The Archive · 1938

Cardinal Received

Vienna, Apr. 9.

Chancellor Adolf Hitler' today received Cardinal Innitzer of Vienna shortly after attending a thunderous reception tendered him by Viennese upon his arrival here from Berlin.

Observers regarded as significant the meeting of the Vienna Cardinal and the Fuhrer. They pointed out that Cardinal Innitzer had openly supported the establishment of the Austro-German anschluss almost immediately after the downfall of the Schuschnigg cabinet.

Cardinal Innitzer recently returned from the Vatican where he was granted an audience by Pope Pius XI. After a conference with the Pope, Cardinal Innitzer said the Holy See desired an "honourable peace" with Chancellor Hitler over the new political developments in Central Europe.

Meanwhile, Vienna continued to celebrate the coming of the Fuhrer. Planes roared overhead and thousands cheered as Heri Hitler express sed thanks to his listeners, With the plebiscite to be held today, the city is en fete. Thousands of houses and buildings are beflagged with swastikas—United Press, Czechs Travel to Vote Prague, Apr. 10.

Special trains conveyed over 15,000 Germans from Czechoslovakia to Germany for the plebiscite. Fares in Czechoslovakia were half the ordinary Tate and free in Germany. All trains travelled non-stop to their destinations.—Reuter.

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