Evening star., 1934-07-30

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ernment troops to guard public build
ings last night left the public appre-
hensive. The general police station
was turned into a fortress, and barbed
wire entanglements we're placed
around the chancellory.
Police Official Killed.
These preparations followed the
death Of a police official when he
jumped or was thrown from the
fourth-story of police headquarters.
He had been accused Of participating
in the Man putsch last Wednesday
when the chancellary was seized and
Dollfuss was killed.
An Associated Press correspondent
who gained entrance to the police
station after having been turned back
once by a soldier with a bayonet was
told by DR.. SkubI, chief of the police
press bureau:
Reports come to us that the Nazis
are planning an attack, perhaps this
attack never will materialize. But we
cannot allow ourselves to be caught
mapping. We have taken precau-
tionS, that's all"
Isolated Skirmishes-
Only isolated skirmishes in the
provinces over the week end were re-
ported. Several power stations were
dynamited Unofficial estimates placed
casualties in the revolution at 1000.
A reassuring aspect to the new gov
ernment was the retention of Fey ano
his return to his old position Of min
lister of the interior. Since the Doll
fuss murder there have been whispers
of a lack of confidence in Fey as a re-
suit of the role the putschists forced
upon him. Fey was forced to the bal
cony and gave orders that the chan
cellory, held by Nazis, should not be
attacked. He also promised the Nazls
safe passage to Germany.
Since Fey has strength in the Helm
wehr and regular army, any action
against him might have caused
trouble.
Although the Heimwehr was dis
appointed at Prince Won Starhem-
berg's abandonment of a position
where he might have secured COM
pIete power for the Fascist body, their
men are expected to maintain disci-
pline.
The new cabinet is almost identical
to the old one.
Other Cabinet Members.
other members are:
Berger Waldemegg former minis
ter of JUSTICE. minister of foreign
affairs.
MarcheSsa Neustadter Strumer,
minister of social welfare.
DR.. Karl Buresch, minister OF
finance.
Friedrich Stockinger, minister OF
commerce.
Schuschnigg was acting chancellor
for a few hours following Dollfuss
death, but yielded to Won Starhem-
berg. who commanded the Heimwehr
and army forces in the mop-up drive
against NaZis.
Reports which caused alarm were
circulated here, including one that
Yugoslavian and italian troops might
meet on Austrian soil.
Some observers interpreted the
fresh precautions to guard govern
ment buildings as an indication the
situation is considered more alarm
ing than ever.
Confusion between Heimwehr men
and government troops has led to at
least two skirmishes between them.
An exchange of machine-gun fire be-
tween these two pro-government forces
at Graz Saturday night cost three
lives,
Another burst of firing in a Graz
suburb which lasted more than an
hour also was due to misunderStand-
ing. The Heimwehr men opened fire
on a group of troops sent in to relieve
them.
DR.. Schuschnigg is a strong Catholic
and determined anti-Nazi He was
minister of justice in the Dollfuss cab
met.
He is the son Of a general and won
decorations for bravery during the
World War. He organized and led the
Catholic storm troops. A lawyer, he
was elected to Parliament in 1927
his first appearance in national poll
tics.
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