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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 1, 1988.
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AUSTRIA DISCORD RUMOURS Correspondents Invited To Test Reports
Commissioner Gives Survey Of Nazi Actions
Vienna, To-day.
Joseph Buerckel, Reich Commissioner for Ostmark, received here yesterday, a number of promin ent representatives of foreign newspapers for the purpose of giving them an opportunity to convince themselves on the spot of the falsity of rumours and allegations which have been circulated of late regarding conditions in Austria.
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Invitations to foreign correspon- the authority of Austrian Regional dents had been sent out by the Reich Leaders and would be recalled after Ministry for Propaganda.
a definite period.
31-YEAR-OLD NEW TIENTSIN
STOCK
MARKET CHIEF
New York, To-day. Thirty-one-year-old William Mc- Chesnew “Martin, ~Junior,” Cháir-“ man of the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange,
has been elected president of that US$48,000-Renter.
organization with a salary
ITALO-HUNGARIAN DIPLOMATIC TALKS
Budapest, To-day,
The difficulties and problems con- fronting Austria at the moment, said single Reich German deputizing in It is learned that Dr. Bela vor
By-August 1 there would not be a Buerckel, in reply to the first ques-regional executives. In the tion put to him, are largely psy- paratus of State, there was only one Premier and Dr. von Kanya, the
ap Imredy, the new chological and economic in character. single Reich German occupying an Hungarian Foreign Minister, will Hungarian He had to face the psychological authoritative effects on the fact that prior to the Buerckel himself.
position, namely,
pay a visit to Rome in the second anschluss, every phase of the strug-
half of July for the purpose con- JUSTICE gle had to be carried on illegally. Asked why Dr. Schuschnigg was economic conversations with the ducting far-reaching political and This had led to the formation of not set at liberty, Buerckel said it Duce and with Count Ciano. numerous groups operating indepen-was a matter of letting justice take? An official announcement on this dently of each other. He had its due course. Thirteen men had matter of Italo-Hungarian collabora- neverthless succeeded in reducing been unlawfully hanged during the tion is expected at the end of next these many groups to common Schuschnigg regime and it was only week. denominator, and, in enlisting them right that he should be brought to on equal footing for party work.......... trial, although he, Buerckel, had no An example of how well this has authority to decide a matter of this been achieved was provided by the sort. Party executive in Vienna All Na- Replying to further questions, tional Socialist militant groups Gauleiter said that unemployment which had been active during the in Ostmark had been greatly re- past five years were represented induced and already theatres were be this executive.
"SILLY STORY”.
ing filled to capacity every evening and Austrian resorts were doing
have been made with regard to the All arrangements will then
date and diary of the visit. Trans Ocean.
GOOD NEIGHBOUR POLICY
ORDER CAUSES CONSTERNATION
TIENTSIN, TO-DAY..
THE PROVISIONAL GOV- ERNMENT ISSUED A NOTI FICATION THROUGH THE CHINESE CUSTOMS PRO HIBITING, FOR THE TIME BEING, THE EXPORT OF HIDES AND SKINS FROM TIENTSIN
This action has caused a great deal of consternation among ex- porters, especially holders of cargo awaiting shipment, whose number is said to be considerable.
- Export trade in hides and skins
lion dollars yearly, but this fig which is mostly with America, is valued by the Customs at 20 mil-
Consular valuations. ure is said to be much below the
yes
terday afternoon at which it was Exporters held a meeting y decided to appeal to various. curing a repeal or modification quarters with the object of se-
livelihood of Tientsin's numerous brokers and exporters. Reuter. of the order which threatens the
MR. CORDELL HULL DISAGREES
Washington, To-day.
Mr. Cordell Hull refuted the arguments presented to President. Roosevelt yesterday by the 42 This in itself was sufficient re- well.
New York, To-day-peace, clergy and labour leaders futation of the silly story about Reconstruction had made a splen-
President Roosevelt, laying the who had petitioned the President the Fuehrer having come to Vienna did start.
cornerstone for the Government asking him to support the demo- to restore order..in the Party
- Jewish -- employees working in building at the projected World's cratically-elected Mexican Govern- As regards the Jewish question, Aryan businesses were, as a general Fair, urged that the whole ment. Buerckel said the difficulty lies in rule, not being dismissed although world adopt a "good neighbour" Mr. Hull declared that their the fact that for years Vienna had the needs of unemployed Aryans had policy? been completely dominated by to be taken into consideration. A In the course of his speech, he Government's policy which Jews. Despite this past dominance, general legal regulation of the said: "Affairs in many parts of the that of playing a "good neighbour there had been nothing in the na- Jewish question in Austrian was in world are somewhat distraught and ture of grave rioting or illegal ac- the offing. At the most, only from 15 such a condition is necessarily ac- tion. He himself had ordered all to 30 per cent. of Austria's Jews companied by war rumours and It was stated this morning that cases of confiscation and arrest to Intended emigration.
Mr. Cade, "of the “Daily Press, be investigated..
In the domain of religion, the "We cannot remain unconcerned. who is seriously ill in the War
wars.
questions indicated a complete lack of knowledge of the United States
everywhere Reuter
Was
good
improved
this
The total number of political pri- Party and the Church in Oatmark The policy of a good neighbour is Memorial Hospital suffering from soners in Austria is 3.780 and at a were trying to find a peaceful basis not limited to the problems relat-pneumonia, passed a very rough estimate, half of them are which might become exemplary for ing to war, but also involves, trade night and was Jews who have been taken into cus- the entire Reich.-Trans-Ocean. interchange and culture."--Reuter. 'morning.
tody, not on account of their being Jews, but on charges of political or criminal misdereanour. Of these 2.780 prisoners only about 150 are detained in the Dacah concentra- tion camp..:
A
then
Dr. Schuschnigg, added Byerckel, is in Vienna. He is well and is being treated decently.
!ALLEGED DIFFERENCES
Asked whether differences had arisen between him and the Chief of Gestapo, Herr Heydrich; the Reich Commissioner for Austria madr emphatic denial of all such talk. One of the correspondents put a question as to whether it were true that Austrians had been aggra vated by the activities of the Reich Germans in Ostmark. Baerckel. re plied that he had felt it necess to set up in Ostmark with est possible expediency; thos „lishments which"- had, prove
value in the Reich., Ula ladi. Lore bee
Venlist the actionaries.
Germany
would have to obey
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