Evening star., 1934-07-26
EUROPEAN WAR FEARS WANE ASVON STAEBERG TAKES CONT
PRINCE IS NAMED
TODOLLFUSSPOST
Won Starhemberg to Take
" Reins in Austria--Fight-
ing Continues.

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worried faces OF pedestrians clearly
revealed the public tension amid the
uncertainty OF AustTias future.
Piacards announcing martial Law
were posted everywhere. 5tcel-hei-
n1rted police as well as the Heimwehr
we're in the streets with machine guns
posted q. strategic corners.
Like Occupied City.
II locked like a city under foreign
occupation.
In connection with the creation Of
the special military court TO punish
the men who had made the putsch, 1t
wes pointed out bitterly in some
quarters that although Dollfuss died
less than "a hours after the first
terrorist was hanged under his anti
terror decree, no Nan had yet been
executed in Austria
The man who was hanged for
bombing was a Dollfuss Socialist.
Despite the severity OF his DEGREES,
DoIlfuss was known as one who hated
to impose the death penalty.
sFioridsdorf, the Socialist section.
which was the scene Of the heaviest
artillery fighting last February during
the battle between the government
and the Socialists, was the quietest
section of Vienna today. However,
very few black flags of mourning were
displayed there.
"A communique by the secretary OF
state Of public security said: In Vi
emma and the provinces. with the ex-
ception OF Styria, order prevails.
THE revolt in certain sections Of
Styria has already collapsed, thanks
TO the energetic action OF law en-
forcement agencies.
Troops Rush 10 Scene.
f'Iarge detachments of troops at
present are marching on Lezen, Leo
ben and Donawitz TO suppress all yes
tiges OF revolt"
Private advices from Styria said
Nazi troops In uniform were guarding
many railway stations.
When he was taken to a hospital
yesterday Rintelen denied any partici-
patton In the revolt, although the
Nazis had issued false broadcast
that he had become chancellor.
Authorities said the minister shot
himself, but this was denied by his
widow
My husband did not commit sui
eide" she said. He was murdered.
Why did he write the note saying
! am innocent after the shooting?"
Gen. Wagner of the Austrian army,
q close friend and adviser of Rintelen,
was arrested at Graz.
A motor tour through districts re-
ported in the hands of the govern
n1ent revealed several we're still held
by Nazis.
Town in Nazis' Hands.
The Associated Press found Rat
gersburg. on the Yugoslav border,
which was reported at 10 am, TO
belong to the government, actually to
be In the control of Nazis at noon.
The situation at Ratgersburg is un-
usually important because of itss loca-
tion on the border. 1t is one Of the
towns divided by a peace treaty
boundary and, II Austrian troops
should engage in heavy fighting there
Yugoslavia might become involved.
III Duce Masses Army.
italian troops were massed on the
border. ordered by Mussolini to be
ready to march on short notice.
Austria was leaderless, facing the
future more uncertainty than she did
20 years ago today when her ultima
tum to Serbia was rejected. starting
the war that became a world con-
fiagration.
Martial law was enforced through
out Vienna and in Styria. Members
OF the Heimwehr, or Fascist Home
Guard, who had fought before for the
slain chancellor. were modified
throughout the country.
Reports were current that repre-
sentattves of European powers and
the little entente We're to meet here
today to discuss Austrias fate.
News that Italian soldiers were
camped on the border caused alarm
or reassurance-s ccording to the view
point.
A group Of fanatical Nazis. vari-
ously estimated at from l44 TO 300,
whose daring seizure of the chancel-
lery yesterday resulted in Dollfuss'
assassination. were held under heavy
guard in military barracks.
Safety Pledge Revoked.
Their guarantee of safe conduct to
Germany, made by Emil Fey. former
vice chancellor and a Heimwehr lead
er, was revoked by the government
when the little "gamecock chancellor"
was found dead.
DR.. Schuschnigg, minister of social
welfare In DollfuSS' cabinet. who was
named acting chancellor by President
MiklaS indicated in his first Official
statement that policies of the Nazi
Victim would be carried out.
The chancellor is dead" he said,
but his work lives in Austria, and we
call the world to witness that we still
IN this hour are advance fighters for
German culture The Dollfllss
testament remains our guiding star to
the future"
In Control Six Hours.
The Nad conspirators. wearing
Heimwher uniforms. swooped down on
the chancellery yesterday afternoon
and, killing DollfuSS, held control Of
the building for six hours.
They compelled Fey to go to the
balcony time and again TO reaSSure the
crowd outside. and order troops and
police not to harm NaziS.
When night fell they arranged with
Fey for safe conduct to the border.
although he spoke guardedly. DR..
Sfhuschnigg expressed diSapproval Of
the part Herr Rieth, Germany'S Min
lister to Vienna. played in arranging
ssde conduct for the perpetrators of
tfie putSch.
sBerhn dispatches said Rieth had
bqen recalled because of his partici-
patton in these negotiations
The semi-ofhcial Reichspost, at
tacking the Minister, said: TO MIN
lister Rieth fell the task unexampled
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