Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-05-02
v|ENNA'S REDS
TAKE CONTROL
Government to Keep Present
Name, but Will Be BoIshe-
VistiC in Aim.
ORDER is NOW MAINTAINED.
Allied Envoy Warns That Food viii
Cease Unless City Remains Quiet.
Believe a Few Troops Would
Halt Inflow from Moscow.

Vienna.-Control of Vienna has beer
taken over by the Soldiers Council
Quiet prevails but communizing of the
property Of those unable to resist has
begun. 1t is possible there will be nc
change in the name of the government
but it will be Bolshevistic in purpose
The situation is much the same as
1t was at Budapest a few hours after
the Radicals took control. The polio
ing of the city has been taken over
by the Volkswehr. The parliament
building is now occupied by two bat
talions of soldiers after representa-
tives Of the Soldiers Council had
placed 5000 men at the governments
disposal with the understanding that
the police would be dispersed.
The soldiers are commanded by Col.
Stoessel WINNER, who takes orders
from the Soldiers Council, which is
either Socialistic or Communistic.
Col. Cunningham, in the name Of the
Allies, has issued proclamation de-
claring that If there are further dis
turbances the food supply will be cut
off. For that reason serious trouble
is unlikely.
Men familiar with the situation still
contend it would be easy to handle the
situation through limited occupation
by allied troops and also through the
guarding of the frontiers of Poland
and the Ukraine. They assert that
with the help Of Gen. Petlura's forces
the hordes from Moscow thus could be
kept out.
Two demonstrations were started
during the week, the outgrowth Of sew
eral Communist meetings, which were
lightly attended Ivy Austrians. One Of
these meetings took place at the War
Office, when the Austrian Republican
flag of red and white was pulled down
by a small crowd and red flag run
up in its place. :
1t Is significant that the outbreak
happened at the time of the visit OF
Joseph Pogany, reputed to be the rul-
ing chief of the Hungarian Communist
Government, and other Hungarian Off.
cials, who are said to realize that it
will be impossible for their plan to
succeed unless with Austrian aid.
Pogany gave out a locally printed
interview in which he declared the
Americans favored the Bolsheviki.
He pointed out that the Americans al
ready had furnished food to Budapest,
but did not state that the food was
sold by the Americans to the Karolyi
government, or that in view of havin
received the money they delivered the
goods, Notwithstanding the existence
of the Communist government.
A few thousand Italian soldiers are
at Wienernaustadt, in the outskirts Of
Vienna. All Italian and French Off
GERS have been ordered to remain in
their rooms.
An armed Socialist movement has
made considerable progress. All
workmen and store clerks are joining
the labor unions, and many alarming
reports are afoat as to what is likely
to happen. 1t is expected that the
government will gradually drift
toward communism, though retaining
the name of democratic republic. A
decree will be published shortly taxing
property one-third Of its value, in the
hope of replenishing the treasury with
out Matchmaking property.