1939-08-14 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 14, 1939.

Italian Press Dances To The Axis Policy Tune

TENSION REGARDED

AS HAVING REACHED ITS PEAK

Rome, To-day.

THE CONVERSATIONS at Salzburg are the chief topics of Sunday's Italian newspapers, which in gigantic head- lines emphasize that the significance of the event is that it occurs precisely at a moment when tension. "caused by the policy of the democracies” has reached its peak.

A whole host of photographs taken at Salzburg and Berg- hof attest to the extraordinary cordiality of the meet- ing between the two foreign ministers and between the Fuehrer on the one side and the emissary of Il Duce and his closest collaborators on the other.

The Italian newspapers stress the "absolute solidarity of the two Axis powers" and declare, like the "Mes- sagero," that this would stand any tes. to which it might be subjected.

It would be "simply absurd," it i. asserted, to believe even in the pos- sibility that in questions affecting the vital interests of Germany and Italy even the smallest difference of opin-. ion could prevail.

In the Danzig question and In all others of the same decisive im- portance, Germany and Italy would march side by side to the very end.

PLACE IN SUN

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Danzig is, after all, "only part the much more comprehensive blem of the thorough revision of peace treaties and the realization higher international justice, whereby the proletarian peoples would obtain their place in the sun and the alloca- tion of their due share in the world's goods would be assured."-Trans- Ocenn.

NO VACILLATION

Rome, To-day.

Commenting on Count Ciano's vis to Germany, Signor Gayda's paper. "Giornale d'Italia," writes that its result will have been to confirm anew the absolute agreement of the Axis

powers.

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COUNT CIANO BACK IN ROME

Rome, To-day. The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, reached here by plane at fiv o'clock on Sunday evening from Salz- burg.

The German Ambassador in Rome, von Mackensen, arrived by the same plane.

The Fascist Party Secretary, Signor Starace, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Air Traffic, the Chief of the Fascist Militia, var- ious members of the German Em- bassy in Rome, and numerous officials of the Italian Foreign Office, assem- bled on the flying ground to welcome Count Clano on his return home.- Trans-Ocean.

ACCUSED ALLOWED TO SETTLE WITH COMPLAINANTS

A charge against Cheung Hoi, 18, of Nanking Street, of obtaining $465 by false pretences, was withdrawn this morning by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon when it was revealed that defendant had settled the affair with the complainants.

The paper goes on to say that in view of remarks in the French press about "the vacillating attitude"

Defendant was Italy in certain questions, it is neces- obtained the money by falsely pre- alleged to have sary to repeat that at in all matters tending that he could secure the ten- concerning policy and possible actions ancies of No. 296, Sai Yeung Choi arising out of the Italo-German pact, Street, second floor, and No. 298, Sai the Italian government knows no va-Yeung Choi Street, third floor, cillation, nor is there any divergency of opinion between Rome and Berlin.

The Western Peoples should be perfectly clear about this, for it would be dangerous to entertain illusions.

Every government must to-day as- sume full responsibility for its acts.

ALL PROBLEMS

for

Mrs. Y. K. Siung, at present residing at Hotel Cecil, and Messrs. Eugene Tu, C. Y. Tang and Lo Pik-kuen, be- tween June 17 and July 17 last.

Inspector T. K: Whelan, prosecut- ing, applied for withdrawal this morn- ing and said the police were satisfied with the settlement between the par- ties.

Mr. C. D'Almbda- was present for defendant.

PERT

When demolition work on the Albert Mill at Oldham was begun, three air-raid shelters, were placed near a falling chimney for the purpose of testing their efficiency-but when the factory chimney, weighing over a 100 tona fell, it missed the A.R.P. shelters. Photo shows the scene after the chimney had been felled, showing the A.R.P. shelters which falled to get their tost.

QUESTION OF DANZIG'S FATE NOW ACUTE

Berlin, To-day. "COMPLETE HARMONY of axis with regard to all even- tualities;" "Unity of action;" "Eighty million Ger- mans and 45 million Italians behind Danzig;" "The question of Danzig's fate is now acute."

These are headings which indicate the tenour of German press commentaries on the Salzburg conversations.

The papers point out that nothing much is likely to be said about the nature in result of the diplomatic dis- cussions between der Fuehrer and the Italian Foreign Minister.

serious

"German-Italian meetings inean, tung" choses Poland as a subject for Nazi organ "Voelkische Beobachter." "Poland not lost yet."

work always," writes thean editorial under the heading of The paper Leading men of the young na- writes:- tions of Europe have no time for "The history of Poland is the his- the exchange of diplomatic cour. tory of a people who have been able tesles nor is there any need for all through the centuries to use great long-winded pour-parlors.

opportunities for a short time only, For behind them is the united front because every success has made Po- of their peoples and not, as in the land reckless, because internally she case of other statesmen, the maze of is divided and unfit, and because she parliamentary groups and "sinister has always opened all doors to for- but potent.influences."

eign interference."

-After"several examples taken The "Berliner Lokalanzeiger" clares that what was most important the paper declares that Poland ap- de- chronologically from Polish history," these days was the clear conception pears unable to overcome her failings, of the ultimate aims of one's policy for only a few years after the death and the determination to be led in of Pilsudski ́she has again surrender- "Hence, it is quite natural thạt un-policy not by the international situa-ed to foreign dependence. which so der these circumstances Italy and Ger- tion of the day but by the conception often in history has led to the de- many should adapt their agreement to of the future nation.

struction of national sovereignty. new and old problems alike, in order to be able to confront all develop-

-STILL TIMES. ments with calm,

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The semi-official paper stresses that parts of Europe complete solidarity exists between posite method is being pursued

a diametrically op Italy and Germany concerning all dangerous initiatives are being taken, problems and possibilities which might| have to be faced in consequence war, should the latter become Inevit- able as a result of the "insanity oʻ war-mongers and encirclers."

Full agreement also prevailed be- tween Rome and Berlin regarding Danzig, and that problem, would ceive its "natural solution.”

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"This task has been achieved Italy and Germany hoped that Salzburg and for the time being it is "solution of European problems waneither necessary, nor would it serve possible which conforms to the meany useful purpose, to inform war- thods of real peace and reason,

but mongers on the other side of the de- it must be observed that in other cisions taken there."-Trans-Ocean.

NAZI POLICY

Germans were firmly convinced that Germany and Italy · could march ahead calmly, not to sup.. pross the world, as foreign pro- paganda tried to make out, but to ..'give the World an example of

new order.

POLAND'S HISTORY The "Deutsche Allogemeine

The device of the Polish legion- naires "Poland is not lost yet-the paper concludes, just about defined the present position of Poland. There was still time for Foland to with- draw her hands from foreign_property and avoid a repetition of history. Zei- Trans-Ocean"