Der Proletarier ('The Proletarian') was a German language socialist weekly newspaper published from Chicago, the United States.
[1][2] It began publishing in mid-1853, and was the first German-language socialist organ in the city.
[1][2][3] The newspaper was an initiative of a small group of German socialists who had fled to the United States following the defeat of the 1848 revolution.
[4][5] Henry Rösch served as the editor of the Der Proletarier.
[3][4] J. Karlen was another of the key figures of the newspaper.