Evening star., 1933-03-28
MUSSOL|N| IS HELD
PLANNING NEW MAP.
Declared to Have Proposed
Radical Central Europe
Changes to Macdonald.
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that Italy retains the Austrian TyroD
S. Create an independent CroStia
around Zagreb.
6. Give herzegovina and Montenegro
to Albania. Albania to be under an
Italian protectorate.
The whole idea of these proposals IS
to make Austria and Hungary SO strong
that they need not come tader German
| influence. They would create balance
Of power in Central Europe which could
prevent the need for an "Anschluss," or
union of Germany and Austria.
AS things are now. Fascist coup
d'etat in. Vienna would almost auto
matically mean an "anschluss' with
Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Germany, al
though 1t Is reported in some reliable
quarters that Hitler. in order to keep
Mussolini's support. has stated that
there would not be an 'anschluss" In
such circumstances.
Such a reshufling Of the map Of
Europe as proposed by MuSSOlini would
be effected chiefly at the expense Of
the little entente nations tCzechoslo-
vakia. Rumania and Poland) instead
Of Poland. There Is already railway
between Konitz and Marienwerder. A
compromise might be had by the Poles
ueutIaALAIiS ~, ~ ID uos pcAeseu IHo1
Poland would under any circumstances
admit to the creation of a German
zone Yugoslavia, the coming country
of the Balkans and the chief barrier
to Italy's Balkan policy, would thus
be reduced to size approximating its
pre-war territory.
Sees End of Czechoslovakia.
Regarding Czechoslovakia. which is
left untouched by these revision pro-
posals, Mussolini Is reported to have
said:
"Oh, don't bother about CZechoslo-
vakia. Czechoslovakia will fall to pieces
within 10 years by the natural develop
ment of Germany"
The northern part Of Czechoslovakia,
in the expectation Of II Duce, would
rejoin Germany, the southern section
would join Austria and the eastern
part, including the High Tatra, would
fall back to Hungary.
For this price, it Is reliably reported.
Mussolini is willing to reach an agree
ment with France whereby he will not
press for naval equality, nor for the
reinforcement of Italy's colonial army.
which, under MacDonald's disarmament
plan gets only $4,000 colonial troops
and leaves Italy with total Of 250,000,
against Frances 100000 soldiers under
arms.
France, Of course, will fight these
revision proposals to the finish. 1t is
said, however, that there are tendencies
among the Left party in France which
might listen to a deal along these lines
despite the fact that the government
and great majority in France are
against 1t.
France Declines Initiative.
France insists that it will not be as
ISOLATED with the initiative of any
treaty revision. This, in Frances view,
must be started by Mussolini or Mac
Donald, who must then take full re-
sponsibility before the League of Ma
tions for launching such proposals. The
French. the Poles and the little entente
declare that these proposals will only
add to the discomfort and danger Of war
in Europe.
What Macdonald thinks of Musso-
lini's proposals specifically cannot be
stated definitely 1t can be said, how
ever, that the British prime minister
has shown an amazing open admiration
for Mussolini's character and mind
since he returned to London. BY these
Mussolini is not on Hitler's side. or at
least he can be won away from him.
This, at the moment, Is the foremost
aim OF British foreign policy.
This correspondent understands that
the little entente has been suspecting
that this move of Mussolini's has been
in the air for some time. hence the
rapidity with which the entente re-
Gently formed its solid alliance.
Little Entente Alarmed.
The Poles, at the moment are fairly
tranquil, but it Is now known that the
little entente Is SO alarmed that this
is the real reason why Nicholas Titu-
lescu, Rumanian foreign minister, Is
rushing today to Paris.
Well informed political observers here
assert that Macdonald knows that the
proposed four-power pact already Is
dead and that he is now trying to
form "more-power" pact. The French.
however, have now made 1t absolutely
clear that revision can only be dis
cussed at the League Of Nations and
within the League framework. where
whoever proposes it must take full re-
sponsibility for the consequences.
While Great Britain already has
pledged itself to revision by MacDon-
AIDS utterances, it is no exaggeration
to say that it will rapidly look with
yearning toward sitting on the fence
again when it sees that Europe Is split
ting into two fresh and hardened camps
of revisionists and status quotes. with
Russia siding with France to lead the
latter.
One reason for the Russian alarm is
the persistent report that Germany is
endeavoring to see what form Of ter
ritory could appease Poland for losing
the Corridor and to have blandly sug-
gested that, II Poland would not be sat-