The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-10
By GUIDO ZAMIS (vienna).

AUSTRIAN social fascism is making great
a strides with regard to the development of
its German nationalist theology. It's national
list propaganda is closley linked up with the
slogan of incorporation with Germany" This
slogan was represented to the workers as
panacea for all the economic ills from which
Austria is suffering. In order to spread this
idea and at the same time to establish contact
with the national bourgeoisie, there was found
ed the "German-Austrian Peoples League"
This organization arranged demonstration In
the summer of 1929 in Klagenfurt, advocating
union with Germany, at which the Republican
defense corps took part together with the Helm
wehr, and at which social democrats and ma
tional socialists (fascists) came forward as
speakers.
This Klagenfurt demonstration however ere
ated considerable amount OF bad blood among
the social democratic workers with the result
that it could not be repeated. Now however
the President Of the Vienna Town School Board,
Herr Glockel, prominent social democratic
leader has issued decree to all the schools
and educational institutions under his control
pointing out that the German national song
deutschland uber allies" represents the official
expression Of the consciousness Of unity pre-
valing among the whole German people There
fore the Town School Board expects that this
song shall be practised in all schools and sung
on suitable occasions in order to promote the
national and republican education OF the young.
The latest phase in the development of Aus
trian social fascisml is the leading article OF
the "Arbeiter-Zeitung" Of February is, dealing
with the policy of the Soviet Government to-
wards the Church. Whilst on the same day the
christian socialist "Reichspost" announced in
big headlines Crusade against Moscow" the
"Arbeiter- Zeitung" wrote as follows under the
title: "Church and Soviets:"
"a new wave of violence is sweeping over
Russia. This policy which believes that
it can, with the bayonet colleetivize the mass
of the peasants numbering millions and by
means of arrests and trials enforce the indus
trialization of Russia and the intensifHation
of work is also the outcome Of the opinion
that it is possible to transform the entire
mentality Of $50 million people by meas 4
ures of violence, to exterminate religion with
in few years and destroy the church. Thus
since last year the Soviet government has
departed from the original policy Of separa-
ton Of the Church and State and gone over
to the policy of combating the Church by the
State. to policy which reminds one Of the
Jacobin phase Of the great French Revolu-
ton"
The comparison with the Jacobins is the
last trump card with which it is hoped to ter
rify the philstines The "Arbeter-Ze itung"
then enumerates the terrible crimes Of the
Soviet Government how it is converting the
churches, synagogues and mosques into meeting
rooms melting down the church bells and does
not also forget to remind its readers OF the
arrested and banished priests in order to de-
clare finally:
eve social democrats who fight on prin-
ciple for freedom Of conscience against cleri-2
calism, must also fight against the new turn
of the Soviet policy. It is not permissible to
use force in order to impose ones views on
free human beings. . Stalin's policy which
aims at changing by means Of, State power
not only the economy but also the world view
of $50 million people is not ours"
AS matter of fact the MISUNDERSTANDING"
has never allowed any international campaign
against the Soviet Union to occur without ac-
lively participating in it, SO that there is no
need for US to be surprised that it is now join
ing in the campaign Of clericalisr.
We do not underestimate in any way the inn
portance of such articles in connection with the