The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

supported by workers. Despite his |
wounds and the terrible pain and
despite the protest Of his friends
he forced himself to address the
thousands of workers, that had
been refused entrance into the hall. |
He called upon them to continue |
the fight for united workingclass
front against Fascism.
Socialist Leaders Admits
Policies Which Betrayed
Workers
BRATlSLAVA, Czechoslovakia.
Feb. five left no stone un-
turned" to get together with DOLL
full. 1--WE offered to make the
greatest concessions that demo
cratic and socialist party has ever
made" Otto Bauer, international
head of the Austrian Social-Demo-
cratic Party, admitted today to
New York Times correspondent,
while he was safe IN Czechoslo-
vakia.
Up until March 5, 1888, the day
of the Hitler triumph in Germany
the socialist leaders had been in
closest personal contact with the
government" Then Dollfuss re-
fused to even see them.
"When he. said he could not see
the existing leaders we offered to
send him other negotiators. Ede
refused sharply. Honestly, we left
no stone unturned," Bauer said in
the interview.
Asked Help of Church
eve approached the President
Then we tried the clerical poll
ticians,1 whom we had known fol-
long time. A group of religious
Socialists got together with g
group of Catholic democrats and
tried to induce the church to inter
vene The Cardinal Archbishop Of
Vienna, DIR. Tumitzer, could dc
nothing.
eve offered to accept a meas
ure authorizing the government tc
govern by decree without Parlia'
ment for two years :" the In
tellectual head explained.
What more could the socialist
leaders do? They were crawling
in their bellies before a govern
ment which they recognized to b
fascist. But the Austrian work
ers
"The dissatisfaction and agita-
ton of the workers against tn
conservative policy of our part.
{ committee grew as the government
provocation increased" Bauer said
But did they change their policy
> Told Workers Not to Resist
The socialist leader went even s.
far as to admit that when the,
received a message that the work
ers in Linz were alarmed and wer
threatening strike and armed &C
: ton, they sent urgent message
to the workers to keep cool"
"I arranged for them to be toll
that if we in Vienna could submit
patiently to an arms search
! party headquarters they must tr,
: to do the same. Apparently tn
|, message arrived too late" Bauer
! stated simply.
The message did arrive too lat
, or was disregarded by the work
: ers in Linz. They had gotten tire
of the submit patiently policy" Q
: the party, they declared strike
and resulted armed defense agains
q the continued outrageous attack
J of the fascist Heinwehr. A nun
Der of workers were killed AMI
: many wounded in this first battl,
: Even when the news of Thu
! reached Vienna, in Bauer's ow
words:
r Nothing but strike was de-
q cided upon, however. There wa
no suggestion of armed resist
q ance".
: members of the Social Demo
e cratic party committee tried t.
get in touch with the governmer
q to prevent an outbreak, but thi
i attempt broke down." DR.. Dentscl
commander of the socialist Solint;
bund defense corps) explained.
"It is an infamous lie that worl
: ers attacked the forces Of law ar
order. 1t was just the reverse
e he continued.
t Would Submit Patiently
When the fascist bands brok
s into the homes of the workers tt
. battles started, according to Baut
) and Dentsch.
; Thtse leaders openly admit tn.
they had done everything in the
power, even up to the last minut
when workers blood was alread
e coloring the streets of Linz, |
: keep the workers to Submit D.
> tiently," and keep them from or
T ganized armed resistance.
Without practically any partic
I patton, the workers went into Il
q battles. They had no means
communications, since the socialii
press had been suppressed by Il
government and no undergrour
Q communications had been estal
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