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“The Day of the German nation”, article in the Arbeiterzeitung of 5 August 1914

Friedrich Austerlitz’ article presents a typical example of the initially positive attitude of the Social Democrats to the war.

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Austrian National Library
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    Between a truce policy and left-wing radicalism

    The outbreak of war in July 1914 put the Austrian labour movement in an ambivalent position. It basically supported peace, following the model of international socialism, but at the same time it was becoming a party of the establishment.