(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anti-Jewish prejudice was the cause of the severe riots which took place in Feldkirchen, Carinthia, on Friday, between the Social Democrats and nationalist elements. Seventeen persons were injured in the riots. Gendarmerie and troops had to be called out to restore order.
The trouble started when Dr. Robert Danneberg, speaker of the Vienna Diet, Social Democrat, a Jew without Jewish affiliations, ascended the tribune as the speaker of the evening at a socialist meeting held in the largest hall in the town of Feldkirchen. The Nationalist Home Defense League invaded the socialist meeting, shouting, “The Jew shall not speak here.”
The socialists resisted the attack, during which knives and pistols were used. The hall was wrecked. Gendarmes saved Dr. Danneberg’s life by covering his escape. His automobile was smashed by the rioters. The news of the riot was suppressed until Sunday.
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