Merdeka, 8 January 1951: Lapangan Banteng rally demands annulment of the KMB
Merdeka, 8 Jan 1951, p. 1: mass rally at Lapangan Banteng demanding annulment of the KMB agreements, where the Gerwis speaker argued for annulment through its effects on women, citing mass dismissals.
Merdeka, 10 March 1951: 'Gelanggang Wanita' women's column
Merdeka, 10 Mar 1951, p. 3: women's column reporting that Jakarta's International Women's Day on 8 March 1951 was not commemorated by Indonesian groups for lack of Kowani consensus, while 1,500 Chinese women met with Ny. Aidit of Gerwis present.
Merdeka, 6 April 1951: Batik Workers' Union conference
Merdeka, 6 Apr 1951, p. 2: Serikat Buruh Batik conference on fusion with the textile union; Gerwis listed among the guests and those who gave greetings, with SOBSI and MPs Werdojo and Pardede.
Merdeka, 7 April 1951, p. 2 (Nj. Mudigdio; garbled OCR)
Merdeka (Jakarta daily), p. 2, 7 April 1951, filed as a hit for Nj. Mudigdio, but her name is not legible in the garbled OCR. Legible items: M. Syaat's travel report on India, Central Java press-restriction rules, house arrest of Manado's woman mayor Mrs Waworuntu, railway-union wage claims, and a Yogyakarta cultural c
Merdeka, 25 April 1951: May Day 1951 preparations
Merdeka, 25 April 1951 (hlm. 2): plans for May Day 1951 by a central committee (SOBSI, KABM) assisted by the Peace Defence Committee, Lekra, Pemuda Rakyat, Sakti and Gerwis, framed as defence of world peace.
Abadi, 16 May 1951, p. 2: First International Children's Day
Abadi, 16 May 1951, p. 2: Antara report that International Children's Day (1 June), proposed by WIDF, would be celebrated in Indonesia for the first time by a Jakarta committee with Gerwis and SOBSI as secretariat.
Abadi, 4 August 1951, p. 1: Gerwis Rejects Schacht
Abadi, 4 Aug 1951, p. 1: Gerwis central board statement (2 Aug) rejecting the visit of Hjalmar Schacht, invited by the Sukiman government, as a 'fascist champion' who would drag Indonesia toward a war economy.
Abadi, 8 August 1951, p. 2: The Left's 17 August Committee
Abadi, 8 Aug 1951, p. 2: separate left-wing 17 August committees under a 'peace programme' in Jakarta and Bandung, with Gerwis, SOBSI, Lekra and others in charge of the programme.
Merdeka, 8 August 1951: Peace Committee organisations form 17 August committee
Merdeka, 8 Agustus 1951 (hlm. 2): mass organisations under the Peace Committee form their own 17 August committee with a 'peace programme', Gerwis and Lekra running the programme section.
Abadi, 9 August 1951, p. 2: National 17 August Committee and Reader's Letter on Schacht
Abadi, 9 Aug 1951, p. 2: a national 17 August committee separate from the government's, with Gerwis among attendees, adopts the Peace Defence Committee programme; plus a reader's letter on Schacht.
Abadi, 9 August 1951, p. 3: Reader's Letter 'Once More: Dr. Schacht'
Abadi, 9 Aug 1951, p. 3: conclusion of a reader's letter by Harsja B. urging the Gerwis central board and other anti-Schacht groups to drop a stance based 'only on sentiments'.
Abadi, 24 August 1951, p. 3: Gerwis Central Board Protests Arrests
Abadi, 24 Aug 1951, p. 3: Gerwis central board protests the August 1951 mass arrests that included Gerwis members (one named Parjani) and demands their release.
Abadi, 18 September 1951, p. 2: S.K. Trimurti Arrested
Abadi, 18 Sept 1951, p. 2: Antara report that Gerwis chair S.K. Trimurti was arrested on the Attorney General's order on 17 Sept 1951 at the Jakarta immigration office while arranging a passport for China; Sukiman-era anticommunist climate.
Abadi, 21 September 1951, p. 2: Reasons for S.K. Trimurti's Detention
Abadi, 21 Sept 1951, p. 2: Attorney General's spokesman tells Gerwis that Trimurti is held over seized 'important letters'; the legal basis is unexplained, detention length tied to her 'confessions', she is moved to Cipinang without visits.
Merdeka, 21 September 1951: On the arrest of S.K. Trimurti
Merdeka, 21 September 1951 (hlm. 2): 'Sekitar penangkapan S.K. Trimurti': Gerwis central board communiqué relaying in nine points the Attorney General's answers on the arrest of its vice-chair; ordered mid-August, letters found, detention depending on her statements.