Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-06

Premier Mussolini warns that he will
do no more talking in regard TO the
alleged obstreperouSneSs of the Austrian
minority" in the Tyrol; the next time
he will act-not talk. He denounces
the League of Nations. with full warn
/ ing that its meddling with the internal
affairs Of Italy will no; be tolerated.
and he defies Austria. which has in
dicated a desire TO protect" its ma
pears TO be some dynamite" in the
situation. and if it should explode it
would sound much like war What is
the situation?
There has just reached Washington
a new book. The Case OF German
South Tyrol Against Italy"
This book is a translation OF Ger
man book written by committee of
German Tyrolese citizens. Die Wahrheit
uber Sudtirol Mach Verburglem Tat
sachenstoff." II purports 10 be de-
Tense OF the German Austrian side OF
the controversy.
On page II We read:
Austrian Tyrol included the Italian
speaking Trentino. BY South Tyrol'
will here be meant. unless otherwise
implied. German South Tyrol. which
alone is in controversy. The Germans
OF South Tyrol have been settled III the
land for more than 1900 years. They
had formed an organized community
there long before an Italian nation. in
the later sense Of the word, had come
into existence The fact that the Ro-
man Empire. 1900 years ago. included
South Tyrol cannot give the kingdom
Of Italy. established In the nineteenth
ard bSsfNrtraf f{ffS, fF1 fNSSSaSS ~ -
MuSSolini has never alleged that
lialy's possession OF the South Tyrci
was based on the Roman Empire, II
was granted IN the Versailles treaty
which ended the World War, Il Vas
pledged in the bargain between Great
Britain and France and Italy AS a part
Of the price o. Italy'S breaking away
from her treaty with Austria and en-
tering the war on the side 81 the allies,
ii was approved by President Wilson.
who recognized Italy'S military defense
necessity. although ignoring his OWE
Fourteen Points" one ~ which St!pu-
lated that clinical considerations
should decide boundary lines, Il was
demanded by Italy or the sole ground
that italy must extend ~ the Alpine
natural boundary" 81 that the menace
Of AuS;ria's pcninStl,ar projection ~ ths
Trentino and lStria like a CORRIDOR
into Italian territory between Nc0etla
and Iomoardy should Nc eliminated,
1t IS practically on The basis " CON-
Quered territory, and not N all because
Italy had ever before owned II. bur /;
is acquired net as revenge or penalty
FOR conquest, but aS surety against
Italian military Weakness y! defense III
the future
Whatever may have been the lesic
Of the transfer vi Austrian territory
10 Italy AT the close VI the wax had
equal bearing cn The other transfers
q! Austrian territory IL the ether
countries carved out ot eastern and
northern Austria and Hungary That
today il 4 iait accompn and is not II
matter for further debate The 1yrol
is Italian domain aS much rs New
York Is part os the United States vi
America although It formerly belonged
to the Indians. the putch and later
IL the English
How long would America tolerate
dietation fram the League cf Nations
As to school regulations III New NogN
or the District az Columbia. or the OF
fetal language" Ut our couytSa
To-day If an American hwy dare$ ~
whistle THE star Spa,sgled Manner"
In the streets ~ Berlin aud Vienna he
Is subject to arrest, although The tune
Was originally u German drinking Snt,s
The right ot SelI-aetenSe ~ nattona.
defense Is mdISputaele
-
What is the hurdtn NJ Che complaint
against Italy ~ Ia tge treatment ~ the
Atist,iailS III the lNtNl' II - thag
MuaSul,ul seeks a. suppress the tt~r~
nian iangl,asc the t'vyuau >,h,N't, ANA
German churches AMI thgSaten> ts.
suppress the - German payers ia tNaE
district and substitute Italian cultugy
THAT WoiAS hardship Nn tNS' ma
tu,r GvrrtaNS Who have iNrd thetv tA,
many generations, hut after all. tNat
Ia the custom thrrushHut ka,tNtr. ~
that Ni,eueNrt territory passes htto tlss
jurisdiction NJ another paWer tae m
hah.tantS suffer oppression IN being
tweed ~ adopt the language ami eS!4st
rf Ihett neW soNrrnsaeul
Was I, MT the N,livy 1T GERMANY IN
conquered Aisase and iatainea WGA
can tead without emotion tht, story Nv
Alplienss nauaet. THE Last GLASS
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