1938-11-15 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 15, 1988.

Austria Between Italy And Germany

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HAD BEEN ADVISED TO SEEK COMPENSATION ON THAT SIDE.

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in the first place, she had ventured an opinion, as to the

| UIDO SCHMIDT made a similar manner in which Berlin and Vienna report, adding, however, cer- proposed to establish B modustain détails. In his opinion and viviendi, The settlement of the according to his own conversation difficulties between Vienna and Ber-with Mussolini, the latter foresaw lin' was certainly in the interest of that the Spanish affair would con- European peace. But he himself tinue for a very long time. He was not quite sure how far us-said: “ITALY HAS NO FEAR OF tria could go without endangering FRANCE, WHICH IS INCAPABLE her independence. The national 80- OF ACTION FOR AN INDEFIN- cialist dynamism, a movement built ITE PERIOD.. GREAT BRITAIN, up according to the

ideological AFTER RE-ARMING, WILL principles and the rational organiza-

POSSESS CONSIDERABLE MA- tion of which the fascio had set the TERIAL, BUT INADEQUATE example, were well known to

MAN-POWER. THERE WAS NO He noted with satisfaction

REASON TO WORRY ABOUT

him. that

the proposed settlement of the CZECHO-SLOVAKIA, SINCE NO Austro-German relations had made ONE WOULD THINK OF PRO- due allowance for the system of

TECTING HER FROM SACRI- the Rome Protocols. Naturally, in

FICE." view of the obligations entered into

Towards the end of March 1937, by the signatories of these Pro-

after Mussolini's journey to tocols, he would be interested in Berlin, it was believed in Vienna being informed of the details of

that if the storm broke out, it the projected Austro-German treaty.

would be over Czécho-Slovakia. This was all. Later, in the course

The Reich had again approached of the interview, Mussolini recover-

the Hungarian Ministers with re- ed his good spirits and his optim-gard to the dismemberment of the ism as to the Italian prospects.

Republic. The date had again been set for the spring or the summer of 1938.

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Nthe next meeting of the Chan- EARLY a year elapsed before

cellor and the Duce on August 23rd and 24th at Venice.

The stage of this conference was so set as to confirm the impressions of the pessimists.

While the Chancellor was laying

monument for the

war dead,

At Vienna, various theories were put forward as to how Austria could maintain her neutrality in which Germany and Italy would be the event of a European conflict in

involved as allies. One plan con- |

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1-rain, 2-anow, 3-mist, 4- warmer, 5 cloudy, 6-showers, 7-sleet, 8-colder, 9 clear, 10- fair, 11-tornado.

(the sheriff arrived he found the negro's body riddled with bullets and hanging by a rope from tree near his mother's home.

No arrests have yet been

sisted in the entrenchment of the A negro, W. C. Williams, 19, a wreath at the foot of the Italian regions to foreign troops and of mob of several hundred whites.

eastern provinces, in closing these was lynched in Louisiana by a

Mussolini made a point of visiting for the purposes of the Italo-killed a white man and beating

only lending the western provinces He was suspected of having made. the German liner Milwaukee; German communications.

his woman companion.

The first report came from 、 passer-by who saw a crowd of whites whipping the negro. When

which had cast anchor just at the entrance to the Venice canals, dis- playing an enormous Swastika flag

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LTHOUGH some apprehensions almost under the windows of the. may have arisen in Viennese

hotel in which the Austrian delega- Government circles during the sum- tion had their headquarters. The mer and after the Venice interview Austrians had to take steps to get regarding the destiny reserved the liner removed to a less pro-Austria by the Rome-Berlin axis,

vocative anchorage,

Mussolini had nevertheless sworn, in a private conversation, not to abandon Schuschnigg.

IF THE SITUATION OF JULY 25TH, 1934, RECURS, he said, I SHALL TAKE THE SAME LINE,

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these fears were dispelled towards | the end of 1937.

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Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935. ters of foreign policy. This was necessary for Italy, for her pres- tige was at stake and the Spanish civil war had to be terminated in favour of Franco. The German aid, which has been only unwill- ingly accorded to Spain, was more and more necessary for Rome. Mussolini wished to reach agree- ment with Great Britain, but no progress was visible in this respect.

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