--- title: 'Die Rote Fahne, Nr. 29, 13 March 1920: "Sowjetrußlands Friedenswille"' url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/die-rote-fahne-sowjetrusslands-friedenswille-1920/ description: Front page of the Communist Party's central organ led by "Sowjetrußlands Friedenswille", a reprinted Moscow radio appeal. section: Collection --- [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) [![Die Rote Fahne, Nr. 29, 13 March 1920: "Sowjetrußlands Friedenswille"](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/die-rote-fahne-sowjetrusslands-friedenswille-1920.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/die-rote-fahne-sowjetrusslands-friedenswille-1920.jpg) # Die Rote Fahne, Nr. 29, 13 March 1920: "Sowjetrußlands Friedenswille" Front page of the Communist Party's central organ led by "Sowjetrußlands Friedenswille", a reprinted Moscow radio appeal. The tells: the Völkerbund is called a "Verein von Tigern und Hyänen" (a society of tigers and hyenas), and the masthead line "Begründet von Karl Liebknecht und Rosa Luxemburg" lends the dead founders' standing to the party's lead column. ## Text on the object Original (German) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` Nr. 29. Sonnabend, den 13. März 1920. Preis 15 Pfg. Die Rote Fahne Zentralorgan der Kommunistischen Partei Deutschlands (Spartakusbund) Redaktion und Expedition: Neukölln, Warthestraße 69. Begründet von Karl Liebknecht und Rosa Luxemburg Sowjetrußlands Friedenswille Ein Aufruf der Räte-Regierung Die drahtlose Station von Moskau funkt folgenden Aufruf an Alle: [...] Die Rätemacht kämpft, um den Imperialismus mit Wurzeln und Zweigen auszurotten. [...] Eine neue Note Sowjetrußlands an Polen Rumäniens Friedensbereitschaft Sowjetrußland und Japan Englands zweideutige Politik gegen Sowjetrußland Der Völkerbundsrat [...] Wir finden, daß ein Verein von Tigern und Hyänen zur Bewahrung von Frieden und Ruhe nicht einmal ein schöner Gedanke ist. [...] Die Praxis der Völkerbündler Revolutionäre Bewegung in Ägypten Allgemeiner Bergarbeiterstreik in England Die Wahl des Reichspräsidenten Der Erfurter „Kommunist" verboten! Die Mühle der Pressverbote klappert weiter. Diesmal ist es das Organ unserer mitteldeutschen Genossen, der Erfurter „Kommunist", den Noske unterdrückt. Das Verbot datiert vom 11. März und erstreckt sich auf 6 Wochen. ``` English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader) ``` No. 29. Saturday, 13 March 1920. Price 15 pf. The Red Flag Central organ of the Communist Party of Germany (Spartacus League) Editorial office and dispatch: Neukölln, Warthestraße 69. Founded by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Soviet Russia's will for peace An appeal of the Council government The wireless station of Moscow broadcasts the following appeal to all: [...] The power of the councils fights to root out imperialism with roots and branches. [...] A new note from Soviet Russia to Poland Romania's readiness for peace Soviet Russia and Japan England's ambiguous policy toward Soviet Russia The League Council [...] We find that a society of tigers and hyenas for the preservation of peace and quiet is not even a nice idea. [...] The practice of the League-ites Revolutionary movement in Egypt General miners' strike in England The election of the Reich President The Erfurt "Kommunist" banned! The mill of press bans keeps clattering on. This time it is the organ of our central German comrades, the Erfurt "Kommunist", that Noske suppresses. The ban dates from 11 March and extends over 6 weeks. ``` Only masthead, headlines and the passages quoted are transcribed; [...] marks text skipped. Fraktur read from the 1280 px downsample, not the full-resolution scan; translation is literal, machine-made, and not checked by a fluent reader. Page 1 only. [← Deutsche Zeitung, "Ein angeblicher Militärputsch" (An alleged military putsch), morning edition, 13 March 1920](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/deutsche-zeitung-angeblicher-militaerputsch-1920/) [Ты записался добровольцем? 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Content note: Hand-coloured engraving of bloodied dead and wounded colonists after soldiers fired on a crowd. - [Marche du Dom Quichotte moderne pour la deffence du Moulin des Abus (March of the Modern Don Quixote in Defence of the Mill of Abuses)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/dom-quichotte-moulin-des-abus-1791/) (France · 1791 · Name-calling, Transfer) - [Sans-Culottes, feeding Europe with the Bread of Liberty (James Gillray)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/sans-culottes-bread-of-liberty-gillray-1793/) (Kingdom of Great Britain · Jan 12, 1793 · Fear appeal, Name-calling)