Evening star., 1934-03-14
HOLDS
SUDDEN NCONCLAvE
Possible Coup Seen During
Absence of Chancellor
DoIIfuss.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
VIENNA. March H. Austria s
Fascist Heimwehr leaders met in an
extraordinary conclave today, called
within "a hours after Chancellor
Engelbert Dollfuss departed for a
two-day series OF conferences at
Rome. The conclave was announced
suddenly and lent authenticity to
some of the many rumors of q pos
sible Heimwehr CHome Guard coup
in the little chancellor's absence
Stubborn Styria-which alone of
all Austria's nine Provinces has not
yet completely capitulated to the
wave Of Fascist renewal started in
the Tyrol shortly before the civil
war-was at the forefront Of open
ing discussions today.
Violence Unexpected.
Few expect any violent develop
ments in Styria, however. because OF
the strength Of the Heimwehr.
Under the Fascist heimwehr pro-
gram inaugurated in the Tyrol, Fas-
cist commissions have been formed to
advise" the regularly elected officials.
The meeting convened today origi-
nally was slated for March II. Then,
it was said unofncially, the leaders
planned to demand that control OF all
armed forces-including the regular
army-be given Vice Chancellor Emil
Fey. He also Is a leader in the HEINZ
wehr.
Yesterday, which was the eighty
sixth anniversary of the fall of Met
ternich (Dollfuss sometimes is called
the "Millimeter Metternich'D, came
and went without any sudden de-
veiopments.
Many loyal followers Of Dollfuss at
tributed this directly to the chancel-
lor's move in making Prince Schoen-
berg minister of defense
just before his departure for Rome.
Authoritatively, however, Heimwehr
circles Indignantly rejected this ex-
planation of yesterdays tranquility.
Meanwhile, in the background Of
Austrian political feuds, the battle Of
baTicades and apartment houses
which was the civil war. is being
quietly continued in the more peace
ful arena OF propaganda-secret and
public.
While energetically disseminating
propaganda among the workers that
the Dollfuss- Fey -Starhemberg govern
ment is the laborer's best friend, the
government is opening vast quantities
OF private mail from foreign countries
in an effort to intercept Socialist,
Communist and Nazi propaganda.
Greatest Success Seen.
In this government agents seemed
to be having greatest success in inter-
cepting Nazi propaganda, much of
which it is said is mailed from
Munich.
Communists, on the other hand, are
carrying on lively propaganda also.
They are publishing among other
things secret newspaper, the Tri-
bunal, In which the workers are urged
to seek revenge for bloody February
with "a red October"
GOC4dASC IcdueCS SClu are pouring IN
across the Czechoslovakian border.
Many Socialist leaders took refuge
there after the civil strife.
Police also are overworked with an
other phase of the aftermath of the
civil war-a campaign of anonymous
denunciation. Thousands of persons
daily are being denounced anonymous
ly by telephone or letter as active
Socialists"
Some sections of Jewish opinion are
not yet convinced that the Dollfuss
Christian cooperative state" will be
much better than Nazi Germany. The
Jewish newspaper Neue Welt printed
q story saying the federal commissar
who has governed Linz since the abol-
ttion Of the elected city government
has arbitrarily dismissed all Jewish
physicians and nurses in municipal
employ. The paper said similar anti
Semitic actions are imminent else
where IN Austria. II appealed to Jew.
ish professional men to act quickly
to defend their constitutional rights. !"