SITUATION IN AUSTRIA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21985, 21 June 1933, Page 7

SITUATION IN AUSTRIA

STRONG MEASURES ADOPTED NAZI ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) VIENNA, June 19. (Receivedi June 20, at 5.6 p.m.) The Minister of Justice, broadcasting after a Cabinet meeting, announced that the Cabinet had decided to prohibit all Nazi activities in Austria. The wearing of badges and emblems of membership would be illegal. He added that the Government bad done everything to avoid extremities and bloodshed and was anxious for good relations with Germany, but recent events had necessitated immediate strong action to maintain law and order. Major. Foy, Minister of Public Security, stated that the Nazis had been responsible for all the recent outrages, including an attempt at sabotage at the Krems power station by the opening of the sluices and a huge reservoir. If this had succeeded six townships would have been inundated and the Salzburg district would have been deprived of electricity. THE NAZIS DEFIANT DECISION GENERALLY APPROVED. VIENNA, June 19. (Received June 20, at 7 p.m.) Apart from the defiant utterances of the Nazi leaders there was a chorus of approval following the Cabinet’s dramatic decision to outlaw the Nazi party, which was announced by wireless. Typical Nazi defiance of the order is the cry from the party headquarters at Graz, “ We accept with delight the new ordinance, which will lead to a mighty rise of Nazis. We are ready to die at any moment for great Germany.’’ Another leader states: “ The Government has set a fuse to the powder magazine. The result will he the creation of a body of Austrian irredentists.” GREAT BRITAIN’S INTEREST .. HOPES OF BETTER FEELING. (British Official Wireless.) > RUGBY, June 19. Captain Eden, in the IJouse of Commons, said that the British Government was watching with interest and sympathy the efforts of Dr Dolfuss to establish the finances of Austria on a sound basis and to maintain a national authority and independence. The Government trusted that speedy measures would be found to remove the causes of friction between Austria and Germany. NAZIS AND POLICE CLASH ✓ TWENTY PEOPLE INJURED. VIENNA, June 19. An extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet is considering an outrage at Krems, where 20 people were injured, nine seriously, by hand grenades in a clash between Nazis and a detachment of auxiliary police. v SPORTING FIXTURES AFFECTED f DESIRE TO AVOID UNPLEASANTNESS. VIENNA, June 19. The Austrian Football Association, despite its anxiety' to keep sport and politics apart, has cancelled . the Soccer match against Germany at Frankfort on June 25. A Foreign Office official says the Government is unwilling to take an official stand, but is not desirous of exposing national unpleasant incidents, the possiblity of which cannot be excluded in view of the Austro-German relations. The German rowers have withdraw from the Vienese regatta, and the German motor speed aces have been scratched from the Gisberg Grand Prix.