The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-31
TyROL VOTES TO
JOIN GERMANY
roars to Risk Fortunes
With One of Weak
Powers
ACTION IS NOT FINAL
German Money Spent Freely
10 Influence Choice of the
Hardy Mountaineers

tr.,\N. May 3o.--Threo more
...,.. viii initiate the Tyrol ana
L.f .tm,uill IctcrcndGms on
... ....Iln- OF tho fusion ut AUS
, u.n Germany Salzhurg
.,.., and Upper Austria have set
a.. o.. 'hc tentative date for the
xii. .I 70 ts believed that Carir-
Tina .... vii fan into line N"ral-
.... .. WrHCrmust OF tho states
... uwCr voted practically unan-
.mu. .. Join Switzerland.
I'll. .'most unanimous vote for
u... 100, TyrOl on April 2i was
........ oven to tho most ardent
- ,...u.sts They had estimated
,...g 4u per cent faNorabi, ballot
... . .- conceded that tho excess
,..... .'ri an clement Of those
hsrI.' .d,i mountaineors who
,..H MuiN because OF the entente
p-an...u against tht referendum.
.r.. movement toward union
with o.. m1u, born almost immedi-
ateN .H,r the creation uf the re-
rya.. has grown steadily and these
srura and indcpcnd'nt refcreu-
d.r- . the outgruwth OF the fail
Up. .. .ro effect to force the central
gu,,rnu,ut to defy the entente and
a-d.- nationwide vote.
Want on thee Bandw agon.
k...lug TO foreign observers.
uro have kept awatchful eye on
the agitation there Is no doubt that
, The ta,al vote will show a heavy
majort, for the union. They do
not share the belief professcd by
the opponents of the movement that
II III. vote actually meant action in
stead ~ a sentimental expression OF
or!n.uu u would not carry. on the
contrary they express the belief that
risa Gcuunine and earnest thought
and desire ON the part of tho mass
" 'nr people and say they are mo-
uva',I Joy three controlling things.
First .s th" firmly rooted cou,Ic-
ton that Austria cannot survive pO-
Atl,aUN or economically as an In
depcrd,ut state. The economic ar
gumoas have been set before the
world officially and unofficially for
,hy past two years but tho political
phase II the matter was brought to
A focus by the former Emperor
Charles recent attempt to regain the
throne 90 hungary
Tho threat Of JugosIavia. CZocho-
sloyaka and Rumania 10 occupy
Hungary If a HapsbLr Is restored,
spells an inevitable occupation OF
Austria along with Il. They real
!ze tho utter Impotence of the lit
tie ungrmcd republic against It's
powerful Slav ncighhors and tho
present political situation in central
Europc docs not calm their appre-
henSlou.
German Money Effective.
As part Of the stronger German
state. thcv feel that they would be
secure against any aggression and at
the same time obtain advantages OF
a commercial nature which they
cannot hope 10 gain independents.
The belief Of Austria in the rehabili-
tat.on OF Germany is abiding and
ihey wish To share II,
Behind this motive is said 10 lie
tho natural racial and language tie,
coupled with the dread that Slav
institutions will supplant their Ger
manic traditions and culture.
Another important factor is the
vel orsanizcd and effective German
propaganda. Directed by north
Germans and financed by them. II
evidenced It's efficiency in tho Tyrol
Vote. The Vienna opposition press
openly charged that 600, 900 marks
Vcr' spent on that referendum
alone and that as much moro as may
hn needed, will be forthcoming 20
Keep the moving going.
Coupled with this charge Ia the
name ~ Hugo SHINES, the Great
Herman capitalist whose recent
business invasion Of Austria, rang
ius from purchases OF newspapers
IN Vienna and every provincial capi-
ial through many enterprises to con-
. troll Of tho great Alpine -Montagn
corporation. one Of the largest in
Europe, has had first page news
paper place Tor months