''Volkswille'' ('People's Will'), later renamed ''Arbeiter-Zeitung'' ('Workers Newspaper'), was a

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newspaper published from Temesvár/

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between 1893 and 1933. ''Volkswille'' was the main organ of the German-speaking labour movement in the

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

region (which belonged to

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until

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, then incorporated into

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

). It was the sole long-lasting German-language socialist newspaper in the region.Institutul de Istorie a Partidului de pe lîngă C.C. al P.M.R., and Ion Popescu-Puțuri.
Presa muncitoreasca si socialista din Romania 1917–1921: P.2. iulie 1919-mai 1921
'. Bucuresti: Editura Politică, 1973. p. 87

Hungarian period

The first issue of ''Volkswille'' appeared on

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, 1893. ''Volkswille'' was founded as a weekly publication. Initially it carried the by-line 'Organ for the Interests of the Working Population in Southern Hungary'. From January 19, 1984, the by-line was changed to 'Organ of the

Social Democratic Party of Hungary The Social Democratic Party of Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Szociáldemokrata Párt, MSZDP) is a social democratic political party in Hungary. Historically, the party was dissolved during the occupation of Hungary by Nazi Germany (1944–1945) ...

'. On April 1, 1898, the original by-line was reinstated. On November 8, 1905, the new by-line was 'Social Democratic Organ for Politics and People's Economics of Southern Hungary'. On the same day the newspaper was converted into a twice-weekly publication. The by-line was somewhat modified on March 28, 1905, as 'Social Democratic Organ for People's Economics of Southern Hungary', and on January 1, 1909, reduced to simply 'Social Democratic Organ of Southern Hungary'.Bundesinstitut für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im Östlichen Europa (Oldenburg).
Berichte und Forschungen: Jahrbuch des Bundesinstituts für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im Östlichen Europa. Band 11
'. München: Oldenbourg, 2003. p. 112 In the midst of the World War, ''Volkwille'' returned to weekly publishing on August 8, 1914. Editors of ''Volkswille'' during the Hungarian period included Wilhelm Paul, Robert Blum (from March 24, 1899), Johann Dobrillovich (from April 6, 1900), Anton Zabilsky (from March 1, 1901), Josef Schwarz (from January 9, 1903), Peter Karl (from May 22, 1903), Gyula Horacsek (from April 29, 1904), János Biró (from May 20, 1904), Béla Czeizel (from November 8, 1905), János Tóth (from November 10, 1906), Rudolf Kruppa (from April 11, 1908), János Maul (from May 16, 1908), Gyula Freund (from June 17, 1908), J. Maul (from October 10, 1908), Ferenc Nedl (from January 6, 1909), J. Schönberger (from June 5, 1909), Lajos Fried (from June 23, 1909), Mihály Back (from November 24, 1909), József Herber (from January 5, 1910), Vilmos Sehorsch (from July 16, 1910), György Bauer (from March 4, 1911), Ferenc Geistlinger (froom March 19, 1911) and József (Josef) Gabriel from January 11, 1913.

Romanian period

On December 1, 1918 ''Volkswille'' was converted into a daily newspaper. Between November 25, 1919, and December 11, 1930, it appeared under the name ''Arbeiter-Zeitung''.Kautsky, Karl,

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, János Jemnitz, and Leo van Rossum.
Karl Kautsky und die Sozialdemokratie Südosteuropas: Korrespondenz 1883–1938
'. Frankfurt: Campus, 1986. p. 384 Josef Gabriel remained the editor of ''Arbeiter-Zeitung'' during this period.
Publicatiile periodice românesti: ziare, gazete, reviste. 3, 3
'. Bucuresti: Ed. Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1987. p. 1057 The offices of ''Arbeiter-Zeitung'' were located on Strada General Dragalina, 1 (). ''Arbeiter-Zeitung'' served as the German-language organ of the

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, and later of the

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.Rouček, Joseph S.
Contemporary Roumania and Her Problems; A Study in Modern Nationalism
'. Stanford University, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1932. pp. 370–371Stănescu, M. C.
Stânga politică din România în anii crizei (1929–1933)
'. București: Editura Mica Valahie, 2002. pp. 117, 189 Notably, whilst there was another German Social Democratic daily in Bukovina (''

Vorwärts ''Vorwärts'' (, "Forward") is a newspaper published by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Founded in 1876, it was the central organ of the SPD for many decades. Following the party's Halle Congress (1891), it was published daily as ...

''), there was no Romanian-language dailies published in the country as of the late 1920s. In 1930 the name was changed back to ''Volkswille''.Marin, William.
Unirea din 1918 și poziția șvabilor bănățeni
'. Timișoara: "Facla", 1978. p. 123 The newspaper was closed down in 1933, due to financial constraints. It was replaced by ''Neue Zeitung'', which was published between July 1933 and 1940.

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