Evening star., 1934-02-26
Plan Is Declared to Be to
Meet Him at Frontier OF
SWitzerIand-MasSing of
10000 at Border Rumored
PROFESSIONS ASSERTED
ONLY FOR PROPAGANDA
Shift of Forces Also Is Attributed
to Psychological Reasons-Doll-
fuss and Starhemberg Review
5000 Fascists-Disarming Said
to Be Under Consideration.

to Be Under Consideration.
copyright. 1884 by the Associated PreSs.l
VIENNA, February 26.-TrOopS OF
the Fascist Heimwehr were marching
to all sections of Austria today-and
the increase of rumors was tremen-
dous
The most sensational of these ru-
mors was that they were preparing
to meet Archduke Otto, claimant to
the Austrian throne, at the Swiss
border and escort him triumphantly
to Vienna.
Another, equally unsubstartiated
said 10000 members of the Heimwehr
we're concentrating along the Austro-
German border.
Both the foreign Office ard Heinz
wehr headquarters vigorously and in
dignantly denied these tales. The
foreign Office stated there was no con-
centration of armed men on either
side Of the Austro-German border.
More Support Sought.
A government spokesman said all
these troop movements of the Helm
wehr were really propaganda marches.
The Socialists have been crushed, he
explained, and now the Heimwehr IS
following up its victory by parading
its force in all provinces.
He said it was hoped that in this
way the Heimwehr may win popular
support, especially among elements
which previously were sympathetic to
the Nazis
At the same time, from Heimwehr
sources. came the private explanation
that the Fascist militia were being
shifted away from their homes for
psychological reasons" 1t was said
that troops from other provinces
would command more respect than
troops in which each member was
known to the townspeople by his first
name.
Chancellor Dollfuss. Vice Chancellor
Emil Fey and Prince Ernst Won Star
hemberg, leader of the Heimwehr, re-
viewed a formal parade of 5000
Fascist troops in Vienna today.
Dollfuss Reviews Troops.
The throng which watched the pa
cheers. When the bands momentarily
ceased their music, the stiffness was
oppressive.
Dollfuss, wearing a frock coat. re-
viewed the troops near the palace
gateS. Beside him stood Prince Y0n
Starhemberg in his Heimwehr uni
form Fey. wearing a steel helmet,
c+rid 11-Ii
After all the troops had passed.
the crowd remained staring silently
until the dignitaries departed.
Fey, with his customary coolneSs
and courage, was the last man to
leave the reviewing place Then
mounted police gradually dispersed
the crowd.
The Office of Chancellor Dollfuss
told the Associated Press that no
reinforcements are being sent to the
Austro-German border. that the sit
uation there is entirely quiet and
that no trouble is anticipated.
1t was rumored that the troops had
reached Ried. Braunau and Wells and
were resuming border patrols aban-
dored during the civil war.
Another version was that Fey was
shifting the Heimwehr units away
from Vienna to forestall any move
ment in the direction of disarming
them on the preteXt of leaving main
tenance of the peace to the army
and police-now that the Socialists
have been eliminated.
Excited conjecture was aroused Sat-
urday when truck loads of HeimWehr-
men we're taken out of Vienna for
unannounced destinations.
Asks Military Increase.
The story went then that Fey and
Prince Starhemberg planned march
on Vienna. Some said the HeimWehr
would seize the government, that
Chancellor Dollfuss would acquiesce
to the movement.
Starhemberg called in his speech
for IAN increase of (AuStrian) mill
tary strength"
The Nazis must realize, Won STAR
to resort to force will be crushed
without mercy.
There were reports that both Chan
cellor Dollfuss and Minister Of JUS
tice Kurt Schuschnigg were on the
verge of urging that the Heimwehr
be disarmed. In addition, Prince
Schoenburg- -Hartenstein, leader of the
Catholic storm troops, was said to
be urging a return to straight army,
police and gendarmerie protection for
the country.
Relations between the Catholic
storm troops and the Heimwehr have
been described as none too good" of
late.
With the movements of the Heinz
wehr occupying principal public at
tention. the homes of many Nazis
were searched on suspicion that So
cialist rifles and machine guns had
been stored in them.
Socialists "Embarrass" Nazi.
Nazi leaders themselves have said
Socialists were embarrassing" them
with offers of arms and ammunition
for use in case of drive against the
government.
Along with the general flood of
rumors, word of heavy fighting on
the Austro-German border reached
here yesterday. Investigation dis
closed that one Nazi was wounded
and another captured in a minor
skirmish with a border patrol
Not the least of the governments
worries Is the economic bombardment
Of the Dollfuss-Fey defenses from two