The Washington herald., 1920-11-30
RED PLOTS WAX
BIGIN AUSTRIA
Constant Cabals in Progress
From Soviet Quarters
In Vienna.
By Special Correspondent
To The Washing ton Hers Id.

VIENNA. Nov. 24.-After the
downfall of Bolshevism in Hungary
in the second revolution of August.
1919. Vienna became the center for
the dissemination of Bolsheyik
propaganda and for the direction of
Communist political agitation
throughout Central Europe. II is
true that since the fall of Bella Kun
the Viennese Communists have con-
Quoted their operations less openly
and have. in the main. refrained
from public demonstrations on a
large scale, yet their activities have
been energetically carried on. These
activities are well known to every.
one in Vienna and have been in no
way interfered with by the gov
ernment.
Quarters Purchased.
While the Bolshevists were still
in power in Budapest, sufficient
money found its way to Vienna to
enable the Communists there TO pur-
chase a five-story house on the AL
serstrasse, which was fitted up as
the headquarters of the party.
Hungarian funds also enabled the
Viennese Communists to launch a
daily newspaper, Die Rote Fahne.
(The Red Flag). under the editor
ship of DR.. wertheimer. who is a
Russian Jew and a friend of the
Bolshevist leader Radek. At the
beginning the Red Flag" was de-
cidedly mediocre. but recently it has
developed into a very readable daily
with a wide circulation. not only
in Vienna, but also in the provinces.
1t is sold for the remarkably low
price of so hellers, or 1-5 OF a cent,
per copy, which is less than is
charged for any other Viennese pa
per. 1t contains eight pages and is
printed on fairly good paper and
carries no advertising except an an
nouncement of the publication Of
the Third Internationale. written
by Lenin and Trotsky and other
Bolshevik leaders. and for sale at
the Offices of the RED Flag" Tho
paper carries glowing accounts OF
Communist activities in the various
NePhNoiS VI HtMS vi AAAN
progress of Bolshevism in Vienna
and the Austrian provinces. 1t is,
of course, apparent to every one
that the paper is heavily subsi-
died.
In Touch with Moscow.
Although Bella Kun and his asso-
ciates are officially interned in
Austria in sanitarium, they are in
close touch with the Austrian lead
ers, Friedlander. koritschoner, Wer-
theimer and Tomann. all of whom,
with the exception of Tomann, are
foreigners and Jews. Direct COM
with Moscow is main
tained via Berlin. and by this route
very considerable sums have reached
Vienna. which have enabled the
Viennese communists to render as
sistance to many hundreds of Hun
garian Bolshevik refugees. 1t is in
teresting to note that the headquar-
ters of these fugitives is the Sieben-
brunn barracks, which are occupied
by a notorious RED" battalion OF /
the new Austrian army. Two ori
three months ago even closer con-
nections with Moscow were estab-
lished through Bronski-Warzawski,
10 supervise the repatriation of Rus |
sian prisoners in Austria. That this
Is only a very transparent subter-
fuge is obvious since Ii is well
known that the few hundred Rus-
slams who are here remain of their
own volition. Warzawskl'5 plan TO
start an Austrian concentration
lamp for the Russians now in Ger
many, Poland. and Hungary is pat
,ntly absurd as this would only |
mean taking these men still further
away from Russia than they al
-eady are and concentrating them
N country which is not able to |
support even its own population. |
Bronski- warzawski Is in reality |
he unofficial ambassador of Lenine. |
Platform Brief.
In the campaign preceding the
recent elections the Communists
were very active. and their plat