The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-01
The CapitulatOn of Austro- Marxism. The Hounding
Down of Communists

July struggle of the workers in Vienna in their
feelings With indignation they saw how the
fighting workers were betrayed by the social demo-
cratic leaders. They saw how miseraby Austro-
Marxism capitulated the streets
The defeat Of the Austrian working class was
caused by this abandonment of the struggle by this
eapitulation of Austro Marxis. 1t was serious and
definite defeat. The capitulation in the struggle
was, however not the end of the capitulation. The
leaders of the Austrian social democracy are still
on Bonded knees just where they fell in the days
of the fighting The capitulation still continues and
is taking on greater forms.
From the fresh graves of the revolutionary work
the leading lights of Austro- Marxism went to
their dolized parliament after having sandered the
victims of the fighting. As is known, the only slo
gan of the social democratic leaders in their appeal
the 10th July was "All those responsible from
the government down to the lowest police officer,
will be called to account in parliament" AS is
known, the transport strike called off on the
18th of July with the excuse that parliament must
be given the possibility of expressing its opinion on
parliament mus be afforded means of transport
to come to parliament @.
The National Council as the parliament of Aus
tria is called met. Sepel trumphed and forced the
social democratic members of parliament to the de-
fensive by exhibition of the most cynical super
cilousness. The National Council expressed its con-
fidence in the government and rejected the social
democratic proposal for the setting up of com
mission of inquiry. That was the vengeance"
which the social democrats obtained for the workers
in parliament The social democratic leaders? What
should these poor wretches have done about the
matter anyhowe They need another per cent of
the votes before they have parliamentary majority;
until they get this per cent they are defense
less minority of Counsel
Oh, but they dealt with the government thorough
ly! Renner in particular, tore the laurel wreath
from the brow of Seipel the laurels which he had
received as the saviour of the fatherand The gov
eminent, he said need not boast for in the decisive
days it was more than helpless" and it was the
clever and sober policy" of the trade union leaders
which contributed not little to saving society!
The social democratic leaders claimed that they
saved society, and their claim is Justified Even
a section of the bourgeosie recognizes this and is
doubtful about the advisability of continuing the
insoent and open attack upon the proletariat for
too long The representative of this wing of the
bourgeoisie, the prelate Drexel has issued what is
practically an invitation to the social democrats
to enter coalition government and Renner has
acknowledged receipt of the invitation with pleas
ure. If there is coalition in the immediate fu-
ture then the triumphant Seipe viii alone be re-
sponsible for it.
Seipei does not need the coalition government
He sees no reason why he should give the social
democrats ministerial seats in the cabinet when he
can get everything he wants from them anyhow
And he gets all he wants from them The social
democratic Opposition" has broken down completely
even in parliament
For nine months the social democrats have OBJ
structed the intended customs robbery in the Gus
toms commission But ON the Goth of July the
General Debate" lie, the obstruction was con-
Guided! The whole bourgeois press is ubilant: "The
National Council is working again. The catas-
trophic events in Vienna have had at least good
RESULT
For years the social democrats have obstructed
the clerical school laws remember the famous
Vienna school reform!"), but the End of August
these laws were passed in the National Council
Seipel has supplied himself at the point of the
bayonet with useful arguments" against the OBJ
struction
Selpel, the great business man, managed to form
his new government after his electoral defeat on
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