Political Funeral

In complete silence, except for the tramp, tramp, tramp of about one hundred thousand feet and the squeaking of an odd pair of shoes, a funeral procession several miles long wended its way through Vienna. In the hearse was the 21-year-old body of Josef Mohapel, slain by a gangster.

Much political capital was made out of the death. Socialists were accused by their opponents of murdering the young lad during recent political riot. This was denied, but nothing could prevent the Pan-Germans and Catholic bourgeoisie from making the funeral into a political demonstration against the Jews and Social Democracy.

A feature of the giant procession, which fortunately led to no untoward incidents, was the carrying of the colors of Imperial Germany. Not an Austrian flag was seen in the whole funeral procession, which of course made of it a demonstration for the union of Austria with Germany.