The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-16
World PrOletarian Units
With the Austrian Workers

Inc auQaClOuS caring Cne brilliant herOlSIn Of the
Austrian worngcaSs against fascs has set the whole
working class OF Europe and Of the world into motion
in support Of the Austrian revolution They thereby
express their undaunted determination to fight fas-
cism to the bitter end
Now that the workers moving forward with tire
mendous force behind their Austrian brothers, the
leaders OF the Second International the crones of the
Austrian betrayers heaven and earth to prevent
effective international solidarity.
just as these leaders Of the Second international
betrayed the workers by their theories and actions
around the lesser evil" supporting Hindenburg and
DoIfuss, they, by their proposals for support
Of the Austrian workers. strive to kill any real &C
ton.
BY their latest deeds we can see they are trying
to mislead TO canaize the tremendous international
upsurge into paths Of the most criminal support Of
imperalist bloody armed intervention against the Aus
trian revolution.
The yellow trade union international meets in
Paris With representatives from social-democratic
leadership Of the unions Of France Belgium and Eng
land they discuss the question Of support" to the
Austrian workers. What do they propose?
According to a Paris cable to the New York Herald
Tribune yesterday they for: Financial and moral
support Of Austrian labor, fastening public attention
the situation by Of resolutions and political
action through government channels"
What do they by government channels?"
The answer is clearly given by Emile vandervelde,
chairman Of the Second International who stimuli
taneousy proposed that the League Of Nations 'in-
tervene Immediately in the struggle between Dofuss
and the Socialists"
HERE we see the real worth Of their gibbering about
- financial and moral" support They appeal to the
inperialist enemies OF the working class to take ac-
ton against the Austrian workers Under the guse
Of mobizing support for the Austrian workers these
traitors continue their treacherous deeds by helping
the imperiasts mobilize their armed forces to drown
the Austrian revolution in sea of blood
Where does the original proposal for an "inter-
national army for the invasion Of Austria come from?
It comes from the reactionary French Government
which has already slaughtered workers for fighting
against fascism.
Emile Vandervelde, lackey Of Belgian and French
imperialism, the Second International as mobi-
hzation instrument for the program Of French capital
ism against the Austrian workers France is opposed
to the Anschluss between fascist Germany and Aus
TRAN fascism This is the po.!cy Of vandervelde
Their real fear is that the Austrian workers,
taking the revolutionary road will struggle for the
actual establishment of Soviet power. The Austrian
workers learning from the lessons Of betrayal of
the Second International in 1918 and ever since.
Hence they appeal for mobilization" by the League
Of Nations to drown in OF blood the workers
revolution in Austria. They call the Fascist Mus
soln to send his troops In the army of Intervention
This is not the mobilization Of international work
ing class solidarity but Is maneuveE to mobilize for
mperalst intervention in Austria, to help the i'm
perialists swallow Austria the hrst step towards
new bloody imperalist war.
THIS counterreyolutionary service to the lnperaIg4s
should receive the hatred and bitter conteont NJ
every worker
IN CLEARING CONTRAST TO THE TREACH-
ERY OF THE LEADERS OF THE SECOND So
CIALIST INTERNATIONAL STANDS FORTH THE
SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF PROLETARIAN SOIL
Arr
RANKS OF THE WORKING CLASS THROUGH
OUT THE WORLD.
Feeling over the Austrian situation is intense
among the Czechoslovakian working Glass; cables the
Associated Press from Prague, example Of work
ing class resentment and desire for solidarity action
which sweeps the world like a prairie fire
It is against this action based on the solidarity
of all workers, regardless of their political afa-
tion based especially unity of Socialist and Com
munst workers that the treacherous scoundrels lead
ing the Second International are maneuvering now
with their shiny phrases Of financial and moral sup
port and political action through government chan
nels."
They know they cannot stop the most tremendous
demonstrations and manifestations of support They
want to sidetrack them render them harmless, and
above all strengthen the control Of capitalist reaction
In Czechoslovaka the social-democratic leaders
met the workers demands for general mass poll
tical strike an expression of international soil
darity, by limiting the strike to S minutes
Government leaders" said the Associated Press
hoped that the hveinue strike called by socialist
labor unions gesture Of sympathy would serve as
a safety valve for pent-up emotions"
uEFE we have the accurate description of the nm
avoidable actions taken by the Socialist leaders
They are gestures trying to scatter and destroy the
tremendous heights Of anger against bloody fascist
slaughters and for international solidarity
The "Safety-vave' signifies the efforts m kaar 4to
workers from modifying in a fight against their own
exploters against the of their own capaI-
ist governments and in support Of the Austrian reyo
luton
A "safety-vaive" for capitalism. That is what the
leaders Of the Second Socialist International are try
ing to set up; and for this reason they work ike
trojans to prevent the united front Of Communist and
Socialist workers.
We appeal to the Socialist workers. who are stirred
to the very depths by hatred of fascism and for the
necessity for action against it, Regardless of political
differences Socialist workers. the immediate necessity