AUSTRIA AND GERMANY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22064, 21 September 1933, Page 9

AUSTRIA AND GERMANY

NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS

SETTLEMENT PROBABLE

(United Press Association.) (By Electric .Telegraph—Copyright.)

LONDON, September 20. (Received Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.)

The News-Chronicle’s Vienna correspondent says: “It is understood that secret but definite negotiations are in progress between Dr Dolfuss and Signor Mussolini for a settlement of the AustroGerman imbroglio on the basis of Dr Dolfuss admitting Austrian Nazis to the Cabinet and Germany repudiating the idea of union with Austria. NAZIS IN AUSTRIA. HEADQUARTERS DISCOVERED.

VIENNA, September 20. (Received Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.) The police discovered secret Nazi headquarters, connected with Berlin and Munich. Documents were seized and many people were arrested.

AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS.

THREAT TO CALL STRIKE.

VIENNA, September 20. (Received Sept. 21, at 0.30 a.m.) It is reliably reported that negotiations are proceeding between Baron Von Neurath, on behalf of Germany, and Herr Tauschitz, the Austrian Minister in Berlin, on behalf of Austria, for a settlement of the difficulties between the countries.

The British United Press Vienna correspondent says the Socialists have decided to call a general strike and place arms in the hands of their fighting corps if the Government outlaws trade unions, dissolves the party, or proclaims a dictatorship or Fascist constitution.