Oldal 1 [1]
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-— ae we XA NI 8 for September 1952: REPORTS FROM AUSTRIA, While rauditionaliy the months of duly and August are devoted to politicsl vacations, and hence the news ure scarce in= deed, tue sume can not be said this yeare Both the people and the poiiticiens did not enjoy much reste ‘he people, because many facts had a disquieving infiuence and creuted 4 big amount of nervousnesse ‘le politi icians, beeause this muy be the last summer before the nert genevel electionse These elections are slated for the autw@m of 1955 3; tut many political observers believe that econonsg-end politiel problems will arise, which will force ear= lier ¢lettions, probably in the springe ae - “Te the ecohomic field, the signs of am economic crisis are undendablee The giraing are clearly visible. Ausiriu still has to Garry. the burden of occupation, and especially the shocking weight of the Soviet eecupation, together with the wholesuile ae of the main gources of wealth of the East of Austria, Soviet enterprises puy no taxes, sell at any price, ruin Austri=which goes into the billions of Schillings, could be only carried with We aid of the United States. Gut now thig sid is éecreasing, while tke-burden gets heaviers Furthermore the defiationary poliey ees, is hitting industries hard. ‘And the worst offenders are the Seciajist—led nationalized industries in \uetzia, whoge coavercial practices are very detrimentui to anyone making bussiness with there Hence the nervousness of the people, who sec, before them the dunget.of rising unenployment. Already the curb is |going upy and it is lisely to do so even more, With that the governement of Chenceylor Fiegl is unuble to evolve an over-all poe It has very able, first class.ministers for Economic Affairs, Ai ke Trade Minister B8ck-Greisseu\ and Pinence Minister Kamitze Both\ ure out~ standiag ¢cohomists, “ut they are hamsinm by the coalition with ‘the Socialists, who prevent every. healthy move of ec nomic réha= bilitation, since it might hurt the monopolistic position\of the nationalized in@ustriese This fight has gone far enough, ihat meny experts doubt whether the coming budget wili be accepted by both parimers of $he coalition. In that case, u new majority might be exlied for in order tó get the budget through 3 but ee this would mean premature elections after the vote of the budgete va A new majority is a possibility. Already once in recent times, this majority has shown itself, when a coalition of the
