Evening star., 1945-11-29
Nuremberg Defendants
Sobered by Films Of
Concentration Camps
BY IVES GALLAGHER,

Concentration Camps
BY IVES GALLAGHER,
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
NUREMBERG, Nov. 29.-Ghast-
ly scenes of Nazi concentration
camps were" shown in motion
pictures today to the Interna-
tional Military Tribunal, but
some of the Hitlerite leaders on
trial sat with averted eyes during
the showing of the grim Aim
record of German cruelty.
The grisly pictures Of mass mur-
der sobered Reichsmarshal Hermann
Goering and others Of the score of
defendants who had erinned and
laughed earlier as an American
prosecutor disclosed the threats,
bluffs and decit with which Hitler
softened up Austria for an unop-
posed invasion.
Scbacht Refuses TO Look.
Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler's 'finan-
cial wizard" sat with his back to
the screen, refusing to look at the
official American Army film. Franz
Won Papen, once Germany's wiliest
diplomat, refused to glance at the
screen, but could not shut out the
sound OF the narrator's voice de-
scribing the deaths of thousands OF
Nazi victims.
On the other hand, Rudolph Hess
showed an interest in the trial fol
the first time. Hitler's one-time
deputy, who is trying to escape from
the trial on a plea of lost memory
followed the uncensored film closely
on a plea Of lost memory, followed
the uncensored film closely.
Goering also watch the screen in.
tently.
Aloof, Grand Admiral Karl Doe
nitz, German Navy commander ir
chief, glanced at the screen only oc.
casionally.
Austrian War Plotted.
The earlier part of the day was
taken up with German Army plans
for surprise war" against Austria
and Nazi fifth column plots lead.
ing to German invasion of the lit
tie country In 1888.
Not-too-happy Goering was de.
scribed as the man who directed by
telephone the blitz invasion OF Aus.
tria after Austrian Nazis paved thu
way by deposing Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg.
Goering became serious as Assist.
ant American Prosecutor Sidney s
Alderman read in detail transcript!
Of telephone conversations between
Goering and Austrian Nazis on the
days before and on the days of thu
unopposed invasion.
The records were found in ths
ruins of the Berlin Air Ministry
Building by Associated Press Core.
spondent Dan de Luce and given ts
the prosecution for evidence.
Many Of the telephone converse
tions were with Arthur Seyss-In.
quart, Austrian Nazi leader and ont
of Goering's fellow defendants. Tit
prosecution said the records clearly
disclosed Nazi plotting to Absorb
Austria into the Reich.
Transcriptions of the telephon,
conversations disclosed Goering sue.
ceeded in having Seyss-I s-Inquart in.
stalled as Austria's chancellor by
threats and dictated the telegram
in which German troops were In.
vited by Seyss- -Inquart into Austris
In the anschluss coup.
The reichsmarshal laughed ane
most Of the other top Nazis In thl
prisoners box seemed amused as tn,
prosecution read of in Goeringi
words the threats, bluffs, cajolerie,
and lies that resulted In the down.
fall of Austria.
At the height of the preanschlus!
scheming, Goefing gave Austrian
President Wilhelm Miklas just two
hours in which to appoint Seyss.
Inquart as chancellor, threatening
to send 100000 German troops pour
ing over the border If he refused
The troops marched anyway, after
Seyss-Inquart-described by MI
Alderman as "the original Quisling'
invited them in ito prevent blood.
she'd"
Quoting Goering's threat. to court,
martial Austrians who opposed the
invading German troops, Mr.. Alder.
man added: TT is interesting tc
note that Goering, on planning t<
invade a peaceful power, planned
to try what he called war criminals
before a German court-martial."
Goering shook his head in dis
agreement when Mr.. Alderman said
the German government was wor.
ried about Italy's reaction.
The prosecutor pointed out to the
court the cynical discrepancies ano
international double talk" between
Goering's open threats to the Aus.
trian government and his tele.
phoned statement the day after the
anschluss to Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, who al
the time was in London, that "Thi,
story We had given an ultimatum /.
just foolish gossip"
The last statement was for thu
benefit Of English agents tapping
the telephone wire. Mr.. Alderman
said.
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