NAZIS ANNOYED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22984, 11 March 1938, Page 9

NAZIS ANNOYED

PEOTESTS' IN VIENNA POLICE CHARGE PARADE WORKERS' RIGHTS RESTORED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received March 10, 7 p.m.) VIENNA. March 10 The Nazis are protesting that the age limit for the plebiscite will deprive them of £OO,OOO votes in Upper Austria alone. ' They also complain that the suddenness of the announcement does not give them time for electoral agitation. An agreement signed by representatives of the Government and the workers accords the workers henceforth the same rights as the Nazis. They will be allowed to enter the Patriotic Front and their organisations and confiscated funds will be restored.

Nazis attempted to parade in Vienna late to-night and the police charged tnem and arrested several hundreds. Small groups continued to demonstrate, singing tho Horstwcssel song, which is forbidden.

Nazis also tried to demonstrate at Innsbruck, but members of tho Patriotic Youth attacked them. FEELING OF BETRAYAL AUSTRIAN NAZIS FUTURE OF DR, INQUART RESIGNATION RUMOURS (Received March 10, 7 p.m.) LONDON, March 10 The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mail says reports were circulating in Vienna last night that Dr. S. Inquart, Minister of the Interior, was about to resign. The Austrian Nazis feel that they bavo been betrayed by the suddenness of the plebiscite, for which they blame Dr. Inquart. SURPRISE IN BERLIN OFFICIAL CIRCLES SILENT NO REPORTS IN NEWSPAPERS o (Received March 10, 6.30 p.m.) BERLIN, March 10 There is complete silence in German official circles about the Austrian plebiscite, which clearly surprised Berlin.

German newspapers so far have not published a line about the matter.