Evening star., 1938-03-12
Vienna
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Linz. singing To-day Germany Is
Ours, Tomorrow the Entire World"
and other German songs greeting
Hitler
Linz went nearly wild with its greet
ing Thousands shouted "One people,
one Reich!" An Austrian battalion
Joined the German forces, and flags
everywhere fluttered a welcome to
Nazification.
Seysz-Inquart Chancellor.
Austria overnight became Nazi.
Seysz-Inquart was the new chancellor
as we'll as the war minister and minis
ter of interior. with both the nations
army and police under his control.
Troops at Hitler's Birthplace.
A regiment of German troops passed
through Braunau, Hitler's birthplace.
at 8:29 am. They stopped and paid
touching. solemn obeisance at Hitler's
house, their shrine.
Estimated at 1000, the singing SOL
diers had gone through Schaerding at
7 am, while German planes circled
above nearby Austrian Linz.
The troops moved toward Vienna
bedecked with Nazi swastikas. and as
they passed through small towns on
the way they were greeted with cheers.
There was no indication anybody
regretted their entrance. SeysZ-In-
quart had asked for them
The villages dripped with sVastika
flags. And as the German troops
came, another army. too. was march,
ing into Austria-the thousands Of
Austrian Legion men who fed the
nation in 1884 after failure OF the
Nazi revolt in which Chancellor Doll
fuss was killed.
Governments ReOrganize.
Meetings started early in the pro-
vincial capitals to reorganize provin-
cial governments in 100 per cent Nazi
fashion. beginning with provincial
governors and working down
In Styria Province, with its capital
of Graz the center of Nazi strength
in forcing the bloodless revolution,
this business was completed quickly.
Hans Felfrich was named governor
and Storm Troop battalion leader
became police chief, as Graz buildings
were draped with Nazi emblems Even
Catholic cloisters displayed swastika
flags.
There were few police in the street.
Troops remained in barracks. Fac
tories and stores were ordered closed
to allow for celebration, but the city
had celebrated all night.
German troops arrived at Kufstein
at 9 am. while simultaneously mo-
torized units reached Scharnitz
Austrian troops stationed for border
duty joined the German soldier. and
they marched toward Innsbruck at
1890 am.
A NaZl courier went on ahead with
the news the troops were approaching
Tor a march through Innsbruck's
main street, Mariatheresienstrasse
The Innsbruck burgomaster, Moerr,
fed the country early today and
Nazi occupation of the city was peace
full. Austrian Nazi troopers took over
all Vienna factories this morning.
They carried cat-o-nine tails with
which they beat former Socialist
workers who showed recalcitrance or
lack of enthusiasm.
All Frontiers Closed.
Virtually all Austria's frontiers were
closed to fleeing Austrian citizens. in
cluding Jews, and foreign legations in
Vienna were besieged with requests for
aid to leave the country.
Hungary, Switzerland, Czechoslo-
vakia and Yugoslavia closed their
Austrian borders. Yugoslavia all
nounced Austrian Jews who crossed
the border last night probably would
be elected.
Two former Austrian caLlneJ men,
bers quit the country for Czechoslo-
vakla, their departure publicly an
nounced. They were Fritz Stockinger,
commerce minister, who was ousted
from the Schuschnigg cabinet in 1886,
and Guigo Zernatto, formerly secre-
tary Of the Fatherland Front.
Two Austrian Army chiefs in Salz-
burg Province handed over command
OF their troops, about 1000 men, to
German Gen. Kibler.
Goering Statement Recalled.
The presence of airplanes at Vienna
recalled Field Marshal Goering's state
ment recently that Germany needed
her air force to protect Germans be-
yond her borders. It was said the
planes made unnecessary the sending
OF large military units into Austria.
Nazi Leader Josef Tavs announced
that newspapers would be brought i'm
mediately into line with Nazi ideas. It
was anticipated two prominent Vienna
papers controlled by Jews would be
banned. An issue of the old conserva-
tive Catholic Reichspost was confis-
Gated. Censorship was established.
Amid Nazis' jollification there were
many touches Of sad irony. Many win
dows in which Schuschnigg's hand
some likeness had been displayed were
smashed during the night.
The formation Of % heavy bombers
dropped large handbills bearing the
double eagle and swastika and reading,
National Socialist Germany greets its
National Socialist Austria and new
National Socialist administration! In
true and unchansing confederation!
He'll Hitler!"
This means anschluss,' people ex-
claimed.
Today was holiday with schools
closed. Nazi units rushed from street
to street and house to house to enforce
order and to display flags-both the
Nazi swastika and the Austrian colors.
They met some passive resistance.
Many householders seemed reluctant
to bow to the decree calling for display
of flags. Those who had none were
told by the Nazi troopers to 60 and
hilu fhen