughest war of all time. Thus, one has to go alone on the mining side about 8 to 9 places, if one had to properly apply an important thing to the first gentleman (Director General Dr. Malzacher or Dr. Schicketanz).The order is for one year about the following: In addition, all these gentlemen can also walk the shortest path, it seems that it is forbidden, therefore the consumption of benci- There is in the Hohenegger plant for example own gas station where the too many petrol is from, can be said here nidht. By and large, it is indeed the case that the mountain hut, at least in the M.-Ostrau-Karwiner district, has become a supply institute for people who, in most cases, have not brought with them either the technical or the character of the present day, are entitled to take positions of a kind that are paid with thousands of marks per month.Only that they are deprived of the total war effort, since most of these appointed Lords of the German Wehrmacht have not yet rendered any services, and they are also foreshadows of our time-to the population in no way, but they determine on human fates without having the least character fitness for it. Whereas in the past a director of mining and ironworks and a general manager was assigned to the mountain hut in Prague, today in the 5th year of the war some 186 directors should be hired.