The Washington times., 1936-05-14
COUNTER COUP
BY.D|CTAT0R'
IS FEARED
Plans to Visit Rome
and Consult Duce
on Removal

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FreiheitSbund and Sturmscharen
private armies we're concentrated
in Vienna within a few hours to
prevent him from attempting q
possible counter-coup.
The ouSting of Starhemberg
strengthened the position OF
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
tremendously, and was regarded
as swinging Austrian foreign pol
icy sharply toward collaboration
with Britain and France.
Nevertheless, the government
hastily informed Premier MusSo-
lini and Premier julius Goemboes
Of Hungary that the cabinet
shakeup meant no change in
Austrian policy, and that the
Austrian government contem-
plated sticking to terms Of the
Rome pact.
Will Go To Rome
International News Service
learned that Starhemberg will 60
to Rome tonight to inform d
Duce of events resulting in his re-
moval from the cabinet. At pres
ent Starhemberg is in the Helm
wehr headquarters in Vienna.
The princes last act as vice
chancellor was to release 10 Helm.
wehr men arrested in their demon.
stration against Schuschnigg.
Starhemberg's press chief an
nounced:
prince Won Starhemberg is
ordering the Heimwehr today to
maintain order and Discipline,
and is promising that he will
make sure that the government
adheres to the program Of the
late Chancellor Engelbert Doll
fuss. Starhemberg hencefOrth
will devote his energy to the
Heimwehr alone"
MOnarchistic Trend
The present government wa
seen as more monarchiStic thar
the previous one. It was pointed
out the new vice chancellor
Edouard BarSensellS, has long
been an outSpoken leader Of the
monarchiSt section Of the Helm
wehr.
Formal announcement that Won
Starhemberg, who recently con
graduated II Duce on 1taly'S vic
tory in Ethiopia and jubilantly
hailed triumph of the Fascist
idea in all the world" was out OF
the cabinet was contained in this
official communique:
"Prince Ernst RudigeP Won
Starhemberg, vice chancellor,
has resigned from the govern
ment in consequence Of differ
ences of opinion on matters OF
principle with Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg."
"Although the formal an
nouncenlent said the Prince
had resigned, informed quarters
told International News Service
he had been definitely Ousted
from the cabinet"
The government st EN- ent
added:
"After removal OF dualiSm,
the leadership Of government
policy is now unified but un-
changed. The new government
is not against the Heimwehr,
as shown by the fact some
Heimwehr members are in the
new cabinet"
There had been increasing fric
ton recently between Starhem
berg and Schuschnigg and theil
factions, which was climaxed sew
eral days ago when Heimwehr mer
supporting the Prince booed anC
catcalled at a parade of Christian
workers in which Schuschnigg par
ticipated.
Other Leaders Ousted
With Starhemberg went Minis
ter Of Justice Winterstein and
Minister Of Social Welfare DobretS
berger. Colonel Adam, secretary
general Of the patriotic front" Of
right wing parties, led by the
Prince, also lost influence in the
shakeup.
Observers believed the shift hac
vastly increased the powers o.
Chancellor SchuSchnigg, who previ
ously had held office under thu
domination of Starhemberg, whit
had been regarded as the rea
dictator of Austria. SchuSchnigl
now holds the posts of foreign
minister, minister of war and min
lister of the interior in addition
to the CHARACTERISTIC.
Although the revamped cabinet
Immediately assured Premier Mus
solini by telegram of Austria's con
tinued friendship toward Italy, for
etgn circles were virtually unani
NOUS in recognizing the change
as a shift toward rapprochemen
with Britain and France.
Political circles pointed out
that Starhemberg's congratula
tory telegram to II Duce had eli
NAKED the old conflict between
the Prince and Schuschnigg, who
was identified with the Clerica
party and who repeatedly had EN-
phasized that Austria was no.
Fascist.