Evening star., 1938-03-15

the Austrian cabinet of Chancellor
Seysz-Inquart. greeted Minister Won
Ribbontrop with: las the last Aus
trian minister Of foreign affairs 1 sa-
lutte you. I put the functions Of my
Office in your hands Austria has only
one fatherland and that is Germany"
Minister Won Ribbentrop immedi-
ately assumed Office.
The new Nazi chancellor had intro
duced his leader to the madly-excited
throngs thus:
Il formally report the legal COM
pletion OF Austrian German anschluss
(union. Austria has come home. We
greet the leader Of a new eternal Ger
many. My leader, wherever the way
leads, we follow
Lauds National Socialists.
Hitler then addressed himself thus:
"Sixty-eight million Germans, I as
sure you this country is Germany, and
nobody can be better than Germany.
1T will be our immediate duty to
work hard to solve economic problems
and make this land fortress of ma
tional socialism.
Il cannot start this task without
thinking of and acclaiming National
Socialist members of the Austrian gov
ernment
Il thank the Austrian governor,
Seysz-Inquart, and the many idealists
who labored with him. 1t shows the
strength of Germans increased the
more pressure is put on them
These years of suffering have
shown me the worth of the Austrian
people. In this hour as Fuehrer and
chancellor I can report to the Ger
man nation:
Il report to German history the in
corporation of my native land into the
German Reich
Austria's new chancellor chose as
his forum the Heldenplatz, or Heroes
SQuare-the very essence of old Haps-
burg conquests and point from which
one can see monuments and buildings
representing past Hapsburg glories.
The Fuehrer's column of autos left
his hotel at ll:04 am, driving slowly
four blocks to the square.
Every one of the thousands lining
the streets shouted "sieg he'll (hail
victory continuously.
Typical Hitler Weather.
1t was typical Hitler weather-al-
most cloudless with the temperature
mild.
Emphasizing the point was that
typical Vienna weather had prevailed
until Chancellor Hitler came to Aus
tria-gray, rainy, sullen skies.
Vienna prepared at sun up for the
speech. the first major address Chan
cellor Hitler ever made on his native
soil, and for a gigantic parade to
follow.
The Imposing Gothic City Hall,
Parliament and two great museums,
the Burg Theater and two ancient
churches were within Chancellor
Hitler's open-air. circular hall, its
radius less than three blocks and its
center the famed Burg Gate, built
in 1924.
This gate. one of three into the
square, is opened only on the most
important state occasions. and today
it swung wide for Chancellor Hitler.
Burg (Castle) Gate leads into Hell
denplatz Square. large as four city
blocks. which, like the wide ring
boulevard encircling Vienna's inner
city, was packed solidly with soldiers
and spectators.
Street cars. city buses. all traffic
except for a few taxis and official au-
tomobiles and military vehicles. was
stopped an hour before the ceremonies
started.
Except for affairs pertaining to the
ceremony, Vienna was entirely
muscle-bound capital.
Youths Stand Bareheaded.
Rows upon rows Of new Hitler
youths, resplendent In white shirts
and black cravats, stood bareheaded
with heads up. heaming at the rostrum.
They paraded previously through
the downtown city, seemingly with
snappier step and better drilling than
just a week ago when most Of them
were Chancellor Schuschnigg's loyal
lists, called Jungvolk.