14 Mar 1938
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1938
Page
1
The longtime lawyer Clarence Darrow dies at age eighty, ending a brilliant career marked by advocacy for the underdog. The obituary notes his influence on legal reform and public life while reflecting on his enduring legacy.
Chicago March 13 A heart attack ended the life of Clarence Darrow famed defense attorney at his home after a long illness He championed the underdog in cases from Debs to Leopold and Loeb and Scopes He had been retired five years but remained active in world affairs and the cause of the unfortunates Funeral plans were deferred as the family conferred
Paris reports France plans to reinforce the Franco Czech treaty to deter a German push. A new Popular Front cabinet under Leon Blum is formed as Edouard Daladier and others prepare to strengthen military action against Germany even if Nazification appears peaceful.
Paris reports Hitler moves to dissolve the Versailles treaty foundations by merging Austria with Germany under Article 80. The shift strips the pact of its core independence guarantees while retaining only territorial clauses.
London crowds numbered around 35 000 rioted against Hitler and Chamberlain as Austria was seized. Churchill was expected to address Parliament with a strong denunciation of Germany's action and a warning that hopes for Anglo German negotiations on European appeasement are ended.
Vienna reports Austria ceases to be a nation and becomes part of Adolf Hitler s Reich. President Miklas resigns, Seyss Inquart assumes government power under emergency authority, and decrees dissolve Austria as an independent state. Hitler tours Linz and Vienna amid celebrations. border with Germany effectively erased.
An apparently localized quake rattled parts of Michigan and Ontario near the Detroit river today. The tremor struck at 8 10 am mountain standard time and lasted about 30 seconds, felt across Detroit and Monroe Michigan and Amsterdam Ontario near Lake Erie.
Foes of the Tennessee Valley Authority unite to push for a congressional inquiry. Senators King and Bridges plan to meet Rep. Maverick to form a united front as Roosevelt’s intervention fails to end the dispute among TVA leaders.
Washington March 13 Some administration supporters in the Senate said President Roosevelt may send Congress a new message urging enactment of minimum wage and maximum hour legislation. The President at a press conference reiterated support for such bills though doubt remained on enactment this session. He planned four messages to Congress before the session ends including a world phosphate situation and a study of possible new anti trust legislation.
German soldiers arriving in Vienna to tighten Nazi control were given 100 marks extra spending money. The amount, equal to a colonel's week’s pay in the Austrian army, produced propaganda value by showing the improved living conditions of the German rank and file.
Vienna reports escalating terror as Jews face beatings and store looting while Socialist leaders flee or are arrested. Catholics attend mass with heavy hearts as a Nazi salute appears in congregations and archbishop Innitzer appeals for prayers for a peaceful future.
Goering declared German cannon fire ready to repulse any interference as Hitler’s Austrian coup unfolds. Empress Zita prayed for a miracle to save Austria while Archduke Otto consulted Western statesmen about the Reichsfuhrer’s plan. Berlin reports say Britain and France dismissed protests against the Anschluss.
Konrad Henlein told cheering Sudeten Germans that victory is certain as meetings across Czechoslovakia praised the union of Germany and Austria. The tense scene came as Czechoslovakia faced an increasingly exposed position with borders surrounded by a larger Reich.
The Montana forecast calls for light rain or snow on Monday and likely Tuesday, with colder temperatures on Tuesday.
Secrecy surrounds Navy preparations as 105 fighting ships move from Pacific coast bases for six weeks of war games. Ships depart between dawn tomorrow and Tuesday for secret rendezvous in Alaska Hawaii areas and are scheduled to appear in Honolulu on April 1.
Rome dispatch reports Italian Fascists urge speedy term with Britain for protection after Hitler seizes Austria. Mussolini stays at his desk, receiving hourly Europe updates as he weighs strategy to preserve the Rome Berlin axis and protect Mediterranean interests.
Archduke Eugene of Hapsburg arrived in Budapest with his children after fleeing Austria following the revocation of anti Hapsburg laws. Five thousand Hungarian Nazis demonstrated in the city, displaying swastikas, today.
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