New-York tribune., 1922-08-24
Riots
Sweep Vienna;
Revolt Feared
Jobless Thousands Storm
Parliament Buildings, but
Police Beat Them Off.
Report to Berlin Says
Hungary's Move Assailetl
Envoy to Germany Tells
Tribune Correspondent
That 1t Will Help Austria
By Joseph shaplen
BIZ Cable fo The Trihuze

Copyright. 1922, New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, Aug. 23.-Hunger riots led
by masses of the unemployed swept
Vienna to-day, according to telephone
messages from the Austrian capitaI
that reached the Tribune CORRESPONDENT
here tonight. An army Of several
thousand job.ess stormed the ParIia-
ment buildings, but were beaten off
by the police.
The situation in Vienna is declared
to be distinctly dangerous, the authors
ties fearing revolutionary outbreak
at any moment.
Hungary's move before the Supreme
Council, protesting the efforts of
Chancellor Seipel, Of Austria, to obtain
assistance from Prague, Berlin and
Rome has reused bitter criticism in
German circles, where the Hungarian
note and the protest of her ENJOYS to
Vienna have been closely scanned. In
an interview with the Tribupe's cor
respondent, however, the Hungarian
minister to Berlin explains the action
OF his government as follows:
Sees Step Helping Austria
"Hungary's step before the Supreme
Council will prove of great service to
Austria herself. Chancellor Seipel prob
ably has achieved little in Prague; in
fact, | would call it complete failure.
Foreign Minister Benes will make no
agreements with Austria and will con-
tine his assistance to promising to sup
port Austria's plea before the League
OF Nations, which in turn, after again
investigating the Austrian situation.
will pass it back to the Entente.
"Our action, therefore, puts the
whole matter before the Supreme
Council, compelling it to take stand
before the public opinion of all Eu-
rope on the question of what the Allies
intend to do to give Austria a chance
to live.
Three Ways Out Cited
"ln my opinion there are only three
possibilities: First, international ad-
mlnlstration; second, establishment of
zones of foreign influence in Austria /:
third, leaving Austria to her fate.
II believe Chancellor Seipers triu
to Rome will prove failure DESPITE
Premier Schanzer's goodwill, for italy
IS in no position to offer Austria finan.
ciai help. Austria's situation is tragic
but the action and attitude of .Europe's
politicians, big and small, in the mat.
ter are surely comedy.
The diplomats remarks gave the i'm.
lression that Hungary seeks to pre-
vent assistance going to Austria, with
no other object than TO make the
situation worse.
French Invite Seipel to Paris
PARIS, Aug. 23 (By The Associated
PresSo 1T is raliah1v renar+aa IN
Paris that Chancellor Seipel has re-
ceived an invitation from the French
government to come to Paris to dis
cuss means by which Austria may be
assisted in her difficulties. In well
informed sources It was indicated that
france has fully approved the efforts
OF Czecho-Slovakia to save the political
and economic existence of Austria.
1t is asserted that the French gov.
ernment is concerned over the posi-.
bility of a union between Austria and
Germany, and it is thought financial
assistance would gladly be given to
prevent such move by Austria