The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-11
HITLER SWEEPS
 GERMAN VOTING
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| plies to AuStrla.
 It was rumored that Austria soon would cease to be an entity and would be re-christened Ostmark or Eastern March or boundary of the new Germany.
 The emotion with which Hitler received the results of his union | plebiscite had reason. Nazis had hoped that 4S,OO0,ooo people would cast votes. The total proved to be more than 49,000,0O0. They hoped that the percentage of ives" votes in the 1886 plebiscite-98.8-would be exceeded. The percentage proved to be more than 99 per cent. Almost Whole Total
 Official provisional final votes for Germany and Austria combined were:
 Entitled to vote (men and women 20 years old or older)-49,546,950.
 Voted-49,326,791.
 Percentage of poll-9955. Voted ives" on union-48,7 799, ,269. Percentage of total-99.082. Voted "no"-452, ,180.
 Percentage of total-0.9173. Invalid votes-75, ,342.
 In the three previous Nazi plebi- scites percentages of ives" votes had been as follows: Nov. 12, 1883, on resignation from the League of Na- tions, 95.1; August 19, 1884, on law making Hitler sole head of state, 89.9; March 29, 1886, on remilitariz- ation of Rhineland, 98.8.
 His Biggest Triumph
 Thus Sundays vote was the big gest triumph for his policies that Hitler had won in vote of the Ger man people, and in Austria, whose people were directly affected, the "yes" vote exceeded in proportion that in Germany as whole.
 Nazis take the vote as blanket expression of confidence in Hitler and his regime and vote of full authority to him to proceed along the same course which includes talk ing protective" interest in Ger man minorities in neighboring states and in seeking the return of Ger many'S pre-war colonies.
 The first step is to incorporate Austria fully-economically, polite ally and militarily-in the greatetr Germany, to reorganize Austrian in- dustry and communications, to put Austria in the four year plan for economic self-sufficiency, to merge the Austrian army into the German army and to introduce tWo-year compulsory army service in Austria.
 In Vienna, Jews took as symptom atic of early application of the Nazi anti-Jewish laws, the ever more fre- |quent appearance of such signs as Jews not wanted" in the windows of coffee houses of which month ago they were the principal patrons.
 Suggestive Hint
 There were rumors, however, that as to the general situation politic- ally, Hitler might seek to show his contempt for his enemies-and at the same time make gesture to- ward them of foregiveness-by pro- claiming a wide amnesty for politi- cal prisoners in Germany and Aus tria alike. These rumors were not confirmed.
 Joseph Buerckel, in charge of the plebiscite in Austria, announced the result of the plebiscite by radio as regards Austria.
 "Fuehrer," he said, T have the satisfaction to report to you the peoples anSwer-an annihilating verdict against those who thought they could enslave a people by treaties. This vote proves we Ger mans belong throughout eternity only to Germany and the Fuehrer. '
 Buerckel spoke from Vienna, and Hitler, responding in radio speech from his chancellery here, where he had received returns as they were tabulated, said:
 Surpasses Hopes
 "The results in Austria, as in the rest of the reich, surpass all my ex- pectations. I am unspeakably happy at Austria's declaration of it's true feelings, and at its expression of confidence. This is the proudest hour of my life, can do nothing but thank from the depths of my heart .ne en.iI German people and particularly my own Austrian home land"-the homeland that opce had no place for the penniless young Adolf Hitler but yesterday had ex- ceeded even his adopted Germany in the preponderance of ''yes" votes. That the vote was SO great in Aus tria in Hitler's favor was attributed in great measure to the stand of Cardinal Innitzer, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna. He had urged Austrians to vote "yes". He voted himself at school near his St. Stephens cathedral just before the noon blessing of the palms. He gave the war salute as he entered the school. Former President Will helm Miklas. his predecessor Karl Seitz and Mrs Miklas were among the early voters.
 Blustery Day
 Hitler had brought the plebiscitt campaign to an end at Vienna Sat. urday night, and entrained for Der. lin. It was blustery day with wine and occasional squalls of rain, hai and snow, but voters throughout Germany and Austria voted so early yesterday that the polls were nearly empty in the afternoon. In beel halls and shops and other buildings the voters crowded to record theil votes and receive the little meta button, inscribed "Ja" in token the. had voted for union. Hitler, arriv ing at 1:30 p. n1., voted at once il the second class waiting room of tn