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Hanns Eisler — Part 8
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Our nation needs songs and knows how to value @ good ens.
This is obvious in Hisler's ‘Comintern,’ deeply imbedded ,
in our (Bolden sony, fund," (foo- 19V 220- /6. P 9, ta
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as having arrived in Moscow and is described as 4 ropreventatt ve of the In
national Union of the Revolutionary Theater.
Sometine during duly, 1938, en article appeared in ee "Byening
Woscon" newspaper which read in pert as follows:
“The name Eisler is not vainly associated with such
meres af Frederick Wolf, Bert Brecht and Irvin Piskator.
These are the names of our foreign living ocamrades who have
made their talents into a sharp weapon for Comunists.”
The article states that Eisler attended the International Musicians
Olympiad as @ representative of the International Orion of the Revolutionary
Wheater and concerning this Eisler is quoted as follows in the article:
"this calebratian may boldly be called an expression of
solidarity between the Creche and German labor living in
Czechoslovakia. hen the first columns with Red banners
waving Appeared on the scene, eyes of the German workers
filled with tears upon tuo aight of this anti-Fasoist
denonstration.* ; mo
An article in the Russim language appeared in the July 30, 1935, iss
of the "Literary Oerette” in Moscow, Russia, - This article in pert arated:
"I found Hens Bisler at work. Be was diotating an artiole for
one of the Moscow newspapers. Mhile waiting for my interview,
I began *6 examine some books which were placed in a mull group
on a ahelf. ‘Companions Enrever' -, Revolutionary Artists’ -
Marx - Engels - Lenin - and Staelin. My attention was draw
to the German translation of 'Chapaey. !
"only reosntly have I "“erecked” Purmanoy,’ anijingly seid
Hane Kisler. ‘I read "Chapaev" all the way from Awerica to
Europe. What strength! What bottomless, revolutionary passion
and energy! I couldn't tear myself away from this book. ‘These
= me i Be Heth et hee te bet sd eee eh dee ae amt t whe a
the west must have. In what is the uplifting strength of such
- works ae &Chapaev." I is that in thes is revived not only |
the mynificent talents of the artists, but also the fiery
Communistia ambition. Only that kind of wmity can give orea-
tions of herelo strength." (/oo -/95°2 20- /b, pp. 7-/5)
On Ostober 6, 19565, J. E. Wilkie, Secretary of the drizona Peace
Offioers' Asscoiation, wrote to the Honorable Frances Perkins, then Secretary
ef Labor, protesting the right of Hane Bieler to remain in the United states
arr F SS
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CON ENTIAL
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