Evening star., 1934-02-18
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A FREE AUSTRIA
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the Austrian crisis and were told Brit
ain expressed hope for clemency
through the British Minister in Vi
emma.
Many communications have been
exchanged by London, Rome and
Paris in the Austrian matter, but 1t
was understood that main consulta-
tions are conducted through en-
basSies.
Three times in the last three
months Sir John and Capt. Anthony
Eden, lord privy seal, have stated en-
phatically in Parliament that the in
dependence of Austria Is a definite
object Of British policy.
This point was stressed even after
the Austrian cabinet authorized Chan
cellor Dollfus to appeal to the League
of Nations against Nat terrorism
and propaganda"
Capt. Eden assured Parliament re-
Gently that great concern" was felt
ever the situation.
Report on Nazi Activity.
While stating that any action in
the dispute would have to be joint
action by the League council, Capt.
Eden asserted that Austria had the
right, which we fully recognize, to
demand that there should be no in
reference with her internal affairs
by any other government"
The secret dossier received by the
Rrifieh UnUornnanf from the Tl0llf1SS
regime is rumored to contain proof
that Germany Is officially encouraging
NaZis in their campaign to bring the
two German nations under the rule Of
the former Austrian, Adolf Hitler.
1t could only be learned from Of
fetal sources that this dossier. 150-
page document, Is a full report on
the Nazi activities in Austria and
those in Germany affecting Austria.
1t was noted that before Austria took
any steps to serve official notice to
the League secretariate, she sent this
doSsier to the various powers which
are regarded as guaranteeing her
independence.
The withdrawal Of Germany from
the League means that these powers
would have the floor to themselves in
arguing the Austro-German issue at
Geneva.
Determined never to permit a great
German power to be built on the ruins
of the Hohenzollern and Hapsburg
dynaSties, these powers, including
Britain, stipulated guarantees OF
Austrian Independence in the peace
treaties with both Austria and Ger
many.
Recourse Through League.
Even the League-sponsored finan-
cial loan to Austria by Britain and
the other powers was made condi-
tional on an Austrian pledge to turn
deaf ear to the Anschluss German
Union) movement within her borders.
The only recourse the NaZis have
under the post war treaties to effect
this union of Germanic peoples is
through the League council. As long
as the Dollfus regime is handling the
official business of Austria this re-
quest is certain not to be made.
In view Of this determination of
Britain and the other allied powers
to balk any movement to abolish the
Austro- German frontier, considerable
speculation arose as to what part, II
any, they had in Austria's decision to
appeal to the League.
While Sir John and Capt. Eden ex-
planned the British intentions of in
terjecting influence" and advice"
in behalf of Austria 1t was fatty
denied at the foreign Office that there
was any British influence or advice
involved in the actual move Of appeal
by Austria.
1t was admitted at the foreign Of
fee that the British government had
been kept fully informed by the Aus
trian government, but that the latter
made its decision to appeal without
any outside influence of any kind.
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