The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-02-19
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Mussolini Threatens Ger
many and Deies League
in South Tyrol Affair.
nx EpwARp w. PicKARp

BY EDWARD w. PicKARD
ITALY, as represented by Premier
Mussolini, and Germany, through
Foreign Minister Stresemann and the
reichstag, said a lot Of nasty things
about each other last week and the
alarmists would like to have it ap-
pear that peace was threatened. But
hostilities, at least for a long time,
are quite out of the question. The
row, of course. Is. over the treatment
Of the German minority in southern
Tyrol, the recovered territory which
Mussolini insists must be Itaiianized.
In a speech to parliament Mussolini
said: "Italy can, If necessary, carry
it's tricolor beyond the frontier tthe
Brenner passD, but never will lower
it, He declared the policy in the
Tyrol would never be changed but
would be carried out "obstinately,
methodieally. and precisely And he
added: st'If the Germans attempt "a
boycott, we will answer with boycotts
squared. II Germany takes reprisals,
we viii answer, with reprisals cubed.'
Germany's formal answer was a
declaration. adopted BY the reichstag
that It vigorously rejects the Italian
prime minister's effectively nnjusti-
liable ana .insultingiy phrased at
tacks and sneers,, and reasserting
right to support the demand of the
German ninorities under foreign SOW
ereignty for Just treatment. Doctor
Stresemann ,stigmatized Mussolini's
address as "soap-boxH speechifying"
and asserted the italian government
had broken its promises to safeguard
local traditions in southern Tyrol. He
more than intimated that Germany
would lay the. matter before the
League Of Nations. q 49,
Muss0lini's reply was immediate
and sharp. He told the League of Ma
tions to keep its hands off. He made
these three points:
Il. That the non-Italian population
Of south Tyrol are outside of those
minorities which became objects of
special accord in the peace treaties.
~. That Italy will not accept any
discussion Of this matter by any as
sembly or council.
''3. That the Fascist government
will oppose with maximum energy
any plan Of this nature, because it
would feel itself guilty of real crime
toward the fatiferland If. for 100000
Germans, the peace and security of
100000 Italians, who surely form
the most homogeneous and compact
national bloc in Europe, should in any
way be compromised
These" declared Premier Musso-
lini, "are not menaces for which any
ambiguous dilemma is valid. They
are an affirmation of dignity ARA
force" - ~
Berlin oficially considered the Incl
dent closed until it should be taken
up by the league. Meanwhile the Ital-
ian authorities in southern Tyrol said
they had uncovered a plot by Bavari-
ans to revolt against Italy, and raids
were made near sLayaronei in which
30 persons were arrested and quantl-
ties of arms and ammunition were
seized. u ii III II z 80 fE
~ ERMANY'S petition for entry
" into the League of Nations was
received Thursday by Secretary Gen.
eral Sir Eric Drummond. The coun-
! ell was called together at once and
arrangements made for a session of
the assembly to receive the new men,
Der. lr
MYTH the unexpected aid of is
w Republican votes. the senate not
only voted to repeal the inheritance
tax but added 500. 100000 to its COM
mittee's cut of $3.50, 600, 600 in the gov
eminent revenues. Taxes on automo-
biles and trucks, admissions and dues
were wiped out. At this writing It is
believed the bill win be passed by the
senate before the week ends. It is
not considered likely that the inherit
Atance tax repeal will stand In. confer
ence. More probably the house pro-
isions reducing Nthe rates from a
aximum of 40 to 20 per cent will be