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Nazi majority, that the Austrian Legion be readmitted into Austria and be given the duty of keeping order in the capital and that the Nazi Party be'totally readmitted All representatives of foreign Powers were informed of the German demands.
"With the despatch of the second Note, Germany began moving troops towards the Austrian frontier, and early this morning unconfirmed reports said that some German troops had already marched into Salzburg and other Austrian frontier towns.
Nazis also demanded the resignation of President Miklas, but the latter refused to go.
In a broadcast speech after D von Schuschniggs resignation, He: Seys-Inquart warned the Austrian people against the slightest. resistance to the German Army if it marched into Austria.
Dr. von Sehusehnigg's Farewell The Chancellor announced his resignation in a moving speech broadcast to the country.
In solemn tones, vibrant with suppressed emotion, the Chancellor confirmed that he was forced to resign because Herr Hitler had threatened an armed invasion of Austria "I declare before the world that reports spread in Austria that there had been labour disputes, that s President Wilhelm Miklas, of Austria, dreams of blood were flowing, and ihat the Government was not master of the situation and could not keep Order were invented from A to The President authorizes me to inform the Austrian people that we yield to force."
Dr. von Schuschnigg said that even in this grave hour, they intended, at any price, to avoid the shedding of German blood, and had given armed forces an order, in case an invasion was carried out, to withdraw without resistance and to await further decisions.
"God Protect Austria"
The President, he added, had entrusted Gen. Sigismund Szylhav Inspector-General of Troops, with the command of the armed forces, through whom further instructions would be given the armed forces.
"So I take my leave of the Austrian people," the Chancellor concluded, with a German word and heartfelt wish—God protect Austria!"
When a large delegation of Austrian workers visited a Government trade union official yesterday to demand that the negotiations between workers and the Government should be speedily concluded, the official is reported to have replied "My friends, you do not know what we are up against. There are three divisions on the other side of the frontier."
Police Change Allegiance Immediately the decision to postpone the plebiscite was announced, the resistance of the authorities to Nazi demonstrators collapsed in many cities.
Breaking through the cordon of police who had been holding them a bay throughout the day, Nazis in Graz took possession of the whole" central area of the town, and the Nazi flag floated over the Town Hall and other buildings.
Nazis demonstrated at Innsbruck, where soldiers, with fixed bayonets. posted at various public buildings, watched them passively.
In Vienna, Nazis without uniforms gathered in great force and demonstrated in the streets.
It is reliably reported that German planes demonstrated last night over Vienna, where the city police donned Swastika arm-bands and exchanged Hitler salutes. Storm Troops ani Black Guards are being armed as auxiliary police.
Nazis declare that power has been taken over by them without friction or bloodshed. The Horstwessel song was played by Austrian radio stations for the first time last night.—Reuter.
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