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CONFIPENTIAL workers was not an accident, nor was Mit easily accomplished. The Comaunist Party in Gormany had to fight the old beer garden atmosphere and nationalistic ditties of the middle Clase which had found their way into the nasses. “In this oultural and musics develomeent, the ener workers were led by 8 Pisler. The olass struggle in Gormany, strikes, b cades, First of Mey celebrations, and other denonstratione, are bound up with his nane. "Fisler is a pupil of Schoenberg.....Only when Beler came into the struggle of the working class did he find his medium ani with it grew his power of camposing music which expressed not only the life and battles of the German work~ ers, but of the working class of the entire world. "Eisler has teen an active part in the struggle of . the working class of Germany. ‘That is why his songs find - dnstant responses from the masaes....The workers and peasants of the Soviet Union were quick to appreciate this ad his ‘On Guard, ‘Comintern’ and others are trenendously popu- "The revolutionary movement under the leadership of | the Comuniet Party has brought to ite rank many musicians whose activities are of great help to the class struggie. He is one of the leading spirits in music for the worker, an outstanding musician, a comrade and always on the battle dine with the rank and file.” (Photostatic scopy of the complete article is attached.) Also in the February 18, 1936, issue of the Dally Worker, page 4, | another artiole on Hans Eisler entitled "Zisler to Give First Concert in Cit; at the Mecca Temple.” Along with this article is his photograph which bears the title, "Revolutionary German Composer .* In pert thie article reads as follows; a "Fresh from a triwaphant concert tour that was at- tended by thousands of workers in Vienna, Austerdan, London end other cities, Hanns Rieler, brilliant revolutionary oan- poser of *Comintern,* "Rote Front," ‘Kuhle Wanpe,' ‘Ballad ' of the Cotton Pickers,' ‘Song of the Coal Miners,' and a hundred others has just arrived in this country on bebalt of P he ehild victins of German fascism. eo, "ough not yet 87, this militant worker-oomposer has _ been assoolated with workers movements in Germeny for the | . Jast seventeen years....fong after song came fron this tire- — less and prolific composer, songs that helped mould the masses in militant and stirring demonstrations." (A photo- statio copy of this complete article fe attached hereto. )