The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-20
FULLER PLANS DEATH FOR SACC0 AND VANZEIT]
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By T. J. o'FLAHRrY.

. IdE Austrian revolt mas Deen SdClS-
1 factorilly disposed off for the
time being and the American tourists
agencies that had not anticipated such
an unusual diversion as a rebellion
when fixing a reasonable rate for the
services rendered their customers may
demand bonus. In view of the fact
--attested to by practically all capi-
talist espondents-that revolu-
tion is foreign to the nature of the
peace-loving Austrians, and that rare
things command higher price than
common things, therefore since one
revolution in Austria is worth more
on the market than a dozen in AL
bania, we see no good reason why the
American tourists should not antici-
pate the wishes of the agencies and
kick in without having to be asked.
IT would seem that a hungry and
angry Austrian flies to lethal
weapon with as much alacrity as a
poetical Irishman or dreamy and
skeptical Russian. (Read New York
Times editorials for confirmation) We
were under the impression that an
Austrians idea Of heaven is a well
bevelled paunch, stein of beer and
a game of pinochle. Revolution for
what? 1t is undoubtedly true that
this Austrian did on divers occasions
in the past vary the monotony of
this peaceful existence by indulging
in sundry wars called by his masters
for his masters. Still, those were
legal wars sanctioned by interna-
tional usage and part of the political
etiquette established by tradition.
WHO would expect that the Aus
W trian workers would commit such
a crime against capitalist etiquette
as to do a little shooting on their
own and under their own mental
steam? The blame must be laid some
where So with amazing originality
the correspondents with one voice
said Moscow" That seemed to
settle it, tho how handful of Com
munists could send hundreds of thou
sands to the barricades and on gen.
eral strike still leaves the question of
blame in the air.
lest an attempt at satire, perhaps
IL clumpsy should add to the general
confusion, the cause of the revolt is
substantially as follows: The living
g
have been growing worse, despite the
illusory heaven created for them by
their social-democratic leaders. Tho
possessing the power to govern the
country in the interests of the pro-
ducing classes the socialist leaders
were content to have the workers do
the work while the bourgeoisie de-
termined under what conditions.
CASCISTS murdered workers with
impunity and the latest example
of government partiality for those
murderers was the spark that set
fire to the inflammable indignation
of the masses. The socialist leaders,
following the tactics of the German
socialists after the defeat of the
Kaiser's army stuck to the masses in
order to betray them and butcher
the militants. 1t is. true that the
Austrian leaders did not have to in
dulge is such wholesale slaughter as
their German prototypes in 1919, but
the capitalists will forgive them for
this indiscretion. Even murder may
be carried to the point where it turns
into boomerang.
WITH the assistance of the social
F" lists, the Austrian government
has succeeded in disorganizing the
spontaneous revolt Of the workers.
The socialist machine which has been
able to maintain firm grip on the
masses until now, has received the
first serious shock since the revolu-
ton that overthrew the Hapsburgs.
The workers have learned in the
fires of revolt the lesson which the
Communists have been trying to
teach them for several years. 1t is,
that the socialist leaders are allies of
capitalism and are as much opposed
to social revolution as the employers.
This newly-gained knowledge should
make it possible to lay the basis for
n a mass Communist Party in Austria
\ without which a successful revolu-
tion is utopian dream.
\ WHILE guns were barking in beauti-
Nv full Vienna and the flames of the
class struggle were shooting to
heaven comedy was being staged
here in America between Count Laszlo
Szechenyi, Hungarian minister to the
United States and Archduke Leopold
Of Austria, a granddaughter of the
late emperor Francis Joseph. Leo
pold is doing odd jobs on Hollywood
movie lots and like most actors try
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