The declaration was directed mainly at the Social Democratic opposition , largely in response to the Linz Program of 1926 .
The declaration was was not only taken by the Heimwehr but also by many Christian Social politicians , setting Austria on a course to an authoritarian system .
The declaration was directed mainly at the Social Democratic opposition , largely in response to the Linz Program of 1926 , and was not only taken by the Heimwehr but also by many Christian Social politicians , setting Austria on a course to an authoritarian system .