His speech was the second he made since his triumphant entry into Vienna, His previous declaration was made after tremendous clamour of the populace that he should address them. "He did so from the balcony of the Hotel Imperial, proclaiming that a great and historical turning-point had been vouchsafed the German. people.
"Whatever may come, nobody ever again shall shatter and crush the German Reich as it stands to-day.
The Fuehrer declared that a gre and historical turning-point had been vouchsafed the German people. jot the two millions in this city alone," he said, "but the 65,000,000 of our people in the Reich are with us to-day. I am moved and overwhelm med as are all of you who live in the same faith.
No menace, no necessity, no force can break this oath. There is here united people from Koenigsberg 10 Cologne, from Hamburg to Vienna.
was estimated that more than half the population of Vienna greeted Herr Hitler, who arrived just pric to 5 pin.
He was forced to appear time and time again on the balcony in response to the insistent demands of the crowd, Uneeasing cheers greeted each appearance.
The Cardinal and the Archbishop Vienna had ordered the ringing of all the church bells, while more than 1,000,000 people lined the streets.
The garrisons at Linz, Innsbruck and all other towns paraded and took the oath of allegiance to the Fuehrer.
Preceding the Fuehrer into the capital was Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, who came here from Berlin by alr. He has now taken over the Austrian Foreign OMice, Vienna has 2 mew Mayor, the second in two days He is Dr. Herman Neubascher, a leading Nazi, who succeeds Herr Hans Lahr, former! member of the Helmwehr.
A report from Berlin that Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, former Austrian Chancellor, has left Austria, has not yet been confirmed here—Reuter.
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