The Archive · 1934

Peasant Chancellor of Austria

(Continued from page 187.) ty conferring on the Chancellor the Order of the Gold Spur. His personal popularity among foreign statesmen was demonstrated by the cordial reception he received at the League at Geneva on September 27.

On October 12, 1923, Dr. Dolitues came to an agreement with Prince Stahremberg, the Helmwehr leader, who had at at times been at longer-heads with the Chancellor. ashe sponsored a more egressive Fascist police. than the Chancellor was prepared to adopt, and urged that more Fepressive measures chauid be put Into force against the Socialists.

'By the agreement, the entire Austrian Helmwehr joined, the Chan-teller's "Patriotic Front," and Prince Stakrembera, was nominated as Dr. Dollfuss' right-hand mon, This decision was of the greatest importance to Austria as a whole for it definitely put an end to the equivocal Dollfuss-Stabremberg situa-hand created a powerful trim-pirate, Dz. Dollfass, Prince Stahremberg and Major Fey, then Viee-Chianeellor, to counter the inroads of board' only "nine" wore saved. The explain "and fist. and" second amicers

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