KILLERS EVADED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19758, 12 October 1938, Page 7

KILLERS EVADED

CARDINAL IN VIENNA

LATE RETURN TO PALACE RETICENCE IX BERLIN HERR HITLER ANNOYED <Elcc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Oct. 11, 2.50 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10. Messages from Vienna state that a large croud gathered to-night outside the palace of Cardinal Inniizer in St. Stephen's square shouting: "Traitor!" "Criminal!" "Send him to Dachau." The police prevented rioting. They have previously ordered the suspension of a series of 'bible study services which 'began at St. Stephen's Cathedral on Sunday, and were due to >e concluded with a sermon from the Cardinal on Thursday.

Hundreds arriving to-night found the cathedral closed and the square and the surrounding streets guarded. A number of anti-Catholics demonstrated. The police eventually cleared the streets and placed a cordon round the cathedral. Many arrests were made. Entrance Through Friend's House It now is revealed that the cardinal was visiting a religious institution when the .palace was attacked , en Saturday. He returned at 10.30 p.m. to find the cathedral square closed to traffic. He obtained entrance to the palace through the house of a friend, Bishop Kamprath.

The police interviewed the Cardinal at the palace at midnight. Men had entered his bedroom by means of a ladder and undoubtedly intended to kill him. They iburned the bed and flung out the furniture through a window. The room was uninhabila'ble. The Cardinal spent the nights of Saturday and Sunday with Bishop Kamprath. A message from Berlin states that reports of the "house arrest" of Cardinal Innitzer are denied. The German press is not yet permitted to mention the attack. Statement Intended A semi-official statement isstied in Berlin for the benefit of the foreign press says that half-grown elements took advantage of indignation over the Cardinal's altitude. It adds that Herr Buerckell will shortly make a statement in connection with the matter. •Herr Hitler is reported to have beer, annoyed on hearing the news when he was at Saarbrucken yesterday. He sent a special emissary to Vienna to investigate. Those in well-informed circles expect the early release of Dr. Niemoller. . The Vatican City correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that the Pope is awaiting Cardinal Innitzers account, after which he will lodge a protest. The Osservatore Romano protests in the name of Christianity and civilisation.