The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-06

only blood-red Vienna. After two days of fearful
slaughter the Vienna workingclass -abominably
abandoned and betrayed by the leaders of the So
cal-democratc party - has been crushed by the
blindly raging forces of ''law and order"
The immediate cause of the bloody events
gigantic and spontaneous demonstration of the work
ingclass of Vienna against the acqutta OF two fas-
cists who, on the 30th Of January last, murdered
worker and workingclass child
The Austrian bourgeosie, which, with the help OF
tn League of Nations, had managed to eXtricate it
self from state of economic collapse has for some
years past been organizing fascism in order to be
able to complete the economic and political subjuga-
ton of the Austrian proletarat. In face of work
ingcass possessing the possibilities the power and
the organizations which the workingclass of Austria
possesses the process of restoring bourgeois econ
omy can only be accomplished after the political
subjugation of the proletariat The second Seipel
government is the conscious expression OF the policy
of the Austrian bourgeoise.
The Austrian social democracy this show-piece
of the II International, could, with its reformist
policy, appear before the with sham sue
cesses only long as the bourgeoisie was com
PEELED to pursue policy of weakness and conees-
sions. With the Strengthening of the bourgeoisie
and fascism, the fourishing period of the Austro-
Marxist conjuring past. In the course of two
years. worker after another has been vllely
slaughtered by fascist provocateurs. The growing
indignation of the masses and their desire to take
adequate of sef-defense, were continually
damped down with reassurng statements and prom
Uses by the social democratic leaders.
This time, however, the Indignation broke out in
an elemental form and with wonderful and trench
dous force In fact the Vienna workngclass has
risen in powerful revolt and has proved that it is
to be counted among the best and most courageous
battaons of the world revolution. But at the same
time it has proved at the cost of 1900 wounded,
$50 killed and severe defeat OF the proetarlat,
the baseness and the treachery of the Austrian So
cal democracy.
Thrrcdsx Ju1v 10TH late in tha evening. the
acquttal of the fascist murderers was made known.
The Communist Party summoned the workers to pro-
test and to mass demonstration to be held on Fri
day evening.
But early Friday morning the workers in num-
erous factories ceased work and proceeded to march
to the centre of the city, The ponce proceeded sys-
tematcay and attempted to break up the first
groups of workers who had arrived, but the tre-
mendous masses of workers which were arriving at
severy moment soon made this attempt impossible.
The police still continued their provocation and at
ten o'clock the first shots fired. In the mean
time the had completely filled the great
Ringstrasse, and although they quite unarmed,
defended themselves against the police and dis
armed many of the latter.
One police station from which shots had been
fired was cleared out and demolished In the mean
time, huge crowds had assembled before the Courts
of Justice, where they were suddenly fired upon
from the interior of the building. The demonstra-
tors commenced fierce attack on the premises,
which they finally captured and set fire. Bright
flames are soon shooting up from the hated build
ing. The working people of Vienna has stormed
the Bastlle of Austrian class justice! The fire
brigade is prevented by the from eXtnguish-
ing the flames
There appears upon the scene the political
fre-brgade: Herr Setz, the social democratic mayor
of Vienna, and Julius Deutsch, two shining lights
among the social democratic leaders, attempting to
extingush the flames They received with a
storm of Indignation and obliged to retreat for
the time being. In the meantime the police have
suddenly disappeared. But this is only stratagem!
After short time the police to be ad-
vancing simultaneously from various directions in
closed ranks armed with carbnes and military rifles
They commence firing voey after volley into
the crowd But the workers do not draw back
The workers continue the fight with passionate en-
thusiasm while amending line of automobiles re-
moves the nnumerable dead and wounded. 1t is some
hours before the murderous fire disperses the
pact masses. Early in the afternoon troops of the
republican army with machine guns, march against
the workers. according to the law such measure