Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
GIVING CONSIDERATION TO
 THE SITUATION IN AUSTRIA

Paris, Jan. 14.-Sir William Goode, | British member of the Austrian section of the reparations commission, at a luncheon in his honor today spoke freely on the situation in Austria.
 Three eventualities must be consider ed as a consequence Of the prospective collapse of Austria" Sir William said in part. They are: First, an attempt on the part of the Austrian provinces to join Germany; second, partitian of the Austrian provinces among the adjoining states, not excluding Germany, and, third, a communist or bolshevist reign of ter TOT.
 Ut has been stated that before giving up in despair the Austrian government will request the council of the league of nations to permit union with Germany. My opinion, however, is that Germany cannot feed the whole of Austria; but apart from that question, is to me un- 'thinkable that the allies could permit Germany to extend her empire to the borders of the Adriatic, with her from tier in the rear of Czecho-Siovakia and on tho Hanks of, Hungary, Jugo-Slavia and Italy.
 The disappearance of a regular gov ernment in Austria, in the opinion of Sir William, will SOW the seeds of more wars between the countries who are ri- ValS for her remains. "A rumor is current in Austria he said, that Hungarian forces. regular or | irregular, would advance upon Vienna on the pretence of preventing the an cient capital falling into the hands of l the Czechs. In that case, no one in Austria would be surprised if the Czechs | attempted by force to forestan the oc- | cupation of Vienna. Jugo-Slavia, under it's recent defensive alliance with Czecho- slovakia, might ,en decide to attack Hungary. The destiny of the Provinces of Styria, Lower Austria, Upper Aus | tria and Carinthia would then be in the melting pot of a war of reparatlon from which it might be difficult for the greater powers to abstain"
 The speaker said he thought that if | Austria should be given the chance of continued existence she likely would prove the least bolshevist of all states.
 T do not wish to appear to be an alarmist," said Sir William, but if the allies can hold out no prospect of means for continued existence then I fear wt must be prepared for an outbreak that would be beyond the control of any au thority that might be left to Austria l | is yommon knowledge that the bolshe
 vists have made elaborate preparations
 to utilize Vienna as center of activity l and propaganda. They expect tfei
 campaign in this part of the world vii
 synchronize with the disappearance O
 the central government of Austria anC lspread thence to every country of Flu irope.
 T am convinced that provision of r tofs the f60,0oo,00o recommended by tii T Austrian section of the reparations com
 mission. can safely be regarded as econ
 omic Insurance. as compared with tn
 expenditure in which the British govern
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 ment might be involved in the event o
 the collapse of Austria. There probabl,
 never was moment n the histories o
 the French and T< sh government
 when it was more dii..cult to find money
 The issue, however. is not merely can "
 afford the money, but also can We affor , to face the alternative"