Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
MUSSOL|N| WARNS
GERMANY He WILL
STANDBY THREAT
Stresemann Can Interpret
Ukase "as He Chooses"
Fascist Chief Asserts.
REFUSES TO ARBITRATE
TYROL CASE ANYWHERE
Reference Taken to Include
League-German Leader Makes
Conoiliatory Speech.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. Feb uary lO.-Replying in
the Italian 81 nate today to ycStt rddy =
address by Foreign Minister Strese
mann of Germany. Premier MusSolini
sa id:
Il confirm the letter and spirit Of
my previous speech. not excluding the
accent upon my phrase referring to
the possibility of the Italian f1ac going
beyond the Brennero frontier. which
stresemann con interpret as he
chooses
'Stresemann in his speech merely
confirmed all the points l made" the
premier continued.
Says Charges Stand.
MUssoIini asserted that Italians
would interpret his phrase in regard
to the Brennero Pass a.o meaning that
Italy would never endure Vio,atiuns
of the treaties of peace guaranteeing
frontier won by blood. fle said that
Ir. Stresemann had not denied a
single one OF the charges he had
made in his speech of last Saturday.
and denied cateCoricaIiy that Italy
ever would ask tor supplementary
guarantee pact in regard TO the
Srennero frontier. The premier de
ctared II was Impossible TO compare
the question OF the Italian minority
In Ju-' iNaia with that of the Ger
man minority in the Upper Adige
territory
1t is hardly necessary" he added.
to repeat that our policy in Upper
Adlge. which | call Roman equ -
will be continued"
He concluded by declaring that the
German population in the territory
dld not constitute Il national minority
that Italy would not accept anv dis.
cusslon of the matter in any assembly
or council ian apparent reference to
the League Of NationS) and that the
Fascist government would react with
maximum energy against any plan of
this nature
Spent Night on speech.
Mussolinl spent the greater part of
the night preparing his speech
Official circles predicted that it would
constitute one Of the most important
declarations of Italy's International
policy since the advent of the Fascist
regime.
Gathering number of advisers in
his Offices in the thigi Palace, the pre-
mier went over DR.. StreSemann'S
speech. word for word. the text having
been translated by the Italian embassy
in Berlin.
Announcement that the premier in
tended to reply held in check the vio-
lence of the indignant protests voiced
everywhere in political circles as the
text of DR.. StreSemanns speech was
studied
Absence of the Italian Ambassador
from Berlin, confirmed today has no
hearing on and is not related TO the
present controversy. The ambass,4.
dor. Count De Bosdari left Berlin
tw" weeks ago, and the counselor
of the embassy. A. Guarneri. left
month ago. Both came 10 Rome on
regular leaves OF absence. and were
here before the present situation de-
veloped.
Two Opinions Evoked
How much Fascist Italy depends
upon the public utterances of govern
ment officials and official neWspa pers
was never better illustrated than last
night when the text of Stresemann
speech evoked two Almost opposite
currents of opinion.
One section among those congre-
gated by the thousands in the news
paper offices, cafes and other meeting
places of politicians maintained that
the Stresemann address. by complete
~ recognizing llIilan sovereignty III
the Upper Adise had CLOSED the in
cident."
The other faction. which apparently
was more numerous. sided with the
Fascist views, characterizin. the
speech as "a direct further affront,
which Mussolini knows how to
answer.
The extremists are violently indig-
nant over the suggestion of "Adige as
a German cultural protectOrate."
maintaining that Germany must back
down farther on the issue of inIerfer-
ing with Italy's domestic sovereignty.
One point found both moderates and
extremists in agreement-the refer
enCe TO a possibility Of appealing to
the League of Nations regarding po-
tential disturbance of the peace. The
frequent mention of the word ''UppreS-
sion is considered offensive, while the
reference to Ghe CONSTITUTIONAL lily
guaranteed liberty of the German
press is held to I've unjustified and a
hsckhand slap at Italy. since the opin-
ion prevails here that liberty of the
press does not mean permission Tor
the press OF one nation to insult and
calumniate the government of an
other.
Resentment i Keen.
Strong rese eminent is generally ex-
pressed at What is characterized as
Dr. StreSemann = open admission of
Germany'S meddlinG in Il purely inter
nal Italian affair. Ii is asked why. if
Germany desired to sponsor the cause
of culture, she did not do 50 long agO