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the tremendous international soil
darity of the workers behind their
Austrian brothers, are now ferYently
attempting to knit the imperialist
front for war against our Austrian
workers, and against the world yam
guard of the proletariat, the Union
of Socialist Soviet Republics.
Yet each of the imperialist powers
girds for war to seize the greatest
share Of the booty.
Hitler Moves Armies
Hitler is quietly moving his armies
towards the Austrian frontier. The
German fascist press openly declares
that the victory Of fascism means the
"anSchluss," unity Of fascist Austria
and Germany--a step towards war
against the Soviet Union. To fortify
this "anschluSs,' German fascism is
ready to plunge TO war, a war which
would not stop with the seizure Of
Austria.
At the same time, Czecho- Slovakian
capitalism, to push its borders further
at the expense of Austria, has already
modified its armed forces for attack.
This has heightened the antagonism
between Germany and Czecho-
SloVakia.
In italy, Mussolini is acting as il
war has already been declared,
though the armies have not yet con-
fronted each other. The Supreme
National War Council of Italy is con-
tinuouSly in session. Mussolini sup
ports Dollfuss in his attempt to set
up a fascist regime under Italian
fascist hegemony.
British capitalism is nlaneuvering
against France, is already making its
alliance with Italy. with Germany,
with all the worst forces of reaction
for joint seizure Of Austria, under
the pretext of guaranteeing" the in
dependence of Austria.
The British imperialists are reviy-
ing the four-power pact, originally
devised as united front of the I'M
perialisJ powers against the Soviet
Union. This time the pact would be
written not with ink on paper but
with blood on the battlefield.
At the same time, the conflict be-
tween Germany and France is FLAIR
ing to dangerous war heights. The
French have issued strong warnings
to the Hitler government against the
seizure of Austria, wanting to reserve
this morsel for themselves.
In the midst of all these sharp
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Mayor Seitz admitted that he knew
all the time that DoIIfuss was going
to cancel the order for the dissolu-
ton Of the Heimwehr.
April ARMED with the power of
the new decree, the Dollfuss police
once began an intense series of
April 21.-The DolfuSS government
announced to the press representa-
tives that it is issuing orders prohibit
ing all strikes, and to permit all en-
ployerS the right to claim damages
against trade unions in the event Of a
strike.
The leading Social Democratic
paper, "Arbeiter Zeitung" counselled
the workers against any resistance to
this decree, stating Here are two
armies, red and black confronting
one another. In addition there is a
third, a brown army waiting to in
terYenue,-the momennt the red and
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ing grounds:
Eve have recognized that in ex-
traordinary situations it may be
necessary to grant a democratic
government extraordinary powers
to defend the independence of the
government and to defend democ-
racy."
Thus Social Democracy became
propaganda for Fascism. This was
about ten weeks ago. The slaught-
cred bodies of the workers and their
families in the Karl Marx tenements
are the result.
Workers Call for General Strike
Moving swiftly now toward the
open Fascist dictatorship, Dollfuss
issued a decree abolishing the Cham
bers of Labor, the representative
bodies of the workers in the shops
and factories, a concession won
through bitter struggle. He ordered
that from now on the Minister Of
Social Services would appoint "labor
representatives"
The workers in the factories
began to sound the call for . gem
eral strike against this fascination
of the trade unions.
But the Socialist leaders, after
passing resolutions "denouncing"
the Dollfuss decree, agreed that
they would accept IL IF the con~
position Of the appointed Admire
istrative Commissions were suste
able to parties"
This step taken In the last week
OF December permitted The last
stronghold Of the workers to BE-
invaded by the Fascists. The linsy
Fascist blow could not be far
away.
With the steady assistance ana
support Of the Socialist leaders,
Dollfuss, within the space Of twelve
months, had outlawed the Commu.
mist Party, gagged the press, set up
strikebreaking laws, dissolved the
armed workers groups, and strength
ened the Fascist Heimwehr. and
broken into the trade unions.
But Otto Bauer still continued TO
negotiate" with Dollfuss and urged
MS support.
To the very last hour. last week,
Bauer was negotiating with Dcli.
fuss. 1t was only the rain of shrap-
mel that stopped his negotiations,
and he fled to Czechoslovakia.
And then the Austrian working
class, no longer willing to follow i,
the footsteps Of it's trescheyo,,s
leaders, took 10 the bsrrieedss
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troops.
Another government detachment is
surrounded in the working class Flor
idsdorf section.
Workers battling in the darkened
streets of the Simmering district
drove the police and troops back to
their barracks during the night. The
state troops tried a sortie, but were
forced back once more, leaing five
dead behind.
In a hundred working dis
tricts of Vienna, the police, troops
and Heimwehr gangsters stand flat
tened in doorways, rifles in hand.
Every time head appears at any
window rifle bullets fly.
Fight From Windows Of Working
Glass Homes
In hundred working class tene-
mentS Of Vienna, workers stand With
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Frank Moffer, Fascist
Khaki Shirt General"
Held in Fierro Murder

NEW YORK.-Art J. Smith, self
styled commander chief Of the
Khaki Shirts Of America, was re-
manded to jan on perjury charges
yesterday, and Frank Moffer, also q
general" Of the same organization,
was held, charged with the murder
Of Antonio Fierro in Queens last
July.
At the trial last November, men,
bers Of the Khaki Shirts accused
Athos Terzani, friend Of Fierros,
with the murder. Terzani was ac-
quilted, and for the time the case
was dropped.
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black armies engage in conflict, the
inference Of this notorious ''lesser
eWl'' theory was clear-the workers
were to accept without resistance the
new strike breaking DEGREES Of Doll
fuss. in order to permit him to fight"
FaScisn.
June THE DollfuSs Government
declared that the Communist Party
was Illegal and all the property of
the Party and its press to be confis-
Gated.
June 8. The Social-D Democratic
paper "Abend" welcomed the appoint
ment by Dollfuss of Fascist army
generals as security commissars" in
the various provinces. These are the
generals now directing the lombard
ment of the workers quarters in
Vienna.
June t0.-A delegation of Connu-
mist workers, brining a resolution TO
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Threaten TO Blow Up Gas Works
Bitter machine gun fighting is
raging now around the great gas
works at Leopoldau, Vienna. The
workers have held it and repulsed
concentrated attacks for SO hours.
They rejected a government ulti-
matum to surrender, and threatened
to blow up the gigantic gas tank, and
with it themselves, their attackers,
and great section Of the surround
ing streets.
we will win or Gle fighting said
the defenders. we have nothing to
face except victory or hanging for
having resisted the government
troops"
Troops Surrounded
AT Stadtlau, just across the Danube
from the main section Of Vienna, the
workers have surrounded the state
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GENERAL STRIKE IN MEXICAN
STATE

PUEBLA, Mexico, Feb. 13.-work-
ers in the State Of Puebia will come
out In q general strike tomorrow in
protest against decision of the gov
ernment's Labor Cancellation Board"
against the workers in a local chem.
istry factory.
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The capitalist class plots our des-
truction through imperialist war.
Fight these plots by gaining new
readers for our Daily Worker, our
powerful weapon In the struggle
for a Soviet America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
OUTLAW AND HERO
XXTHAT is there about human beings, any,
way, that gives them a sneaking adj

VXTHAT is there about human beings, any,
W way that gives them sneaking adj
miration for all outlaws?
This man John Dillinger is a desperate,
a killer, a robber, and a general, all-around
rat. Yet somehow he has caught the magma
ton of a good part of his fellow countrymen.
The people of his home town have circu-
lated petition calling on the governor of In
diana to give him amnesty; unquestionably,
there are a lot more people who hope to see
him continue to foil the law and escape pun
ishment.
Why should this be? Why should the peo
pie of the United States, in the eventful year
of 1884 set to work to build up a romantic
Robin Hood legend about lowbrowed Grim
inal whose sole distinction seems to be that he
is the most vicious thug unhanged?
Partly, perhaps, it comes as a reaction from
our years of reading about Chicagoese gang
sters. These lads, the racketeers and hi
jackers and muscle men, always were too
business like and cautious to take on TO-
mantle glamour.
They did not so much fight with the police
as connive with them. They used hired killers
to gain their ends.
When they killed their men, they killed by
treachery shooting from behind; the great
American institution of the ride" is the very
acme of cowardly, safety-first cunning.
Dnlinger is more like throwback to the
bad men of the old west. He has traded shots
with his victims in the old-time style, and
risked his neck apenty i'll his forays.
AS a result, he has been built up into an
impossible character; a sort of combination
of Jesse James, Billy the Kid and Robin
Hood for whom law-abding citizens are will
ing to sign petitions asking clemency.
All this, perhaps, is human and natural.
But it is nevertheless queer and foolish
mistake.
For when all has been said and done,
Dillinger is a menace to public safety,
homicidal freak who deserves neither admira-
ton nor sympathy.
The silly sentimentality that tries to make
a hero out of him is as brainless a display
as we Americans have made in many month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
FAVORS YEAR-AROUND
BOUNTY ON SKUNKS
By Charles E. Wxman.

BY Charles f. Wyman.
A few words about fish, four
feeted wild game and quail. Stock
ing streams with fish is a move in
the right direction, but to put small
fish in clear water that is almost
barren of fish food will get the
same result as placing sheep and
cows on exhausted pastures.
Occasionally I see articles about
planting water plants for fish to
feed on. This is right so far as
it goes, and is something like salts
flying the demand for green's by hui
mainly, but long gap is left in
the supply Of fish food.
The way our streams are now the
fish need feed from the time they
are Matched until they start cut of
the water for the frying pan.
Rabbits are able to care for them
selves in the meadow as far as food
is concerned. except when the
ground is covered with snow or
sleet.
So far as pheasants are concerned
in this vicinity they are already eX-
tinct. Quails are going the same
road, which I will explain.
The time they are damaged most
is when they and the ground nest
ing song birds are nesting. Skunks
and foxes destroy many times as
many flocks as grow TO maturity.
House cats destroy some, but skunks
and foxes are at it all through the
breeding season. Skunks and foxes
don't stop at destroying all = the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
NO SECRETS

MEN learn about women from the adver-
4VA Using copywriters today. Any gentleman
with a gentle yearning to penetrate the sur
face view can do so vicariously and accurate
ly. All he has to do is purchase a newspaper
or a woman's magazine and peruse the adver-
tisements. In this pictorial age the pictures
tell all.
No need now for any youth to wait until
his wedding night to learn about the ''un-
mentionables" as our grandmothers called
certain sacred garments. The intimacy of
chemises and brassieres no longer exists. Not
if a man knows his advertisements!
Why stockings run 80. illustrated with
nice leg view, of course. Why women don't
need petticoats now that gowns are nodded.
Why siken nothings respond to this and that
soap medium There are just few of the
chapter heads.
For there is no longer any surprise to ro-
nance The allure that came from the I'M
known has disappeared
And yet-there are just as many roses and
sweetpeas woven into gay nosegays to de-
light the hearts of hopeful maidens there are
just as many marriage licenses issued. Ro-
nance has not declined.
1t IS just possible that the revelations that
have handed out information to men have
been of immense benefit to women. What if
man does guess that a womans curved in
tentions are due to the elasticity of her girdle?
After all, her dimensions are more pleasing to
the eye.
For chances are that if she, too, didn't
have advertisements coming to help her with
the same intentions as those of the fairy-god-
mother with the pumpkin-coach wand who
hunted up Cinderella, she might yield to her
too-plump shape, her too-thin arms, or what
ever the trouble is-if there was one-and not
know that she can improve herself struc-
turally.
She wouldn't know abcIt certain secrets
Of allure, either Women owe a lot to ad-
vertising. Even if it did lift their petticoats
and show the masculine contingent what they
wear underneath
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
COMPANY UNION CALLED
SCREEN FOR SCHEMES
By a Reader.

By Reader.
Hooray for The Timesl 1t not
only has printed the truth about
the strike at the Real Silk, but
the splendid cartoons literally speak
for themselves.
I have worked at Real Silk for
years and I say the e. M. B. A. is a
screen, nothing else, for nefarous
company schemes. 7 have never
yet seen a decision given in favor Of
an emplove when the management
wished otherwise. And favoritism!
The place reeks of it.
We were all instructed to vote for
the company union last fall if we
wanted to keep our jobs This was
the absolutely fair and above board,
government supervised election that
was held at that time. Real Silk
does not know the meaning of fair
play.
What started all this talk about
the knitters making S35 2 week?
Some of them do, once in a while,
but why shouldn't they; they earn it.
Besides paying less than union
wages, Real Silk penalties these
men outrageous amounts every week.
I certainly hope they get what they
are after.
AS for "a D." if he has gotten
an overdose Of truth, let him turn
to the other papers and give that
gigantic intellect rest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
DENIES STATEMENT OF
CHRIST'S FAILURE
By Edward Z. Whitman

BY Edward +. Whitman
I wish to thank you for publish
ing my letter last Tuesday. I think
you used very good judgment.
I read the Message Center every
night. I noticed an article by J. A.
Schmidt. I would like to have one
in response if you think it fit.
Mr.. Schmidt might be right about
the depression lasting until 1910,
but he is wrong when he states that
Christ failed 1000 years ago. The
fact is that the people have failed
Him and therefore are at the
height of ignorance.
I'VE will look back with astonish-
ment at our ignorance" says Mr..
Schmidt.
He is right, but I don't understand
why, he doesn't look at his ignorance
now, seeing he knows of it. He
might start by reading the Bible
and especially the prophecies. If
he did this he would find every
one Of them up-to-date, proving
that Jesus Christ has not failed.
No one knows very much about
the Son of God unless he has the
qualification for Eternal Life; also
he won't have any room 70 dis
pute the word of one who has it.,
for he can know nothing about it..
dare that domestic animal, noted
for its long ears, to take God at
his word and see if there is such
a thing as being born again"
IF there isn't. he has not lost
a thing or won't lose anything. but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
IT COULD BE WORSE

THOSE Democrats in congress who have
Il their minds on November seem to fear
that approval of the Couzens amendment to
the revenue bill will enable the Republicans
to go into the campaign shouting: The
Democrats raised taxes 10 per cent"
What of it? The increase applies only to
income taxes. A vast majority of the voters
pay no income taxes.
The taxpayer who earns $4,000 married no
dependents will not begrudge adding 81 more
to his $50 income tax payment. If he earns
$4,000 he can we'll afford to add $40 to his
present payment of 500. If he earns $4,000
he will not miss the s4S that is added to his
$3.50 payment. If he earns 100000, what
agony will he suffer because his tax is s33,1l0
instead of $4,000?
In the history Of the republic, there prob
ably never has been a party in power in SO
fortunate a political position as are the Demo-
Gratis in respect to the coming election. The
Roosevelt administration took control at the
bottom Of the depression, and it enjoys the
credit for he large strides toward recovery,
The recovery measures have cost plenty,
and the end it not in sight. Even though
candidates for Office are trying to soft-pedal
it, the people know that the Roosevelt pro-
gram must be paid for by taxes. The for
tunate will not object to paying higher income
taxes They are happy TO be enjoying taxable
incomes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
Capital Capers.
-BY GEORGE ABELL=

TINE new dean of the diplomatic corps, bulky,
4 well-meanng Sir Donald Lindsay, ambas-
sador of Great Britain, is busily cultiyating ma
tional and international harmony
Since the departure from Washington last
week of the late dean of diplomats Ambassador
Ahmet Muhtar of Turkey, Sir Ronald has been
very much on the 60 He is taking his new
job seriously. Diplomats and officials ouzz ABOUT
his activity.
Some of Sir Ronads harmonious moves:
l. Promoted closer Anglo Canadian relations
with big luncheon in honor of plump, massive
jawed Canadian Minister Herridge.
2. Donned old grey hannels and played three
sets of tennis with American fflendS' VINO just
love to beat his eXcellency.
g. Won the culinary esteem OF Polish Minister
Stanislaw Patek by serving English pheasant
a la Polonaise at a formal embassy dinner.
4. Catered to the Back Bay aristocracy of
Massachusetts,, by winning and dining the John
Coolidges of Boston.
5. Pleased Republicans by putting former
Secretary of State Stirnson on the society page
as a British dinner guest.
6. Delighted French Ambassador Andre de
Laboulaye with dissertation in classical French,
T. Established cordial relations with Minister
Close of the Union of South Africa over glass
of port-raised to toast their mutual sovereign,
His Majesty King George "
8. Thrilled Washington debutantes with the
announcement that small dance will be gwen
soon at the British Embassy.
8. Placidly ignored the shouts of Representa-
tive Fred Britten of Illinois, who called for the
dismissal of the British consul-general in New
York.
10. Gazed from a distance upon the cherry
blossoms but readily conceded the priority Of
Japanese Ambassador Saito to have his picture
snapped under the cherry trees.
IL. Wore tweeds to please the scottish tailors
and complimented the Irish minister on his
complexion.
u. Tactfully feted three Cabinet members
within three days, and carefully refrained from
any mention of DR.. Wirt-eyen after coffee.
Diplomats feel that If his Brittanic ma
iesty's ambassador keeps up the good work. he
won't even have time to take his promised holi-
day to England this summer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
THE INDIANS RIGHTS

NEGLECT of the American Indians right
to life. liberty and security has become
so traditional that We likely are to overlook
studied attempt to block passage in this con-
gress OF the wheeler Howard Indian rights
bill
Interior Secretary Ickes recently called at
tention to a far-hung campaign of false propa-
ganda by land. cattle. timber. oil and other
benehciaries of the old order to defeat this
new charter OF Indian rights.
These renegades," said Mr.. Ickes. ARE
spreading reports that the measure will send
the Indians back to the blanket and that it
is a smoke screen behind which the federal
government intends to ditch its treaty obli-
cations with its Indian wards"
The Wheeler-Howard bill for self-govern-
ment. land restoration and educational and
judicial reforms has had an airing out in the
Indian country such as no other bill ever has
been given. In spite Of the propaganda
against IL Commissioner Collier reports that s5
per cent Of the indians who have voiced their
views are for 1t. Delay means more suffering
and exploitation and loss Of property for the
Indians.
AS Mr.. Ickes says:
IN the area now occupied by reservation
Indians. a territory in extent larger than New
England, anarchy actually exists today. Those
Indians are without local government. local
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
BLOOD MONEY

VACCINATIONS of the international
armament-makers are revealed again
today in two interesting books. which come
from the presses just as the senate prepares to
investigate the munitions trust.
H c. Englebrecht and F. c. Hanighen in
their Merchants of Death" Dodd. Mead and
Gilbert Seldes in Iron, Blood and Profits"
tHarpers) give the background of the NUM-
tons makers They also show how deeply the
senate investigating committee must go to get
the facts about the operations OF these great
combines.
Seldes charges. as the league commission
and other experts also have charged, that the
munitions makers have engaged in making
war; that they prolonged the war; that the
warship makers have stimulated navy build
ing races and that the armament makers have
been among the largest financial supporters of
patriotic. defense, naval, air and army leagues
1t is time that Americans should know what
influence the munitions makers are eXerting in
Washington The whole sordid picture of
profits from Iron and Blood" should be laid
before them.
It is time, too for Washington to find out
whether this nations only protection from the
racket Is to make government monopoly of
the manufacture of ornaments and munitions,
The senate committee, headed by Senator
Nye, has no more important function than to
decide this latter question.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
Relief Job Dispensing Branded Unfair

the CWA. Will some one please
explain why this man is entitled
to a job any more than 1 am,
when he does not need it. Here
are some reasons why he doesn't
need it. He is not married, there
are only three grown persons in
this home, and they have $36 a
month income, which is from the
government. Now they have $72
a month. Pray tell me why I am
not entitled to a job or relief from
the county.
My father makes from SO to $40
a week and he has to report to
the trustee what he spends his
large sum of $40 for, so he can get
a quart of milk from the county.
Still they think they are giving a
man Sc years old, who has paid
taxes all his life, something to
brag about,
All this should show the tax
payers of this state what kind of
people they are paying to be So
called investigators. 1 am sure
that 1 can take half of the wages
they get and keep my wife and
myself. can do the job better,
and if you don't think so, give me
a chance and will prove it. Ask
me to OK. you for a basket when
you get $72 month, and see how
many you get. 1 can't get the
job; 1 am too honest.
If McNutt would stay home and
attend to business instead of run
ing around this state, he would be
much better off.