The New York herald., 1921-12-03
COMMUNIST Peril
IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Vienna Riots Ended, but Gov
ernment Is Forced to Make
Concessions.
LIKE Bella KUN REVOLT
Methods of Terrorism Similar
to Those Used in Budapest
10000 in Uprising.

10000 in Uprising.
Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Cop5n-ipht, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD
VIENNA, Dec. Pure Communism
has raised its head again in central
Europe It's attempt, however, to over
awe and subjugate the Government OF
the struggling Austrian Republic seems
for the moment to have been aboitive
Strong forces Of gendarmes are pa
trolling the streets and for the mo-
ment the Government seems to have
the upper hand, yet it was obliged to
concede many of the demands of yes
terday's mob, which included seizure of
foreign currency, State confiscation of
gold and heavier taxes on wealth. The
Government has promised to strictly
control trade and currencies. The
seizure of foreign currency and stocks
is declared to be difficult and prob
ably will be avoided.
The damage caused by yesterdays
pillaging by mobs is estimated at
billions of crowns. tRecent exchange
quotations valued the crown at $500
TO the dollar.1
The ugliest feature of the situation
is that it was plainly of Communistic
origin. bearing a close resemblance to
the Bella Kun uprising in Hungary.
though in this case the Communists
did not succeed in actually subvert-
ing the Government, although in yes
terday's demonstration they had the
assistance of radical Socialists.
A thousand Communist workers are
still striking and it is feared they will
continue the riots. Friedrich Adler
radical Socialist leader declared at n
meeting of workers this afternoon:
we are. of course, in position TO
overthrow the Government. but we do
not want to take over the RESPONSE
bility yet"
RiOtIng Is Held In Check.
Nevertheless in the face of these
declarations the Government remains
calm. high official assuring THE New
y DIRK HERALD correspondent that a big
reinforcement Of gendarmes Is arriving.
and that any new mob onslaughts will
be vigorously suppressed. Unprejudlced
students of the course Of events in Aus
tria since the downfall Of the Hapsburgs
realize that this is probably the SUI
preme effort OF the Communists to take
advantage OF the grievious hordships
hitherto patiently suffered by the Vienna
public.
It IL two years since Bella Kun. the
Communist leader then governing Hun
gary. told THE New YORK HERALD cor
respondent that Vienna was the likeliest
vantage point for attacking western Eu-
rope. Since his downfall Hungarian
Communists many OF whom have been
residing in Vienna undsturbed by the
weak republican authorities. have been
carrying on ceaseless propaganda.
The present state OF the feeling among
the workmen is shown by the methods
used In the rioting which also shows
that the same hands arranged them
which were formerly responsible for the
seizure of Budapeet. Then. az now. Iron
rods were used In pillasing. and inany
OF the rioters carried knapsacks in
which TO carry away loot as IN the
".
s that the disturbances followed reg
ular plan obviously intended to strike
terror into the hearts OF the bourReois.
In some instances the rioters marched
from the suburbs in military columns
carrying Soviet flags and wearing tho
red star badge OF Communism.
Terrorism We'll Planned.
One group carried O gallows with
rope and when an expensive motor car
passed the rioters stopped II AMI trle
to hang the we'll dressed occupant He
escaped but was badly beoter. wh'le
many others who were well dress ii also
were badly maltreated.
The district which suffered most ie
precisely that in which riots are most
likely TO frighten the bourgeois. The
rich private houses were not touched
while hotels. especially such as attract
foreigners, suffered most. The Bristol.
Grand and Imperial suffered the worst.
They were invaded by furious mobs. the
ground floors demolished and the furni-
ture flung into the streets. II Is note
worthy that hundreds OF panic stricken
guests who fed TO the railroad stations
TO leave town we're not seriously mo-
lested Obviously Il was the intention
of the Communists to let them escape
and carry the terror with them
Among others sir william Goodc.
former president OF the Austrian Rep
arations Commission, who has worked
hardest 70 secure allied financial aid Tor
Austria, had all his baggage stolen by
the rioters In the Bristol. The damage
spreads over the whole district. Attacks
on big banks fortunately we're not sue
Cnutinuad On paUa Tbrea