COUNTER MEASURES

Evening Star, Issue 21515, 13 September 1933, Page 9

COUNTER MEASURES

NEW AUSTRIAN POLICY CHECK TO THE NAZIS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright VIENNA, September 12. It is generally expected that Dr Dolfuss’s declaration is a prelude to a dictatorial regime, based on the Italian Fascist system. It is understood that if the Austrian Parliament meets again the defegates will be drawn from a list of candidates prepared by the Government, embracing employers, employees, professional classes, and scientific and other institutions. The speech, however, somewhat disappointed the extremists, as Dr Dolfuss never once used the word Fascism. Instead, ho adroitly announced “ the death of Parliament.” The probable reason for avoiding an announcement of a full-blooded Fascist dictatorship was that France has intimated that she cannot support a Fascist Austria, [Dr Dolfuss, declaring to an audience of 70,000 at Vienna that his policy was patriotic, announced the termination of the era of Marxism and Capitalism in Austria in favour of authoritative leadership on a Christian and guild basis. He hinted at reconciliation with Germany, which he described as Austria’s elder brother. He refrained from identifying himself with any existing Cabinet group.]