Zionists and assimilationist were equally enthusiastic today over chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg’s announcement of a plebiscite next sunday on Austria’s independence.
Dr. Desider Friedmann, president of the Austrian Zionist organization, voiced the conviction that the poll would show a true picture of the nation rejecting Nazism. Every Jew, he said, could be expected to do his patriotic duty.
Jewish organizations, anxious that specifically Jewish issues be not raised in the vote, have decided not to issue separate appeals.
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