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The Background Of The Tragedy Of Central Eur

AUSTRIA

CHUSCHNIGG used to keep in his fles a document which, in

ho

1937,

was in the habit of show- ing to his friends. It was the re- port of an Austrian plenipotentiary envoy to the Conference of the sig-

&

BETWE GERMA

natories of the Rome Protocols, triotic population and for the young cook while one of held in the Italian capital shortly generation. It will also give pause the cars parked i after March 7th, 1936, on several to Austria's inner and outer enem- comfortably install interviews which the delegate in ies. There is still time, but not listened to the wil question had had with the Duce. too much time. Do not waste this. Back in his stud The text of the document is giv- time, otherwise no one will be able the attention of h en below in-extenso; it is the signi- to help you. If the motorized de- very complicated t ficant overture to the various con- tachments of the Reich encounter tion and confided, fidential interviews granted by the no resistance at the frontier, and

WHEN I RETI Chief of the Fascist Government to if Austría possesses no trained and Mr. Schuschnigg or his emissaries. very mobile units, they will be at PLACE AND TE I know TO EXPECT ME It is of considerable historical and Vienna in a few hours.

that serious steps have been taken CAUSE I DO NO I to develop the Austrian army. But DISTURBED. Mussolini to Schusch- an army confronted with such a FRIENDS IN VIE nigg: If the situation of duty must be convinced that every- ALWAYS BE TH thing is being done to help it. IN- HOUR OF DANG 'STRIKE. But you

July 25th 1934, (murder ERTIA WOULD BE FATAL.” not believe this wi

He switched off

of Dollfuss), were to re- peat itself in Austria, I should act in the same Programme outlined by shortly to reach a s way (April, 1937).

is £

psychological interest and striking revelation of the many- sidedness of Mussolini's ideas with regard to the problems of Austria and of Central Europe.

THE DUCE STATED ON THIS OCCASION:

ART of the political and mili- situation, saying

Mussolini on this occasion and fre- ment with England quently referred to by him in his there was no grou with the ours that describe private conversations

By Dr. Martin

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Fi

Chancellor-as expressly confirmed hitched the Italian by General Zehner, Secretary of Hitler's policy. State for National Defence--was carried out, and compulsory mili- tary service re-established in Aus- WILL PASS tria in 1936. "EUROPE THROUGH HER MOST SERIOUS CRISIS IN 1938. The Germans will have then re-armed. They will push forward the fortifications of the Rhine frontier. It will then

IN

HE Chancellor moment ha

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to him of his namely the forth of an. Austro-Ger

Schuschnigg ́ex

Guido

to Musso- delle

fidence to be rece show of satisfacti which had followe

'N June 1936, Chancellor Schusch- nigg, accompanied by his as- be possible to form an idea of their sistant Chief of Cabinet further policy according to their Schmidt, paid a visit propaganda, What is quite clear lini at his estate in Rocca is that their action will take the Caminate. He came to inform of the negotiations direction of the south east. If Aus- the progress of tria does not take immediate steps for the Austro-German agreement, to provide herself with a trained army and to build fortifications, she is lost. None of her friends, even if desirous of coming at once

Mussolini at the Venice

to her assistance, could do so in Conference (April 1937): time if she is unable to defend her- France is incapable of self. Austria must therefore action..

promptly form a thoroughly train-

England,

ed and mobile army, even if rela- after her re-armament, tively small. If the Germans, who will have ample material

are addicted to "realism," know

that Austria will and can defend at her disposal, but little herself at once, even for a short man-power.

time; that, accordingly, they will

be unable to place Europe before

f

the accomplished, fact in a few which was signed on July 11th fol- days; that they will, on the con- lowing.

Mussolini's house contains num- trary, encounter serious difficulties; they will hesitate before undertak- erous war souvenirs and "ex-voto" ing violent action. The task before of the Italian irredentist movement Empire. the Austrian army will be extreme- in the former Austrian

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ly difficult. WE ARE NO LONGER They largely consist of arms captur- IN 1866. This army must set the ed from the Austro-Hungarian living example of patriotism. Not army. A dusty old cannon, eaten only must its morale be very high, by rust and of respectable dimen but it will have to dispose of ultra- sions, was recognized by the visi- modern fighting equipment. To tors as having figured in the arma- this end, compulsory military ser- ment of the royal and imperial vice must be re-introduced..

battleship "Viribus Unitis."

This basis once established, the It is that he always invites rest can be done. No one will be Austrians to a place where he opposed to it; Europe will fully serves many souvenirs which realize the necessity. Financially be agrecable, to them, and economically, Austria Is in n Schmidt to the Chancellor. position that is not worse than that

wer

of many other States. If she It cannot be helped, wishes, she • can provide herself after all, Italy's hereditary enemy, with all necessary means of re- replied Schuschnigg.. armament. Italy is prepared to help her with material,

The re-inforcement of the army will be a valuable moral enco ment for the officers, for the

Mussolini received his guests. his study. He was humour and invited his domain.

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