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HY TIIK ASSOCIATED TRESSVIENNA. March ]3 — iSunday) —1/1*1— Adolf Hitlnr has JoinedGrvmnuy »od AiaUm and defied tlie world lo part them.He proclaimed this new Pan-Qmimu union from % Lin?- balcony to cheering thousands yesterday.This union joins a Germany at 63,000.000 papulation with ail Austria cr 6.743,826 and adds 36,-354 square niJlcg to the German’relch.Hitler spent Uie night nt lAv.x anti Vienna wn prepared lor his tvltiinph.il entry today. There were wiki demon strati oils throughout Austria, especially at Gift?-, *ong a uazl stronghold.II iu nazi swastika blanketed Austria us Hitler, surrounded by mJIfUti'v aides, crossud tha X ton tier to be greeted by rejoicing throng;* tint lined I he streets shoutingcue people, one reieh.” on hki Wayto Uie once proud capital oi IhcHfepsburgs.Despite public Uenioiulral loas*I Ur* Gonnn ti fuehrer’s coming.struck rear lo the heads of many-• to Catholics, Jews, and those ficLivc ni the Inal Austrian goverflinch!. which Joitght vainly to keep out naziism,All I rentiers were clumped shut lo AtistiianH why sought to lice I he mizi invasltn; numerous arrests were marie in Vienna and provincial capitals of prominentcitizens placed hi protective cus-iContinucri on Page Four), ,Mussolini Favors Moves In Austria By German LeaderAbandons Austria to Nazis; Troops Exchange Greeting With GermansROME. Maich 13 - iKKfoyj — i 1,1-.— Italy's fascist grand council i gave Us approval today li Arlull I Tiltht*h mi zifi ration of Austria.The councils approval was nx-; pim-t’d in a communique issued nflor it had rrreivcri Hiller's I promise that German expansion lo Uie south wnitld slop Hi. the I Lilian frontier.German (roups today reached Brenner piifts. .strategic ft ;x lew ay Ijetwrni Austria and Italy.In a personal lei ter to Premier MusKullni Hitler embodied a slm-ilar gua ranine to Prance, but gave iiu agMircnicrg he would rc-sjx*et. frontiers of other couiitries.Hitler s lei h r. which he sent Lo Mu^ihliiu by special emissary.wasread lo Um cun noil by CountUiUt'iirau Cm no. foreign minister.‘I lie foreign minister informed the council that Tlaly Jmil rejected a French proposal for concert-
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Florence Morning News
Florence, South Carolina, US
Sun, Mar 13, 1938
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