Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-22
AUSTRIA LOOKS TO
GENOA CONFERENCE
! AS HER GUARDIAN
Asserts Actual Activity Has
Been Too Long Postponed
for Any Good.
SEEK TO RECONCILE
BORDERING NATIONS
Will Enter Farley With Rec.
ord of Having Worked Hard
for Reconstruction.
ny Dorothy Thompson.

t'P-~iAI Sablc H.
VIENNA. Jan. 2l.--"Aus;ria now
looks to the Genoa conferences to
set afoot real activities for Austrian
reconstruction" said Premier Schober
IN an exclusive interview TO your
correspondent today regarding the
OUTLOOK In Austria and Central I;u-
rope. Programs have not been
wanting nor have expressions OF
good Will" continued the Premier.
Out actual activities have been too
long postponed.
Austria VIII enter the conference
with the snIne external program tina
she has pursued during the las, year.
namely. reconciliation between
neighborins states along both poIit-
teal and economic lines; secondly by
foreign credits for the development
OF Austrian Industries and water
powcr. and thirdly. credits TO back
PIP the governments own self-help
plan for stabiiizing the exchange.
Seek to Reconcile Neighbour.
Austria also feels strongly that
the question OF the reconstruction OF
Eastern Europe depends to n great
extent on the policy adopted toward
Germany. for certainly Germany's
necessity to buy gold values in every
market in order to pay her repara-
'icHS IN phIbi1 TcSpOuslUle IOT the
collapse Of the Austrian kroncn.
Austria Will enter the conference
with record OF having done all in
her power TO accomplish by herself
the two main measures In her pro :
gram. We have realized that II
would he easier for the great powers
to help us IL we could effect com :
p!eie reconciliation with our neigh
hors. We have. therefore. bent n
large share Of our energies toward
that end. The question of our com
mercial and political relations now
Ia perfectly settled with the czechs
We begin today negotiating will
Hungary, whose Premier. Coun
Dethlcn. comes to Vienna.
Truly Heroic Efforts.
Il may say that II IL certain TIM
Hungary Is approaching these nego
fiations in the same spirit as we
trameiy. in. the realization Of tn,
SERIOUS situation confronting ell thes,
States unless greater confidence II
Teach other and freer intercourse /.
reachc1. We also expect to Institute
better relations with Jugo-Siavia be
fore the conference convenes."
The chancellor said that regarding
the rehabilitation OF Austrian cur
rency the world surely knows of tn,
truly heroic efforts the Austrian PEG
pie have been making to redeem thu
kronen from the low state to which u
has fallen. efforts which demand {
vast seif-sacr!ice from people al
| ready driven to the limit. These CT
forts must he taken rs an earnest o
the genuine desire OF Austr!ars Il
help themselves and the cxtraordinar!
! vitality OF the Austrian State.
Regarding the immediate outlook
especially in the field Of labor. tn,
chancellor said:
The riots predicted for January n
the time OF the December outbreak
| have not come to pass do not lool
! for any serious labor situation her
! I'm the Immediate future
TO Open Up Frontiers.
The Austrian Minister for Com
merce, Herr Grucnbergec. with whom
YOUR correspondent also spoke re
garding the economic outlook. par
ticularly in the light of the Geno
conference. said:
I'VE must recognize that so ba
as conditions still are In this part
Europe. great and decisive forwar
steps have been taken the last thre
months. The portorosa conference
for which an American. Colonel N
b. Smith. can be given the chic
credit. pave the way for Genoa. .
, succession OF StateS EneetiHS
Gratz January 10. certainly will IA
cilitate the passport traffic betwce
states. The Rome conference earl
in February will clear up fnancia
matters, we hope.
"Wc expect the negotiations wit
Hungary to result In the genera
opening up OF frontiers for the ex
port and import OF the necessities o
life. we would like to count on
regular import of Hungarian grail
ffand flour. Although now 1t Is NOR
agreeable for the state TO buy fou
In vast quantities from America, m
whole line is slowly TO get -four fror
our Eastern neighbors, and we hop
private firms will, bit by bit, begi
normal import from the neares
sources"
I. (copyright. 1922. Public Ledger Co.