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By MILTON BRONNER. Kurt Schuschnigg-it's name to be carefully- pinned; In one's memory, because upon the life, fato and deeds of this young man much of current history in oustern Europe is going to depend.

For the moment he is Chancel- lor of Austria-Inheritor of the shoes of the late Dr. Dollfuss, stained with the blood of the smashed Socialist legions and of his own blood, when Nazi aa- sins shot down the head of the Austrian go

-government,

No young man in modern his- tory over came into a worse or mord fateful, legacy-headship of a distracted little country, unable to atand on its own financial feet; shaky on its national basis, torn by violent hatreds, feuds and mur- derdus impulses.

Kurt Schuschnigg"

it's name

to be ̋piņned in one's memory,

might cover the shoulders of Prince Starhemborg or Major Fey.

The Prince, a tall, handsome noble, bearing one of Austria's greatest names, sew service in the world war, took part in the Kapp putsch in Silesia and then de-

HATED BY SOCIALISTS. Schuschnigg hoads a union of. the Fascist, Heimwehr and Chris- tinni Socialist elements in the tiny nation. But in the working class districts of Vienna, Linz and other cities, down in the mines and in the forests and factories, the So- cialist masses hate his regime with a bitter hatred, remember ing the massacre of their fellows last February when Dollfuss turn-voted himself to building up the ad the army's guna, on Socialist headquarters and workmen's apartment houses, hanged some leaders and jailed others.

Scattered thick all over Austria, with cells everywhero, are the Austrian Nazis loolding to Ger- many for support and financial aid In awaiting the day when they can grab power.

Major Fey, a hard-bitten soldier

thars

#men Ware Bot Catholles Both ha Both opposed Antiaxa

many Dollfuss was suspected of. stenderness for monarchy, but Schuschnigg is an ardent avowed monarchist

The new Chancellor, was born 30 years ago in the Trentino- After being educated at Feldkirch and Innabruck, he joined the army during the wat and won several decorations before the Italians. took him a prisoner,

In 1010 he started to practico faw at Innsbruck Turning to pat- itics, he entered Parliament as u Christian Socialist deputy In 1927; The Into Monsignor Salpel, the ascotic priest who headed tho party, soon halled young Schusch nig na ita Dauphin" and one of the leading guardians of Austrian ideals. In 1932 the Joined the Burosch exbinets as Minister of Justice and ever since has held the portfolios elther of Justice or Education.

MARKED FOR DEATH.

With the Nazis both of Austria and Germany he is a marked man.c A reserved person to the point of shyness, he la nevertheless an elo quent orator and possesses a rool courage which enables him to face the future with bravery and soren-. Heimwehr into the strongest millity, despite the fact that he knows tary force in the country."

An assassin's bullet may already be notched for his

he has already of 48, decorated during the World As Chimicetfort to War with the highest Austrian or begun movements tending to con

Independent nation and to improve der, is head of the Vienna Helm-solidate Austria's position: as an wohr. Both men stood aside for relations with Hungary. He went Schuschnigg and for the moment to Florence to confer with Musso- are loyally supporting him ae. lini while the Italian Army was cabinet ministers. It was the log-war-time conditions and emerged conducting manoeuvres under cal thing to do, because the new with an exact knowledge of the Chancellor stood closer to Doll-lengths to which the Italian fuss and know more of his plans, premier will go to balk further at In such a critical period, Dr. ideas and purposes than anybody tempts at bringing about a Nazi

union of Germany and Austria,

MUSSOLINI ONLY BACKER:

-Schuschnigg will have to display the agility of a walker on eggs and has only one potent friend in the outside world-Benito Mussolini, Fascist head of Italy,

When Dollfuss fell, there were many who thought his mantle

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CONTRAST IN ORIGINS.

Theirs was a strange friendship, because of the contrasts in origin. Dollfuss came of mountain peas ants, Schuschnigg is the son of

His known monarchistic tenden cles make it almost certain, too, that he has been striving dipla matically to win Mussolint and Admiral Horthy of Hungary to support the restoration of Arch- duke Otto to the Austrian throne.

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