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POLITICAL RIVALS IN AUSTRIA

STARHEMBERG VS.

SCHUSCHNIGG

HERR HITLER'S CHOICE

Vienna.

In the fight between fascism and democracy now boing waged in Auxirla the Federal Chancellor, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, hokis the balance of power; and, in the opinion of many experienced poli-

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RANKS HAPPINESS ABOVE FAME

YOUNG ACTRESS OF

MANY TALENTS

MAYBE SHE'LL MARRY IF LOVE COMES CALLING

BY DAN THOMAS

Hollywood.

Blond Gertrude Michael, whose two years in Holly- wood have given her just enough training that she now ticians and diplomats, his voice is in a position to actually go places, is a totally different will continue to be important ant girl off the screen than she is on.

the fight is settled.

In the celluloid reels she usually can be found doing On the one side stands Prince dirt to someone. Remember her in "The Notorious Sophie Ernst von Starhemberg, Austria's Happy Warrior and Fascist poli-Lang," "Menace," and more recently "Four Hours to

tical dynamo.

On the other is Josef Reither. elected heard of the powerful peas; ants organisation, and Leopold Kunschak, veteran labour leader of the so-called Christian Workers' Unions

Kill."

Well, that wasn't the real Gertule. Actually she

Again, her suprente achievement wouldn't might be as a secluded, home- harm a indybug. Why, a couple loving mother. She's crazy about of weeks ago, when her dnehehind children. Her light greenish-gray got the worst of things in a fight, eyes, the lightest I ever have seen. she spent the entire afternoon crying for fear he wouldn't recover,

And All have recognised the alleged nécessity for reorganising the governmental system of Austria on a staende-state basis,

when dropped by her home, she was poking around in the goldfish pond in an effort to find out how a sick fish was get- ting along.

Although she has n mother and two brothers In Hollywood, Ger- trude lives by herself in an at- tractive seven-room house in the

PREFERS TO LIVE ALONE

Von Starhemberg has never - cognised, however, the advantages which are tuberent in sume demo erotic Institutions. Reither and Kunachak, on the other hand, in-Toluca Lake district. One servant sist that in the coming authorita- taken care of the pince. tive ataende-state the emphasis shall be on stacade and not on authoritative. Their aim is rough- ly Aummarized In the worda "authoritative democracy."

Mil-way, more or less, between the two, stands Schuschnigg as active participant and at the same time as both mediator and umpire. Being a thinker rather than a man "Naturally. I love every one of of action, Schuschnigg is well-them, see them often, and do every- fitted for his role, He is more a thing I can for them. But 1 have philosopher than a soldier; but he found it best to live alone, so I realises fully the worth of an arm- can regulate my own life." ed formation.

"I tried keeping the whole family with me for a time, but it just didn't work out," she explains. "They couldn't seem to understand that this business makes certain demands upon a girl to which she must accede.

Sa

With what appeared to Isingle motion, the girl brushed her ARMED SUPPORT

blond tresses luck from her face legs Behind him von Starhemberg has and pulled her pajamis-clad

her Pajamus fore for years had the Heimwehr semi-ander her.

whenever she's military formation, very well arm- favourite attire ed and rather well drilled.

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A regal-looking lady is Gertrade Michael, who's headed fai film stardom, as she appears with this striking caiffure. But off the screen she's just the informal, fun-loving girl shown in ath. letic garb at the left. weather or how laisy she may be,{find at home.

Ber indoor diversions include theatre, especially converts,

the

No matter

what she's

On the screen, there's a certain brittleness vinlin

about her which and playing the piano or Kuns-and home. And even when she fairly shine every time she talks herself. She also rends à good bit. vanishes when you see her in the

about them.

flesh. By that I don't mean that It's a pretty safe bet that some mostly current novels. day Gertrude will turn her entire however, Gertrude attacks it with

she is the type of girl ordinarily doing.

termed a goody-goody. On the attention to being a wife mother. She admits

oesn't the same whole-heartedness. That contrary, she is very regular, she doesn't

goes equally for work or know when that will be

play. She smokes, drinks occasionally, Maybe

But the harder you try, the more and even a year, maybe 10, years, At the

swears now and then. moment she and Rouben Mamou-difficult it becomes to reenneile the But she's real. Not a speck fian, Russian director, are quite working Gertrude with the one you artificiality about her,

chak, for a somewhat shorter time, isn't home, she occasionally likes has had a similar organisation, the to dress for comfort, not looks.

"Wouldn't it be awful to become Freiheitsbund (Freedom Lengue), Schuschnigg, therefore, few

so well known that you couldn't go years ago also organised himself anywhere without always having an army with the name Ostmaer someone comment on your clothes kische Sturmschuren (East Mark or your actions?" she asked. Storm Troops).

His position ax the "centrum"

is thus a matter of rifles as well

HAPPINESS IS FIRST

frightens That thought

her,

as debates around the green tablet at the same time she wants in the cabinet room of the Chan-sucess, wants to feel she really cellory, Starhemberg's Heimwehris necomplishing something. army is larger than either of the the only way to be happy, she be other two, but not na large as both lieves. the others together,

interested in each other.

"But we haven't even thought

of marriage---and maybe we won't."

It's she says. "The kind of love un which marriage should be based isn't the kind you can go looking To her, happiness is the biggest for. It's the kind which has to thing in life, Fame? Money come up and slap you in the fare." Should Schuschnigg decide They mean nothing, anless happi- Whenever she has a chance, the against fascism, as many diplomats ness cati go hand in hand with actress becomes quite an outdoor | are urging him to do and many them.

girl. She's A strong swimmer, neutral observers anticipate he Perhaps her accomplishments | rides very well, plays a fair game ultimately will do, von Starhem- won't always be in the movie of golf or tennis, and swings a berg will be forced to fight gr step cian. She already 14 1 expert mean pingpag racket. down again Lo second place to pianist and violinist. In fact, she's Best of all, she likes to take scheduled to give a concert in the long walks with her dog. That is Hollywond Bowl this summer, a daily event, regardless of the

power.

is

Schuschnigg as Chancellor Starhemberg's chief. Starhem- borg, a national commander of the Fatherland Front appointed in Dr. Dofuss political testament, ін Schuschnigg's.. chief. The Fatherland Front, In torn. beca proclaimed as the epitome of Austro-patriotism against which it is treason even to speak.

IN ASCENDANCY

The majority opinion at the mos ment favours von Starhemberg, especially since he prohibited rally of the Ostmerkische Sturms- charen at which Schuschning was scheduled as the chief speaker, He prohibited the meeting ami succeeded in making the prohibi- tion stick!

NEW SCHOOL SYSTEM

TRUANCY BREACH OF MANNERS

STUDENTS' NEW DEAL

· · ·..

where he plans to study-junior or Renior. The tutor remains his guide through endlege, planning his work and stimulating his thought.

The work programme consists of lectures, seminars and conferences, Lectures are lectures and students nay attend or not, as they plense. There is no roll call, yet the per- gentage of attendance is high.

work The younger students. largely in seminars, discussing groups with not more than 10 members. Older students use the Absence from school classes is "conference" more freely for mass an infringement of sacial etiquette i retivity.

Detroit.

on the

at a new educational centre experi- The system is based

thought that self-eduention Ja ment tried out in Michigan.

Fallowing is the report of unsound, where there is both a gif Von Starhemberg was formerly observer of this radically modern at a goal. Therefore the tutors 4 Hitlerite: Cought with Hitles, spirit attributed to young Ameri-confer individually with students, suggest their..., reading, and wi, in fact, first with the so-called C

Dr. Brewer, "เส Oberland organisation against the

For seven months no class, bells according to

The Olivet College catalytic agents on the minds of Poles in Silesia soon after the end have rung on of the World War and later in the campus, nor have there been "eits," | the_mon."

Frequent papers are written by "beer-house putsch" of the Ger-examinations, or compulsory lec- man Nazis at Munich in 1923,

tures for the 207 students. The The undergraduates as a basis for result may have a marked effect discussion by the seminars or con-

ferences. When, und if, a reconciliation on the future of America's system

The only restriction regarding comes between Austria and Ger- of higher education,

attendance at the conferences is Seven months ago. Joseph H. one of "good manners." Since al- Brewer, Jr., 36-year-old president | tendance, in n broad sense.

many, however, Schischnigg rather than von Starhemberg will muti- cipatedly be the leading figure.

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of the 91-year-old college, establish- | looked upon as a "social engage-

On the question of church anded the premise that students go to | ment," it is considered a breach of state Starhomberg's attitude is college to study. On that basis, good taste to absent oneself from nearer that of Hitler's; but on he placed culture on plates before them.

other questions, especially that of the students and let them help The problem of marks, credits Rome versus Berlin in foreign themselves. The results have been und quizzes, is confined to policy, Seinschnigg would prob- gratifying, and he believed they "preliminary examination," which ably be more acceptable to Hitler, will eventually benefit the national a student must pass to enter the Toward Hitlerism von Starhem- system.

senior divialun, and a "Anal berg has had only words of vitu- peration for several years.

Reither and Kunschak are both anti-Nazi, but would welcome rapproachement with Germany.

This fact in the opinton of some political observers, may have a strong indirect influence on Aus- tria's internal developments as well trance requirement. Upon being course, time schedules, hours, received, the student is assigned points, credits, quizzes, grades and to a "basic tutor in the division course examinations."

The new deal, dosigned accord- examination", is less formal than Ing to President Brewer to "break the grinding interrogations issued the lockstep of elaborate machinery by masters at the usual universi- by which we conceal ignorance," lies.

B

as on foreign policy at a not very diataut date.-United Press...

was put into effect last September The biggest factor in the at this little college in a farm ares changed attitude of the Olivet 27 miles south of Lansing.

students, in Dr. Brewer's opinton,

On the Olivet campus, an in- is the "tremendous relief from the formal examination is the only on-bondage of the machinery of

In view of the situation in North China, Major-General R. logai, Military Attache to the Japanese Embassy in Chinx, left Shanghai recently for Peiping. He was accompanied by Viscount Motono, Secretary of the Embassy, and Captain Ohhira. General Isogat is shown at the extreme right.

Miiftary" ceremony was observed at the-wedding--of-Lieutenant. A. Larson, U.S.M.C. and Mar Alice Elisabeth Kennedy, daughter of Linut-Colonel and Mrs. Seldon Brown Kennedy, at the Community Church, Shanghai, an archway of swords being formed for the couple following the ceremony.

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