FRONTIER PATROLS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 287, 30 August 1933, Page 9

FRONTIER PATROLS

Austria Employs Speciallytrained Gendarmes BLOCKING SECRET PATHS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received August' 29, 7 p.m.) London, August 29. The Vienna correspondent of “The Times” states that 300 specially trained gendarmes, reinforcing the localforces, are patrolling the Austro-Ger-man frontier owing to a large number of Austrian Nazis escaping by secret mountain paths to Germany. Nazis throughout Austria are unabashedly painting swastikas on buildings and churches and threatening members of the Cabinet, despite repeated fines and imprisonment. The Minister of Defence announces what may be regarded as the reintroduction of conscription by training relays of 8000 to 10,000 youths for six months alongside the regulars. / ■ ■ . ■ . SWISS FRONTIER ' Another Nazi Violation Berne, August 28. The Swiss are intensely indignant at a violation of their frontier rights. A Czechoslovakian, named Webeh allegedly engaged in smuggling sugar into Germany, was suddenly seized by three Germans while walking in Swiss territory near Ramsen. He was treated with considerable brutality. He was tied with ropes and dragged across the frontier, though bleeding badly. A Swiss Customs officer hastened to the rescue, but was afraid to shoot at the German patrol. The Swiss Government has instructed its Ambassador at Berlin to demand that the perpetrators of the outrage be severely punished. NAZIS IN BELGIUM Gendarme’s Skull Fractured Paris, August. 28. Another frontier outrage is reported, this time from the village of Bergreuland, which is in the portion of AlsaceLorraine given to Belgium at the end of the war. Four Nazis in uniform crossed the frontier, and walked the streets of Bergreuland, insulting any who refused to salute them. Belgian gendarmes were called and escorted the Nazis across the . frontier, but three hours later the Nazis returned, when a Nazi with a bottle of beer fractured a gendarme’s skull. He is now in hospital. ' The assailant was arrested, but the others escaped. DANISH ALARM “August, 1914, in the Air” (“Times” Cable.) London, August 28. The Copenhagen correspondent of “The Times” reports a growing tension in South Jutland owing to recent Nazi activities in the neighbourhood of the Danish-German frontier. This was strongly emphasised at a private political meeting of all the Danish parties. One speaker said: “There is a feeling of August, 1914, in the air. Though we do not fear trouble, we believe Germany will attempt to recover her lost territory immediately she feels strong enough to face the opposition of the Powers.” Leading Nazis make no secret that they desire a restoration of the 1864 frontier. German Storm Troopers march in the streets of Flensburg singing of the coming reunion of the Tyrol and North Schleswig with the Fatherland. AUSTRIA’S PROBLEMS Mussolini-Dolfuss Talks (Received August 29, 9.55 p.m.) London, August 29. While the Italian Foreign Office describes as the purest guesswork reports published abroad in reference to Signor Mussolini’s plans to help Austria, it admits that Austria’s problems are under consideration. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent says it is not and cannot be denied that certain practical conclusions have been reached as the outcome of'the conversations between Signor Mussolini and Dr. Dolfuss. These are viewed sympathetically in both French and British circles. The Italian view is that Austria, and in a lesser degree Hungary, must find new preferential markets In which to deal with each other and with Italy.