Evening star., 1936-05-14
Austria
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public address only a fortnight ago
that the Heimwefr, his private army
of 10000 men, would be dissolved or
deprived of influence "only over my
dead body"
Heimwehr officials issued reassuring
statements. To provincial Heimwehr
men who telephoned, asking whether
they should attempt to occupy gen.
darmerie posts and public buildings,
the officers replied that no action
should be taken. They declared that
only orders Of the prince himself
should be obeyed.
In Styria and the Tyrol the Helm
wehr received a command to "be in
readiness"
German Flag Raised.
Only customary display Of military
forces was in evidence in the capital,
but efforts to erase marks Of Won
Starhemberg's leadership were noted
after he was relieved last night of the
vice chancellorship. Pictures of the
prince, close sympathizer with
Premier Mussolini of Italy, disap-
peared overnight from billboards and
walls.
The black, white and red flag Of
Germany was raised momentarily over
the Heimwehr headquarters by an un-
known person. Police removed it i'm
mediately.
At the chancellery, Schuschnigg
was declared to be firmly in control of
Austria. His headquarters said he
would pursue the course of leader of
a Christian. authoritarian state with
more resolution than ever.
The chancellor was in undisputed
control of the efficient regular army.
The homeguard is financially impov-
erished. some officers saying they have
not been paid for three months.
Chancellor Schuschnigg submitted
the resignation of his cabinet to Pres
ident Wilhelm Miklas last night, with
the issue apparently a conflict be-
tween Won Starhemberg's Fascist
ideas and the more democratic prin-
ciples of Schuschnigg.
Asked to Form New Ministry.
The President Immediately asked
the chancellor to form a new minis
try. Schuschnigg increased his own
strength. becoming chancellor, de-
fense minister and chief Of foreign
affairs. He dropped Won Starhem-
berg, naming Eduard Baar-Baaren-
fels vice chancellor.
Schuschnigg's strengthened posi-
ton was interpreted variously to
mean:
/. Better relations between Austria
and Germany.
g. Pacification of the quarreling ele-
ments of Austrian private armies.
g. Emphasis on democratic elements.
with decrease in Fascist tendencies.
4. Attempts to consolidate factions
split by opposition to Won Starhem-
berg and the Heimwehr.
Unification Desired.
prince Won Starhemberg Is retired
from the government because Of diff
ferences of opinion with Chancellor
Schuschnigg," an official statement
said.
The administration assumed the
task of concentrating all fatherland
sources of power. This concentration
demands complete unification of po-
litical leadership and clarif1cation Of
relations of the fatherland front with
the state leadership.
"On these grounds Chancellor
Schusnigg took over the leadership Of
the Fatherland Front"
The patriotic Fatherland Front, which
includes theoretically all factions loyal
to the administration, came thus un-
der the control of Chancellor Schus-
nigg, as it was under Chancellor En-
gelbert Dollfuss in the regime of the
assassinated chancellor.
Two Leaders Quarrel.
Chancellor Schusnigg and Prince
Won Starhemberg quarreled during an
interview yesterday. it was learned,
after Heimwehr posters were removed
from Vienna buildings.
Another important cause for the
cabinet reconstruction was popular
resentment after the Phoenix Insur.
ance Co. scandal, reports having cir
culated that Won Starhemberg's
Heinwehr gained 100000 schillings
(about S7,500.000) in the company's
collapse. (The company has no con-
nection with the American one of the
same name)
Six veterans of the previous cabi-
net retained their places in the new
one.
The new members are Joseph Resch,