The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-16

Eontinued hona First Pages
here this afternoon and timed at
1850 p. m. Vienna time.
Fears were expressed, however
that Sunday may see new rioting.
Austrian banks are transferring
cash to Czecho-sloval1ia.
Vienna was in darkness last night
due to the general strike but public
utilities are functioning today and
there ID no lack of food.
Socialist manifestoes brought to
Vienna from Budapest have been
eonfiscated.
BERLIN. July 1s.-vienna Is
more quiet and Socialist leaders are
In conference with Chancellor Sci
pei, relative to restoration of com
plete peace, according to the Aus.
triaT Embassy here.
The embassy states that 1t is
unable to communicate directly with
Vienna, but states that it has
received advices by way Of Prague
and Pressburg.
The situation created by yester-
days wild rioting, in which SO were
killed and hundreds wounded. is
described by embassy officials as a
Socialist rising and not a Commu-
mist coup.
The general striks in Vienna has
been called by the social democrats
IN order to keep the masses in
hand according TO the embassy.
Leaders of the demonstrators are
demanding the resignation of Police
from punishment for the rioters,
according to embassy advices.
Chancellor May Quit
The embassy admits that a
change in the cabinet lie being dis
cl1ssed but it states it has no con-
formation Of reports that the Seipel
cabinet has resigned.
Reports from other sources state
that resignation Of Seipel is de-
nnanded. by the Socialists.
Indirect information received
from Vienna stated the general
strike OF all workers was still in
progress.
No trains have moved in or out
Be Vienna since the outbreak yes
kerday morning, with the excep-
ton Of an electric interurban line
connecting Vienna with Pressburg.
Twenty Policemen Killed
Vienna is entirely cut off from
The outside world. Neither Berlin,
] Munich, Prague nor Budapest is
able to communicate with the city.
BY telephone or telegraph.
The seriousness of the situation,
according to the neagre reports
available, is indicated in q. dis.
patch stating that 20 policemen
had been killed In an attempt to
quell the riot.
It was also reported that a..
group Of Austrian policemen were
burned to death when the Palace
Of Justice, from which the affairs
Of state Of the Austrian govern
1nent were administered, was sacked
BY the rioters.
The policemen were reported to
have been locked in the building
without ammunition. The structure
was reported to be a mass Of ruins
this morning.
Scores of tourists, many of them
Americans, are evacuating the city.
Unable to obtain railroad trans
portatiOn out OF Vienna, many OF
them were reported escaping in
automobiles, while others besieged
the consular offices for protection,
Travellers on the main highways
were being stopped by armed work.
men and forced to submit to
thorough search.
Looting followed the subsiding Of
the riots. Women wearing red cock.
AIDES in imitation of the French
revolutionists were reported to have
plundered the principal shops and
business houses
Dawn today found the police, aug.
mented py machine gun squadronA,
occupying strategic corners on the
principal streets. AThere were no
further reports OF serious rioting,
but y was reported the workers and