Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-02-17 | Page 1 | 3 Big Powers Give Warning to Germany

3 BIG POWERS GIVE WARNING ARNING TO GERMANY Hitler Told in Effect to Keep Hands Off Austrian Affairs JOINT NOTE IS ISSUED Fascists Get High Posts in Vienna Government By ny Associated d Pr Press 1 LONDON Feb 17 Great 17 Great Britain France Francc and md Italy tonight in effect told Germ Germany my to keep her hands off oU Austria The official foreign n office statement read as follows The French Italian and United Kingdom governments agreed tonight on the issue of a which leads reads in part as ru follows U 4 1 The Austrian government has inquired inquired in inquired in- in of ot the governments of France Great Britain and Italy as to their attitude with regard to a dossier which it prepared with a view view view-of of establishing establishing es es- es- es German interference in in the internal affairs of Austria and c com communicated m m- it to themI them I The conversations which have taken place between the three governments governments gov gay on this subject have shown they take a common view as s to the necessity of maintaining Austria's independence independence in in- dependence and integrity in accordance accordance accordance accord accord- ance with the relevant treaties U VIENNA A Feb 17 17 Austrian Austrian an fascists scored big gains in their thelt- drive Lod to Lo d dominate min te the government t today iday with the le- le lep p of cf another arother leader iel t to tga a a cabinet post and the ousting of f thousands thousands thou thou- sands of socialists from public office The cabinet accelerated its general campaign by declaring null and void the position and prerogatives prerogatives prerogatives of every official elected on that party's ticket Five more soci socialists condemned for lor insurrectionary a act activities c t I 1 v i t tic i e s were hanged in Vienna Six others were I sentenced to death but were commuted commuted com corn muted to prison a few hours before they were to have died Not even cven the hanging courts however how ever could halt haIt the guerrilla warfare wa waged ed against the fascist by by ragged bands o of socialists Several sentries have been seen wounded in the streets by gunfire gunfire gunfire gun gun- fire from speeding automobiles A motorist arriving from the airport airport air nir port this morning showed two bullet holes loles in his car and said he was caught in the zone of or fighting lighting in a skirmish near there Continued d on Page Two