THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1938.
MUSSOLINI: ROME-BERLIN
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Rome, To-day.
The Italian official attitude towards the Austrian events was defined, and the role played by Italy in the development of Austro-German re- lations desrcibed, in detail by Signor Mussolini in a statement before the Chamber yesterday afternoon.
The Duce said he had repeatedly attempted to per- suade the now deposed Austrian Government to come to an understanding with Germany. After referring to creation of the Rome- Berlin Axis in October, 1936, the Duce stated that the Nazi movement had been gaining ground for many years in Austria.
Italy had advised the Austrian The Duce recalled that the first Government to seek a rapprochement military alliance concluded by Italr with Germany, since an avowedly was the alliance with Prussia German state could not possibly which gave Italy possession of
Venetia. adopt an anti-German attitude.
attitude
"SANCTIONS !!” Adoption of such an would have been nonsense from the If some people were foolish en- historical, political and moral view-ough to. believe that Italy must re- point.
gard the presence of German troops The Austro-German agreement of on the Brenner as a threat to Italy. July 11, 1936, was then concluded these people apparently forgot with Italy's approval, but the ten-Sanctions.. sion between Germany and Austria increased.
The Duce said that Italy's popu- lation might reach the 50,000,000 VENICE INTIMATION mark in a number of years, so that During his meeting with ex- the fact that a country which might Chancellor Schuschnigg at Venice, then have a population of 80,000.- Dr. (009 could hardly be regarded as a Signor Mussolini intimated to Schuschnigg that Austrian indepen-threat, particularly if one consider- dence was a matter which concerned ed that that country of 80,000,000 above all Austria, and that Italy's had not, only a common boundary foreign policy was all based on the with Italy but with ten other coun-
tries. Rome-Berlin axis.
The Hitler-Schuschnigg meeting The Dace said that Herr Hitler. in February merely retarded, but even before his accession to pow- did not stay, developments.
er, had always stressed that he ac-
The Duce described how, after cepted the Brenner as the boun- Italy herself regarded: all learning of Dr. Schuschnigg's ple-dary. biscite plan, he warned the Aus-boundaries as sacred and would trian Chancellor that such a step defend them instead of indulging was a grave mistake and that the in oratory about it.
FIFTH ACT plebiscite was a "bomb which may easily explode in the hand of the Austrian Government.”
NO PLEDGE
When the fifth act in the Aus- trian drama opened there was an attempt to incite Italy against Ger- Referring to the speculations in many, and vice versa, in order to the foreign press as to why Italy precipitate a conflict which might. did not defend Austria's indepen-have the beginning of a new world. dence, the Duce said that Italy had war, but this "manoeuvre of the never pledged herself either orally professional pacifists, freemasons or in writing to defend Austria's and Third Internationale” was a
complete failure. A question about the Chinese independence.
The Rome Berlin axis had proved Nor did Austria, for obvious_rea- markets there sprang up a con- Government's restrictions on pur-
sons, ever demand that Italy should its worth in a real test, and Ger- siderable demand for gold in chasing of foreign exchange was defend her independence, since the mans now knew that the axis was London yesterday afternoon.
a mere diplomatic construc- Under the influence of Continen- put by Mr. A. C Moreing (Con-independence of a country could
tion but that the two nations were servative, Preston) in the House of not be defended by a foreign na- tal buying the price of the metal
marching together on the road to tion against that country's own jumped to 140/- per fine ounce, Commons yesterday.
international co-operation Trans- people:
Ocean compared with 139/91⁄2d at the fix- ing.
tuated weakness of the stock
Owing to the firmness of the United States dollar it is believed that some gold was also taken fo possible shipment to America, al though no fast liner is sailin within the next few days.
It is pointed out that such ship ments might be forestalled by the reaction of the dollar-Beuter.
FRANCO BOMBS
BARCELONA
Barcelona, To-day. General Franco's warplanes
The reply elicited from Mr. R. A.) Italy was naturally interested in Butler, Under-Secretary for For-Austria's independence but only on eign Affairs, was that be at pre-condition that the majority of Aus- sent was not prepared to say whetria's people desired such indepen- ther the arrangements made would dence. cause any avoidable difficulties to British trade.
point.Reuter.
not
AID FOR SPAIN DEMANDED
Paris, To-day.
INEVITABLE EVENT The majority in Austria, how- The position, however, would be ever, advocated anschluss. It was closely watched from this view-better that the mevitable event
The International Federation take place with, instead of against
of Trade Unions and the Social- mass approval
What was going on in Austria ist International, at a joint con- at present was a national revolnference yesterday, passed a re- Chung Chi, vegetable coolie, was tion which was fully understood solution calling for abandonment admitted to the Queen Mary Hos-hv Italy, who had witnessed a sim- of the non-intervention policy in pital yesterday, suffering from con-lar revolution in the last century. Spain and immediate aid for the cussion He fell off a lorry in Tust as little as
tese Republican Government. Catchick Street yesterday. He died troops which
Italater. later
carried out two raids on Barce- que.
lona shortly before midnight, Bombs were dropped in the states a Government communi centre of the city-Reuter,
ian states to
Con
#ing force
Yeung Kwan, was fined had Mr. R. Edwards
Magistracy for exhibiting pictures in Hillier Street
Reu-