Federal Government of Vaugoin

The federal government of Vaugoin was a short-lived Austrian federal government from September 30, 1930 to November 29, 1930 .

prehistory

In 1930 the Heimwehr saw itself in increasing opposition to Federal Chancellor Johann Schober , who - albeit unsuccessfully - wanted to have the armed forces disarmed and had expelled the German Heimwehr functionary Waldemar Pabst from the country. With the support of the Vice Chancellor and Army Minister Carl Vaugoin , who was inclined towards the Heimwehr, she succeeded in causing a government crisis. Vaugoin demanded from Schober to appoint the General Director of the Graz Tramway Directorate , Franz Strafella , to the General Director of the Federal Railways in order to bring this “red stronghold” under control. The railway workers had previously repeatedly exposed illegal arms transports by the Heimwehr by train from Italy. The Arbeiter-Zeitung accused Strafella of being involved in dubious financial transactions and was thus able to postpone his order. A libel suit against the newspaper on September 19, 1930, Strafella won on most counts. However, the court also found that Strafella's dealings could legitimately be labeled "dirty and incorrect", further damaging his public reputation.

Despite this ruling, Vaugoin demanded the appointment of Strafella, which Schober refused. Thereupon Vaugoin resigned as Vice Chancellor, thus forcing the resignation of the entire Schober government on September 25, 1930. Due to the constitutional reform of 1929 , the parliament no longer elected a new government, but it was appointed by Federal President Wilhelm Miklas . After discussions with representatives of the larger parties, Miklas Vaugoin, as chairman of the largest party, entrusted the formation of a cabinet. Landbund and the Greater Germans declared the coalition pact broken and were not available for a new coalition, but demanded new elections. On September 30th, Miklas appointed the new government.

Members

Office	Official	Political party
Chancellor	Carl Vaugoin	CSP
Vice Chancellor	Richard Schmitz	CSP
Federal Minister for the technical management of foreign affairs	Ignaz Seipel	CSP
Federal Minister for the technical management of internal affairs	Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg	without party membership
Federal Minister of Justice	Franz Hueber	without party membership
Federal Minister for Education	Emmerich Czermak	CSP
Federal Minister of Finance	Otto Juch	without party membership
Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry	Andreas Thaler	CSP
Federal Minister for Trade and Transport	Eduard Heinl	CSP
Entrusted with the management of the Federal Ministry for the Army	Federal Chancellor Carl Vaugoin	CSP
Entrusted with the management of the Federal Ministry for Social Administration	Vice Chancellor Richard Schmitz	CSP

Act

Federal Chancellor Vaugoin appointed Engelbert Dollfuss as President of the Federal Railways on October 1st, who appointed Strafella General Director of the Federal Railways on October 2nd, where he enforced several thousand layoffs against the will of the union. Interior Minister Starhemberg lifted Waldemar Pabst's expulsion.

impact

This government consisted only of members of the Christian Social Party , the high tax officer Juch, and the home guard functionaries Starhemberg and Hueber. As a minority cabinet, there was no majority in parliament, so Federal President Miklas dissolved the National Council on October 1 and called new elections for November 9, 1930 . At this point, the Greater Germans and the Landbund joined forces as the National Economic Bloc and Landbund .

By assigning ministerial posts to the Home Guard, Vaugoin hoped for support from this side in the new elections. This, however, had other plans: First - for example by Otto Ellison-Nidlef - putsch plans were spun more or less openly , which provided for a coup d'état in the sense of the Korneuburg Oath with Vaugoin, the armed forces , gendarmerie and police . Ultimately, however, the Heimwehr decided to draw up its own political list for the elections, the home block .

After the election had not changed the status as a minority government, the federal government Vaugoin resigned on November 29, 1930. It was entrusted by Federal President Miklas with the continuation of the business until the new government took office. As of December 4th, this was the federal government of Ender .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Robert Kriechbaumer (Ed.): "Save this Austria ..." The minutes of the party congresses of the Christian Social Party in the First Republic. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2006, ISBN 3-205-77378-0 , p. 371, note 18.
2. ^ ^{A b} Hugo Portisch : Austria I: The underestimated republic . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1989, ISBN 978-3-218-00485-5 , p. 377 f .
3. ↑ A Christian Social Minority Government . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . 43rd volume, no. 267 , September 27, 1930, p. 1 ( Online at ANNO - AustriaN Newspapers Online ).
4. ^ Vaugoin – Seipel – Starhemberg: The government appointed. - Two home guard ministers. In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . 43rd volume, no. 271 , October 1, 1930, p. 1 ( online on ANNO).
5. ^ Federal Ministry of Vaugoin. Council of Ministers. In: Wiener Zeitung . 227th volume, no. 228 , October 2, 1930, p. 1 ( online on ANNO).
6. ^ The new board of the Federal Railways . In: Wiener Zeitung . 227th volume, no. 230 , October 4, 1930, p. 6 ( online on ANNO).
7. ^ Hugo Portisch: Austria I: The underestimated republic . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1989, ISBN 978-3-218-00485-5 , p. 415 .
8. ↑ Walter Wiltschegg: The Heimwehr: an irresistible popular movement? Ed .: Rudolf Neck , Adam Wandruszka (=  studies and sources on Austrian contemporary history . No. 7 ). Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, Vienna 1985, ISBN 978-3-7028-0221-9 , pp. 357 .
9. ↑ Walter Wiltschegg: The Heimwehr: an irresistible popular movement? Ed .: Rudolf Neck, Adam Wandruszka (=  studies and sources on Austrian contemporary history . No. 7 ). Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, Vienna 1985, ISBN 978-3-7028-0221-9 , pp. 57 f .
10. ^ Hugo Portisch: Austria I: The underestimated republic . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1989, ISBN 978-3-218-00485-5 , p. 384 .
11. ↑ Vaugoin finally gone! In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . 43rd volume, no. 329 , November 30, 1930 S. 1 ( online on ANNO).