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One other thing Engelbert Dollfuss could do and that he did last week. He announced that he would appeal to the League of Nations under Article XI* for aid and protection against Nazi Germany. The League was ready. French Secretary General Joseph Avenol assured Austria that the tables would be clear for an extraordinary League Council session on Feb. 12. That the League, having heard Austria's plaint, will be able to do any more than send a commission and publish a book, few in Europe dared to hope.
*Article XI: ". . . It is also declared to be the friendly right of each member of the League to bring to the attention of the Assembly or of the Council any circumstance whatever affecting international relations which threatens to disturb international peace. . . ."