Word: austria
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...inevitable outbreak of hostilities between the Dolifuss brand of Fascism and the Socialists in Austria has come with unusual violence. The tragic side in the situation is the destruction of the Socialist machine in the city of Vienna by the Heimwehr troops, for it signifies more than merely the end of another Socialist party; it is the finish of one of the most ambitious and successful attempts to found a society which was in every sense of the word progressive, and which represented the furthest advance yet made in improving the general condition of a whole people. In a city...
...goods--or of two forces actuated by the best of motives. Such as the tragedy of Vienna; for the Heimwehr can hardly be held responsible for its actions. For them it is a case of crush the Socialists or perish when Germany feels strong enough to overwhelm Austria; if Dolifuss is able to unite his country behind him, his chances of resisting Germany will, of course, be enormously improved. But they will still be so dubious that he will have no alternative but to seek aid abroad...
...have been pretty generally overlooked. This is the chance that Dolifuss may lose his nerve and make peace with the Nazis, demanding as his price a high position in Nazi affairs. The only evidence that can be advanced to support this view is that the Nazi campaign in Austria has slackened noticeably in the past week, and I put forth this suggestion as a guess in the dark. It would seem, however, that in case strong support from the powers does not materialize, that Dolifuss would naturally seize this opportunity and choose to sacrifice his principles rather than his head...
This is rendered more likely by the fact that there is really nothing the powers can do to prevent Nazilsm from establishing itself as the actual government in Austria, providing no attempt is made to achieve the Anschluss by actually joining the two countries together. If this should occur and a Nazi government be set up either by the Germans independently or with the aid of Dolifuss--nothing short of military occupation of the country could prevent the Austrian government from cooperating with Berlin in such a way as to make the Anschluss effective in all but name. Thus...
Whether this attempt or Doumergue's to concentrate attention on the Nazi advance in Austria will have any effect on the course of events in that unhappy country is highly dubious. It would seem that the Austrians instead of gladly welcoming any foreign aid that may be available to them have deliberately set out upon a course designed to make salvation from the powers doubly difficult. The seemingly hopeless division of country into completely irreconcilable faction has become an actual fact, and any chance of settling their differences amicably must be viewed as a more or less hopeless dream...