Evening star., 1934-08-30
Austria "SoId Out" to Il
Duce, Former DoIIfuss
Aide Says.
VATICAN CONTRIBUTES
TO HEIMWEHR, CHARGE
Head of Home Guard and Vice
Chancellor Accused of TAX
ing Bankers Money.
copyrisht. 1884. BY tn. Associated Press.

Copyright. 1884. BY the Associated Press.
PRAHA, CZechoslovakia, August 80.
Franz Winkler, former Austrian vice
charged today that Prince
Ernst Won Starhemberg, present vice
chancellor. has been on Mussoliri's s
pay roll since 1929"
Austria today is completely in the
hands of Mussolini," said Winkler, q
fugitive from his country.
In a startling interview he listed
the Vatican as among the contributors
10 Won Starhemberg's Fascist Helm
wehr (home guard in its fight
against Nazi-ism.
Mussolini, he said, smashed nego-
tiations when Germany and Austria
were on the point Of an agreement"
18 months ago.
Won Starhemberg has received not
less than $1,000, 900 since 1929 to do
Italy's dirty work in Austria" Winkler
said.
"Split with Pabst."
The first Judas money given by
Mussolini to Won Starhemberg was
split at the time with the notorious
German major, Pabst (once a Helm
wehr leader, who was expelled from
Austria in 1880.
Won Starhemberg also received
from Chancellor Schober Of Austria
for o period Of two years $4,000
monthly from fund put up by Aus
trian bankers to fight Communism,
Won Starhemberg also drew large sums
from funds contributed to Dollfuss
(the late chancellor), by Viennese
Jews and the Vatican and used it to
Heimwehr troops.
Step by step italy has secured ever
increasing control Of Austria, Winkler
said. Through Won Starhemberg
Dollfuss was brought under the hyp-
motto influence of Mussolini.
"For instance, take the case of 50.-
900 Hirtenberg rifles sent to Austria
by Italy In 1888, which excited the
whole Of Europe. The then Austrian
minister to defense, Karl Vaugoin,
wanted to give these rifles to the Aus
trian Army. Mussolini, however, de-
cided to give them to Won Starhem-
berg.
"Quit in Disgust"
"vaugoin resigned in disgust.
would not stand for such foreign die
tation so I resigned also"
dispatches to America at the time
said Winkler was dropped when Doll
fuss reorganized the cabinet along
Fascist lines. Winkler was q member
of the Democratic Agrarian party and
was opposed by Fascists and Nazis
alike.)
''Mussolini has prevented and al
ways will prevent any reconciliation
between Austria and Germany" the
former vice chancellor continued.
Last Fall Schuschnigg (present
chancellor) was sent TO Munich by
Dollfuss to see Hess CRudolf Hess,
German minister without portfoho)
The outcome of that conference was
unsuccessful, therefore Dollfuss sought
direct connection with Hitler in
December, 1888, through Austrian Am
bassador Tauschitz.
Berlin showed an open hand and
q definite agreement between the two
countries was In sight. Hitler ordered
Habicht Theodore Habicht, leader of
Austrian Nazis in Germany to come
to Vienna to talk things over with
Dollfuss and Minister Buresch Dr.
Karl Buresch, minister of finance and
former chancellor) personally.
"Dollfuss agreed to the meeting in
Buresch's villa in Gross Ehzersdo,
near Vienna, in January. But news
of the meeting reached Mussolini,
probably through Won Starhemberg,
and Mussolini at the last minute tele-
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