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Hanns Eisler — Part 1
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ad * Pe RE ae ag ere ra ies aie aha aoe at \
that eitens HANES and LOUISA RISLER are nov legally dn the United States, sad ;
the warrant of July 17, 1940 iseued for their arrest, was eancelled, There is
a ge ether information on file at Ellis Island which would explain why we wubjest
_ ond aie wife are now legally is the Wat ted States../ PF, oa as ht
In the Yobruary ws, 1935 Lesve of the DAILY WRK, ni 6. one
appears on article which describes EISLER as the priliisas, revelatienary
composer ef COMINTERN, ROTE PRONT, EUHLE VANPB, BALLAD OF THE COTTON PICKERS,’ |.
and 808G OF fHE O04l MIBERS. Though act yet 37, this ailiteat worker composer a
nas peon eseociated With Workers' movements in sermany fer une 185% a7 yours.
Through the rising ef Fascion in Germany, he was in the ferefront ef the .
worker's resistence te Hitler, Song after song came from this tireless and
Prelific composer, songs that helped mov the masses is wilitent doncastre sions,
"Music is a weapen of the olase atruggio, how effective it ‘oan ve
will be realised by the masses who will] listen te the masse chorus of ene
thousand voices in EISLER's songs, under the direction of RISLER hisself,
Fee ee Qerzen Sincine Resteties, “the
PIERRE DE oxtine Club, the ARTIST UNION, the ANTI-MAZI PEDERATICN, THE WORKEES
DANCE LEAGE, THE WORKERS MUSIC LEAGUE, WIR, IWO, and others, HANNS BISLER stated
‘that in the American workers' use of revolutionary music unity is achieved
not only setween American vorkers of all sationalities, bat among all workers
throughout the world, ‘This cencert (speaking of a concert 6t Recon Temple m
March 2, 1935 at 6:15 P.M, ) will be one of a national tour that includes
Pittadurgh, Philedelyhia, Chi Chicage, Boston, st. Louis, fen Franoisce and other
eities.° are ,
Again on Fage 7 of the same issus of the Batty ferker, BISLER 19 art
described ia snother article written Ww SERGI . BADANEKT, in the felleving manner
on “HANNS RISLER, the feaous revolutionary Gerasa refuges compeser, od
_ aFrived in this coumtry & few days ago, Every siiert has Seca
oa made by the Hitler governaent to ferret out all of BISLER's a
““3 gate end to destrey hie influence with the worker. ®e wn Loe
a _ one of his records in Germany ie punishable by impriscanent,
we gevertheless, thousands upen thousands ef records of ISLES’ s
revolutionary mase songe are still played in Nasi Germany = 8 . .
ané hie pepulerity ie as high as ever there, The spreading
of revolutionary music aucag the Gernan workers was not on ,
gooident anor was it easily accomplished, The Comsunist
Baste i= SGapmenes had te fieht the ald hear sardon atenarhere
and nationalistic ditties of the niddle clase which bad found
their vay into the nasses, In thie cultural and music
development, the German workers were led by HANNS BISLER, The
olass struggle in Germany strikes barricades, first of Kay
ee ee
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