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‘CONFIDENTIAL [gnie highly confidential source also made available an article in the Russian language which eppeared in the July 22, 1935, issue of “Pravia," U vhich article wee written by 8. Tretyakov. The article te quoted in part as follows #% “For us, Eieler -- is first of all a song. The -- ‘Red Wedding,’ the .e 4 we Gomintern.® With the songs of Eisler on their lips, the Foreign living oe proletariate fought in the barricades of Berlin and Vienna, With the songs ~. of Bisler they demonstrated in Eurich end Antwerp. With the songs of Eisler they etood in picket Lines in Sopenbegen ond Manchester, Lot Bieter fintened his education ‘prilliantiy. ‘Fverything pushed the composer tovards an easy road of life, But he di4 not take it. foo dis- .. gusting to him was the bourgeois concert hall where, in a musical narcosis, the gourmands made their discoveries with relish... A feeling of ‘cere protest evoke in the young Composer.” ee ae . “mn 1927 Eisler wholeheartedly entered the ‘proletertat tagitpropgrowp' (agitation Fropegenda group) movement and degen ' vork as @ political » muse _ Journalist... JE 4 Soon OP pds. er “ergong of the Miner," ‘Vrnvalta'e Mereh,! ‘Bong of Boliderity,* march "Defend the Soviet Union,’ ‘Song of the Unemployed,’ this is only a small part ofthe great list of Eisler’s political songs, Unfortunately, only s few 7% of them are published by ws. “With all of Aie natural fighting temperament, Eisler tore into the refornistic song group, forming a commmistic wing. fhe battle was successful. It drew the attention of the entire musical world, gathered travelers, and . cultivated such revolutionary musicians as Renkel ’ Fogle and Volpe. , “At the sane ‘time, a strong tie was fornet detween Eisler and drama turgist Bert Brecht. fogether they worked out the history of the ‘pedagogis' theater, veonng to make it + onpectelay § active in the vork of polittoal agitation eho. Fees , Bow he te writing ry eyuphoay dedtoaten | to the: prisoners of - . . faseist concentration campe, based on. the eee | of the ) Bvamp Boldier’ and | Re hes Doon vith ws ‘before. te mate notes on } Kasek melodies on the steps by Mt. Magnitnoi where the Young Gommmiste were building « blast furnace. It was about them he wrote the ‘Ural Y5ung Commmist.* ..- . | CONFUSE - § -