Evening star., 1928-03-04
MUSSOL|N| WARNS
AUSTRIA AGAINST
TYROL INSULTS"
Declares Italy Will Not Tol-
crate Interference in
Internal Policy.
THREATENS TO SUPPRESS
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
Cites Fuller's Refusal to Hear Out
siders in Saoco-Vanzetti Case
in Fiery Speech.
Ey the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Prrss,
ROME. March 3-Premier MuSSolini
today made vigorous defense Of the
Fascist regimes policy in the Italian
Tvrol and clearly restated the Italian
position that administration of the dis
trict is matter of internal policy, in
terference in which by foreign govern
ments would be intolerable.
Making long-awaited reply to Cham
ccilor Seipel OF Austria, the premier de-
Tended the Fascist governments pa
t.cEce and forbearance in the admins
t,ation of the upper Adice region in
mich there is strong Gernan-Speak-
Ing minority and issued warning that
the Is German language newspapers
published there would be Summarily
suppressed in case of a revival of lin
tolerable interference" from Austria or
anywhere else outside of Italy's con-
fines.
Cites Sacco- -Vanzetti Case.
"A state respecting itself cannot
tolerate foreign interference" said the
Italian premier. "tfr Fuller. the gov
ernor OF Massachusetts, has supplied
Us with a striking example on that sub
ject."
This reference was to the Sacco-
vanzetti case and referred to Gov. Full
lers refusal TO keep Sacco and VAN
getti-both Italians--from execution de-
spite widespread movements in their
bchaH in foreign countries,
IT is time to declare that insolent
speeches. odious irsinuations and vulgar
insults have only one result-to &C.
cclerate the turning of the Fascista wise
and open an abyss between two neigh
boring peoples. AS much as it is in
our power, We wish to be friends OF
the German world. of which We recog-
nize the good qualities and appreciate
the contribution brought to human
civilization, but on one condition. that
our safety, namely the safety Of AZ
oo00 900 Italians should net be put even
vaguely in question.
Gets Storm of Applause.
Furthermore. this is the last time
I shall speak upon this theme In the
future shall bet the facts do the
taleing''
The premier made his address, which
was greeted with storm of applause,
onlV few hours after he had marched
IN the funeral possession Of Marshal
Austrian army In 1918 gave Italy her
preseat northern frontier.
AL .aik Of submitting the question OF
"rnsuc-i,ies" TO the League of Nations
Is nonsense. the premier declared. add
ing that II Geneva entered such
labyrinth 1t would never succeed or
emerge"
His reference to the League of Ma
tions, uttered with what appeared a
sardonic smile. evoked some filters OF
laughter from among the Deputies who
had crowded the chamber in which he
spoke.
His peroration. Let us make known
70 the Tyrolese, 10 the Austrians and
10 the whole world that upon the Bren-
rer Pass all Italy with its living and
its dead is upright and on its guard"
vas the signal for storm OF applause
from the deputies, who rose as one man
singing "Giovinezza. the italian hymn.
Answering protests In the Austrian
Parliament against the alleged mis-
treatment OF the German speaking in
habitants Of the upper Adige, the pre-
naier declared that all reports about
system Of tyranny. brothers tortured
and peoples slaughtered by the bar
barous fascikta dictatorship, besides be-
Ing false, are superlat!yely ridiculous. ="
Denies Reports Of Atrocities.
Declaring that reports Of fascist
atrocities we're the mere inventions Of
diseased imagination, the premier
sid that only TWO persons Of German
nationality in the Adige we're sent into
forced coHicile.
Replying 70 charges that Italy had
Done nothing 20 build up the province
cf B,olzano, Mussolini said that Italy
had undertaken there gigantic public
works and had spent hundreds Of mil
Lions Of lire eleetrfying the EoiZano-
B.enuey Railway and constructing two
great hycro~eiectr!c plants. one u 40
$50 Snc the other Of z70 900 horsepower.
l3l 900 O. w4iicn would be utilized tor
Pirate Industry. This represented q
total government outlay u 400 900 900
l:e aad esnpicTed 5 900 RorGfneH.
Cts1eY huge works were erected and
= ,10g 00J Ire were spent an rural
sogSes, most u Wnlcfl went 10 shelter
Italian farmers u German nationality,
TIE premier SAID.