THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1938.
AUSTRO-GERMAN
ANSCHLUSS DECREED
Plebiscite To Be Held In Austria On April 10 AUSTRIAN ARMY Austria Officially BLUM HEADS
Defined As State
INCORPORATED IN GERMAN
ARMY
Of The Reich
Vienna, To-day.
A law has been enacted bringing an anschluss (cus- toms union) between Austria and Germany in- to effect.
Vienna, To-day. The strength of Ger- man army units in Aus- It tria is now approximate- ly 50,000 men.
Meanwhile, Herr Hitler has in- corporated the Austrian army in the German army and has placed it under the command of General von Boeck.
Detachments of Austrian soldiers are moving into Ger- many. The first troops are en route to Munich, where they will be received by notables, A proclamation by Herr Hitler, made in Linz, states that all mem- bers of the Austrian Federal Army
NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT
PARIS, TO-DAY.
M. LEON BLUM, LEADER OF THE SOCIALISTS, HAS SUC- CEEDED IN FORMING A NEW
COMPOSED OF ĮSOCIALISTS AND SOCIALST
MINISTRY
is called the Federal Constitutional Law regard-
ing reunion of Austria with the German Reich, RADICALS. and it announces that the Federal Government has resolved,
Firstly, that Austria is 2 The law was signed by Dr. Zeiss state of the German Reich, and Inquart and all the Cabinet Minis
ters, and came fate force yesterday.
Trans-Ocean.
Secondly, that on April 10 this year a free and secret plebiscite of German men and women of [Austria over 20 years of age, will be held, regarding reunion with the German Reich-Reuter.“
REGULATIONS BY DECREE
Vienna, To-day.
shalt "immediately be sworn in to In the new Austrian Constitution,
me as their supreme commander."
The Austrian army about 37,000.-Reuter
TROOPS POURING
Article 3 provides that the plebiscite
MINISTERS RECALLED
Vienna, To-day.
The Austrian Ministers in London, Paris and Prague have -been recalled-Reuter.
SWASTIKA FLAG
numbers result will be decided by the major FLOWN AT LONDON
INTO VIENNA
Vienna, To-day.
lity of votes cast.
Article 4 stipulates that the re- gulations be proclaimed by decree
Article 5 states that the Federal Constitution Statute comes into Contrary to rumours circulating force on the day of its proclamation. yesterday afternoon, to the effect The Federal Government is en- that Herr Hitler would arrive in trusted with carrying out of Vienna towards evening, it was plebiscite. announced by the official news,
the
LEGATION
London, To-day.
The new Cabinet is as follows: M. Blum — Premier and Minister
of Finance.
M.
Daladier Vice-Premier and Minister of National Defence. Paul Barcour Minister
Foreign Affairs.
M. Campinchi “Navy. M. Guy Lachambre Air- Dormoy" ----- Interior.
M. Moutet Colonies. M. Prossard Propaganda.
Ministers of State include: M. Sarrant and Vincent Auriol.
AN INNOVATION
The composition of the Minis- try is such as to include twelve Socialists, seven Radicals, three Democratic Left and one Indepen- dent, while the under-secretaries The Nazi swastika flag was hoist include four Socialists and six ed yesterday, together with the Radicals. Austrian red-white-red flag over The Premier the Austrian Legation in London leader and the
at the order of the Austrian ister, Baran von Frankenstein.
agency that the Fuehrer would not troops poured interminably intTrans-Ocean. come to Vienna on Sunday.
Vienne.
Illumination of buildings and the German tank brigades began t
-
display of flags were, therefore, pass the Hofburg about 4 o'clock,
postponed.
Yesterday
while German air force bomber
afternoon German circled overhead-Trans-Ocean.
Czecho-Slovakia And German Minority
Berlin, To-day.
Statements concerning the minority problems in Czecho-Slovakia, which were made by Pre- sident Eduard Benes to a correspondent of the "Sunday Times" are characterised in German political circles as "little enlightening and even to a certain degree contradictory
The Deutsche Diplomatisch-Po CITADEL OF DEMOCRACY” litische Korrespondenz,” which is
usually regarded as the mouthpiece The assertion of Dr. Benes tha of official circles, points out that the German minorities in. Czechos Dr. Benes insinuated on one hand lovakia received much better treat-
ment than the German minoritie that the minority problem in Czɛ- choslovakia was a purely interna in other countries is refuted by th affair, but on the other hand admit Korrespondenz", which points th ted the "natural moral interest on finger of scorn at Dr. Benes, refer ence to Czechoslovakia as a "cita the part of other European coun-
del of democracy
uman tries."
rights."
Particular surprise is expressed at Dr Benes statement that Emphasising that an understand- France and England might, with ing concerning the German minori approval of the Czechoslovak Gay-paes is necessary for the welfare of ernment, undertake measu further the solution of the mi ity question. It is pointed that neither country Hes in Cen Europe, nor has displayed. slightest interest in the welfare o the German minority in Czechoslo
Czechoslovakia, the political orgar Feoncludes by stating that it cannot be a good policy to seek the friendship of countries assumed to the opposed to the Reich, and at the same time to treat the German min- ority in the country as “second
Trans-Ocean.
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