The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
BY D. 4. MANUILsKY
Article XI


IN Austria there is not a counter
revolutionary" situation, as Bauer
says, although the Austrian Social
Democrats with Otto Bauer at their
aead have done everything in their
power to create one.
They have led the working class OF
austria from defeat to defeat by al
ways sounding the call for retreat
with systematic regularity. The sit
Lation in Austria today is the result
d this policy
The bour~eoisie Of Austria is now
attacking because it knows that
Social-Denocracy will not offer any
resistance, that its threats to use
violence are empty, that Austrian
SociaI-Democracy will use violence
only against the revolutionary work
ers, and that in the event Of an Aus
trian July 20, it viii act Just as the
German Social-Democracy did.
FN Austria there is no "counter-reyo-
lutionary situation" but the Aus
trian social-democrats and Otto
Bauer have done everything in their
power to create one. They have led
the working class Of Austria from de-
feat TO defeat by sounding a retreat
With systematic regularity. The stu
alton which has arisen in Austria
TODAY is the result Of this policy. In
Aurtria the bour~eoisie are attacking
INST because thew know that Austrian
ocsal-deraocracv win not offer any
real resistance, that It's threats to use
violence are empty, that Austrian
ocial-democracv is only capable Of
violence against the revolutionary
workers. that in the event Of an Aus
TRAN July both, 1t will act in just the
same wav as did German social
democracy. The bourgeoisie know
tl1s+ Seitz. the Mayor OF Vienna. is
Just about as capable" Of revo'u-
tionarv struggle as Severing or
C=rzesinssd And to remove any
doubt on this. it is sufficient to re-
call the wav that the AUstr'an work
ers have zone siuce 1918. There are
certain historic dates which the Aus
trim working clsSs has not had the
rioht to forget. These are the dates
when it YVES defeated without fight,
when the positions won BY it in rev.
olu-ion were treacherously BETRAYED
oy Austrian social-democracy Can
ti1ev forget such dates as the self
disbandine'' of the Soviets Of Work
ers' and Soldiers Deputies. the dis
arnaing OF the Red battalions Of ma
= 10 a,s4u o. n,
cratic minister, Edersch, and the
shooting down Of the demonstrations
Of workers-who we're protesting
against this measure?
Let us take q few facts from recent
years.
May II, l927-the issue Of arms to
the workers from military arsenal.
July IS. 1o27-Direct betrayal Of
the Vienna worker u~-'sin~ otto
Bauer favored coalition with Seitz
10 liouidate the cata strophe."
Nav %, .1928-Ihe Gutenberg pact
which o0ened the factory gates to
the fascists.
october z. 192s-support for the
FIRST mass march Of the fascist Helm
wehr on Wiener Neustadt, and the
breaking up Of the couilCer-ceron-
stration OF the workers.
December Z. 192s-Parliament votes
Tor reform Of the constitution" for
emergency DEGREES, FOR recruiting the
fascist Heimwenr to help the police
FOR the use Of armed force against the
workers, etc.
February ?, l93o-Seitz permits a
big fascist demonstration in spite Of
his own decree against all demon
STATIONS.
February 5, Parliament votes
FOR the claw against terror i. E., in
defense OF rize-breakers and fas-
cisrn in the factories.
June 13. 1920-Ihe law TO disarm
mass organizations, which in practice
disarrned the workers in face Of the
openly arming fascists.
May %, 1931-The voting OF a state
guarantee for the debts Of Roth
echild's Creditanstalt.