TO MAKE AMENDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1934, Page 9

TO MAKE AMENDS.

HERR HITLER ACTS.

Von Papen to be Dispatched

To Austria.

" VERY INGENIOUS MOVE."

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received 0.30 a.m.)

BERLIN, July 27.

The Chancellor, Herr Hitler, sent a message to Herr von Papen to-day asking him to go to Vienna immediately and report on the situation there; also to act for a temporary period as German Minister to Austria.

The letter proceeded: "In your new ofiiee you will be directly under my orders. Inquire into the attack on the Austrian Chancellor, which has been condemned and regretted most emphatically by the German Government. It is my wish if possible to contribute to the relief of the general situation and especially to see that our relations with the German-Austrian State are brought again into normal, friendly channels.

"I ask you, dear Herr von Papen, to undertake this important task because you have enjoyed, and are enjoying, my fullest and most unbounded confidence."

Subsequently, it was officially announced that Herr von Pa pen had accepted the post in Vienna, also that ho had been relieved of his office of Commissioner of the. Saar. General Goering is mentioned as his successor. Ulterior Motive Suggested. Diplomatic circles consider the appointment an extremely ingenious move, as it removes Heir von Papen from the immediate sphere of his Cabinet colleagues, with whom his position had been difficult since the recent coup of the Nazi party. Eighty-five Austrian Nazis crossed the frontier into Yugoslavia to-day and were immediately interned.

According to a London message the "Daily Mail" Munich correspondent states that Herr Hitler is doing his utmost to clear his regime from responsibility for the Austrian rising. He has dismissed Herr Habicht for alleged complicity in the recent events and has ordered Austrian Nazis resident in Germany to hand in their arms and uniforms.

The Chancellor states that any Nazis who attempt to cross into Austria will be shot.

The "Daily Telegraph" Munich correspondent says the Austrian Foreign Legionaries' plans to invade Austria by a dash over the frontier have miscarried. A sudden order was received to-day which brought about a dramatic halt in the Nazis' plans. It is now denied that an armed invasion of Austria was ever contemplated.

Tho Berlin correspondent of tlie "Daily Express" says i Herr Hitler's black-uniformed bodyguard battalions were mobilised to-day and placed under arms in Bavaria in order to prevent the Legionaries marching into Austria. DR. RINTELEN DEAD. DOCUMENTS FOUND IN ROOMS. (Received 12.30 p.m.) BERLIN*, July 27. Tho death has been announced here of Dr. Anton Rintelen, a former Miuister of Dr. Doll fuss' Cabinet, who held the reins at Vienna immediately after the murder of Dr. Dollfuss, until Prince von Starhemberg returned from Italy.

From Vienna it is stated that a search of Dr. Rintelen's rooms led to the discovery of a list of members for a new Cabinet to bo headed by himself. The Austrian Government has refused to publish the names of the imprisoned rebels.

Anton Kintelen was Governor of the province of Styria from 1918-33, being known popularly as the "uncrowned king of Styria." He organised the Heimwehr hi his province to a high pitch of efficiency and personal devotion, his interests being anti-Socialist, anti-Communist and antiNazi. After holding one Ministerial post in 1920, he became Education Minister in the Dollfuss Cabinet, but in June, 193'!, he resigned through hie desire to compromise with Nazi terrorists. An attempt to assassinate him was made by Nazis last year, but he escaped. In August he waa appointed Minister to ltome, where ho arranged Dr. Dollhise' visit to Mussolini. Rintelen was regarded as one of the strongest men in Auetrian politics and was a prospective Chancellor. He was a wealthy company director.

FINANCIAL ASPECT.

LONDON STANDS SHOOK,

LONDON, July 27,

The "Daily Telegraph" financial writer says that although the Austrian crisis is the dominant influence on tho London markets they have withstood the new European apprehensions better than Wall Street, where there is heavy selling, or Paris, whore there is a heavy tone.

Although in London almost every class of stock and share closed lower yesterday than on Wednesday, there was no great volume of selling in "tbo city, and the investment world on the whole took the news calmly. However, a cautious policy was adopted pending developments.

The chief regret in the city was that the Austrian tragedy came just when Austria was showing signs of sturdy financial • and economic improvement. MASS IN AUCKLAND. A Solemn Mass of Eequiem will be held at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, on Tuesday at .9.30 for the late Dr. Dollfuss. The preacher will be the Bishop, Dr. J. M. Liston.