The disagreement over the terms of the Austrian loan, which is preventing a customs union with Germany is utilized by the Nazi press to place the responsibility on the Jews.
The Jews, the papers charge, ruined Austria economically and financially and are now selling Austria to France for a small loan.
The Christian Socialist government has united with Jewish capitalism to make Austria a French colony, they assert.
The Nazi publication, “Mittagblatt,” has been confiscated for its attack upon the Jews in this connection.
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