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Hanns Eisler — Part 5
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CONFWANTIAL
Accarding, to the aiove biorrapty, a8 well as throwsh the result cf
; aa investirpation, it has been dcetercinet that Eisler married Louise Anna Gos-
Wet sotenyi, born Kareh 6, 2906, at Wierna, Austria. The; were married in
oe Cuschoolovaxia on Decesber 7, 1937. Lisler bad been previously married
ard divorced, but the identity of his first wife 1s anknow, Ww
Backrround and Co punist affiliation
In the early 1930% Hans Eisler collaborated with Bertolt Brecht, «
Gernan revolutionary writer presenti; in the United States who ip eslosely
associated with Hane Eisler at this tine, They produced @ play entitled “Die
yassraine® (The Disciplinary veamure)« This play play bas avpeared in in
both Germany ani Caschoslovalda. The owplete play has been trans
ef four Conmuniet agitators whe go fro: Yoscos to Mulsien, Bacohuria, to spread
proparanda and support the Chinese Co--unists arong the industries of tulcien.
The action of the play takes place before the ®Control Cerittee" when the
four aritators return to give an acecunt of their work and especially account
for the Tact that they had been foros to kill @ young Coeunist comrade ulcse
intentions were good but whose death ois deeced a necessity by the four aci-
tators since his hanna threatoned to emaan er the Co iwmist noverent acon:
the Chinese.
B
Ex cated May og Fs 3930 © at Berlin, Garmany, is published alonc
with the roressire play and the is signed by beth Brecht anc Eislor.
The authors defend their play, obgect to ite cansorship ami suggest that the
play be presented by those for whom it was intended, that is, workers,
choruses, groups of amateur players achoo] choruses. This play is clear-
ly of a Coreunist propaganda nature. Ww
A confidential inforaant advised on March 13, 1913» that Bert
Apecht and Hans Eisler were co~euthors of a march imow as the “Sone of
Solidarity" (Solidarietagte-Lied), which was written in sbout 1932. Accori=-
ing to this sources, the march was adopted with the peraission of Brecht and
Risler as the song of the Youth Organisation in Gersany price to
Ritler's rise to power. YW .
Oo The Fetruary 15, 1935, issue af the Daily torker, pape lb, contains
rey ao article which describes Kisler aa “the trililant revolutionary eo-poser of
a * thote Front,* *Kuhlewanpe,’ ‘Parade of the Cotton Pickers! and
ee tSang. of the Coal ners Though not yet 37, this eiiitant worker conposer
ee bas been associated with the workers! move-ents in German” for the last
-- ‘CONFYPENTIAL Si
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