M-TH: News from Austria

[Charles Brown]

Dear Comrades -
  
here in Vienna the demonstrations are going on. In the afternoon, the
Ministries for Social Affairs (FP) and the Miniitry for Economy (Popular
Party) were occupied by several 100 protesters, the bulk of them members of
far-left organizations and anarchists. The new Minister for Internal
Affairs (Popular Party) said in an interview, that an "explosive device was
found in the Ministry of Social Affairs" - in fact, the speaker of the
Viennese police corrected several minutes ago his own minister: They just
found a bottle with iced water :-))
  
Now, at 18:30 CET, some fourthousand people are again rallying at the
Ballhausplatz, in front of the Bundeskanzleramt and the office of President
Klestil. Another bulk of some 800 people holds a meeting in front of the
Parliament building. IMPORTANT: For today, the [old] government has
forbidden all demonstrations at Ballhausplatz!!!
  
Again, there are quite large numbers of declared Trade-Union members, shop
stewards and TU representatives among the demonstrators. 
  
The president of the Austrian Federation od Trade Unions, Fritz
Verzetnitsch (SP), attacked today the "antisocial and brutasl programme of
this government" and announced "harsh resistance", not excluding (and that
is strong for a good soialdemocrat!) strikes against the most brutal points
of the black-blue government s plans.
  
Tomorrow, there will be at least one central protest at 17.oo CET at the
Heldenplatz (were Hitler spoke in 1938). It seems, that the Trade Union of
the Iron and Steel workers will send delegations in special trains from the
other provinces.
  
More news as soon as possible!
  
  
Kurt (already without voice because of all the slogans that have to be shouted)



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