Show ausam aultna a wiped off map of europe rated most significant news item appmann App sann in intermountain press for march paper written by 14 year old elaine stevens sophomore in the monticello high school datria wiped of europe map the article appearing in the salt lake tribune under that heading is the most significant news item appearing in any intermountain newspaper between february 10 and march 21 it is most important because it told of germany swallowing austria it may be best 1 likened to a blow snake swallowing a frog the frog disappearing within the blow snake and the blow snake only becoming larger it has more direct bearing upon immediate history than any event since 1918 this because first one of the oldest of european nations has ceased to e ewt t aho ond n d the welcome of the I 1 sw sTO in austria may mean the 16 welcome of it in adjacent states third it means more power for hitler the fitje le man from austria who became the big man of Geri germany hany fourth more power for germany means more power for italy and japan fifth more power for germany italy and japan means less neutrality for the rest of the world with the coming of the threat ening prestige of germany czechoslovakia became aware of the he heavy heavy over her poor bones half surrounded by germany and with the dark shadow of the latter over her she seems to have cause for fear though those fears may never materialize austrians Aust rians were wildly happy over the entrance of into their country perhaps they did not cot fully realize the meaning and significance of the cry welcoming hitler ord or perhaps they felt that it meant only the awakening of freedom in their homeland but perhaps this gernian german ab 0 o pion of austria will bring an abrupt conclusion after the climax brot on by the austria germany union however such a measure seems improbable when looked at with an eye to the increase of german territory and troops the austrian jews are in a state of confusion beng being afraid of a rapid anti jewish program fears were expressed for jewish school children what wil w 11 surely follow will be a comp complete purging of the country of jews as if he nation were a surgeons hand and the jews so many harmful germs ln in all pro probability the anch luss of austria and germany will vill bring about a drastic change in the worlds history statesmen wonder what next many surmises had been made by various people but evidently none of them were very accurate for all the world was surprised at so fi nal and complete consumption of austria by germany the german policies of government were carried into austria german officials replaced austrian officials german editors of newspapers assumed the jobs of austrian editors such a rapid peaceful legal change of government has been hitherto unknown austria was wiped off the european map indeed the whole political face of the earth was changed on that memorable day march 13 1938 A nation was literally swallowed loved in another nations mad fight for power but once that power is gained what good will it do after all a man seldom lives longer than seventy years and hitler is not immortal perhaps one of the reasons wh why y so peaceful a victory over austria was possible was due to the fact that hitler was originally from austria no doubt it was very gratifying to him to go back the dictator and ruler of her and to take freedom for his beloved country men with him may we americans never have to cope with so complex a problem and may this country ever be free from no matter how other nations of the world have been affected by this most significant event so austria wiped of E europe drope map hitler seizes government As part of german reich is the most significant news item appearing in any intermountain pa per between february 10 and march 21 nations know how it may bring about the havoc wrought by war for germany and austria provided the match io 0 o touch off the powder keg in 1014 1914 |