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"Perhaps I'm hard to please

When I was younger

I didn't much. care what I ate or drank or smoked. But nowadays I take my pleas ures, not sadly but seriously. I suppose you

would call me faddy. I hate to be put off with second- best, no matter what it is. I won't eat a peach unless it is English. If I order caviare it must be Beluga.

UGAS

You see what I mean about whisky. While I can obtain a whisky as soft

and smooth as a fine liqueur, why on earth should I be put off with anything less than White Horse? I

admit that perhaps I am hard to please --- but take it from me, it pays.”

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The Background Of The Tragedy Of Central

HAPSBURG V

Sensational letter from storm of indignation would

sweep

Archduke Otto to the entire world... Then, it would

Schuschnigg.

be necessary to expell from the bosom of the nation those national- socialist traitors, and their protec-

B M F

On February 17th, that la, five tora, the alleged nationals," whose days after the interview of Berch- profession of political faith served tesgaden, a bold and courageous sug- as a screen for the intrigues of the

The true partisans, the. their effect. A gestion for saving the situation former. was proposed to the Federal Cham- veritable supporters of the indepen- by the cellor by the heir to the throne, dence of Austria must come together factories, in fs and unite the last forces remaining dom and ind Archduke Otto.

It may perhaps be necessary

synd

ger. With Schuschnigg, if he eight hours.

explain' first how the son of Chan in the service of the country in dan- most one milli

I came to approach Mr. Schuschnigg agreed to raise the standard, with- directly in these dramatie circum- stances.

The prince and the statesman had been personally acquainted with each other for four years. Their first meeting had taken place in France in June 1934. A difference of opinion with regard to the expedien- cy of the Restoration had arisen between the Emperor and Dollfuss. Kurt von Schuschnigg, then Minis-. ter of Education, had been instruct- ed to settle it, and he did so expedi- tiously.

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On three other occasions, the Federal Chancellor was received by the heir to the throne, either alone or with Mr. Guido Schmidt, Secretary of State for Foreign A?- fairs. These interviews took place in August and September 1936 and in January 1987: Needless to say, they were all kept secret.

The interview of Berchtesgaden, as will be remembered, took place on Saturday, February 12th, 1938. On Monday, February 14th already, in- formation which was still far, from revealing the whole of the tragic truth, reached Archduke Otto, who instructed his representative in Vienna, Baron von Wiesner, to see

Three secret meetings between the Prince and the Chancellor.

the Federal Chancellor and to ob- tain definite details. These de- tails, consigned in a report, reached the Archduke on Tuesday.

The details were more alarming than the event in itself. Austrian pride rebelled.

Under this

A signed portrait of Archduke Otto of Hapsbu to Dr. Fuchs.

The legi- deliverėd his The out him, if he refused. What timist organizations received for 24th. Spontan was to be done? First of all, mal and definite instructions to com- ed to his bann to inform the world, without sup- bine, first of all, and. to work in timists raised

working "This time, pression or embellishment, of what cooperation with the

The workers, in the be than a speech? was going on. To the Archduke, it classes. seemed that the world could not pass ginning hesitating and suspicious, gining of our

Information over in silence this unheard-of viola. finally marched to the watchword: tion of the rights of a defenceless "No more parties, nothing but described the f

ation of the Once the truth were Austria," people.. known, that truth which Schus- The legitimist action of defence, absolutely the

superb attitude adopted chnigg and his ministers coricealed the

with the resignation of despair, a by the workers federations produced

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