News Brief

A provisional prohibition of “All Quiet” was issued by the police this evening, pending discussions between the Ministry of the Interior and the Vienna authorities, whether the film should be permanently prohibited or transferred to another part of the City.

Both the Hitlerists and the Heimwehr announced that they would do everything in their power to compel the authorities to withdraw the film, and the police availed themselves of the special powers given them to issue a temporary prohibition of the film in order to prevent further rioting with its dangers to life and property. In the early part of the day the performances went on as usual, but later the demonstrators became so menacing that the police decided that it would be impossible to allow the evening performance. The same strong police forces had been provided for the Jewish quarter as yesterday, since the Social Democrats had refused to have the film transferred from the Jewish quarter to one of the working class districts, as was at first thought would be done.

The Jewish merchants and shopkeepers complain that the state of siege in the Jewish district is killing their business. They are forced to keep their shops closed and barricaded, and even if they kept them open shoppers are afraid to venture into the streets, and in addition there is the constant danger of material damage resulting from actual disturbances.

Four Hitlerist mass meetings were held to-day, at all of which antisemitic incitement was the chief point of the speeches. Violence was threatened in case the authorities should decide to continue the presentation of “All Quiet”.