Evening star., 1934-06-13
Il DUCE TO GREET
H|T[ERAT AIRPORT
Venice Excited on Eve of
Meeting of German and
Italian Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

VENICE, June 13.-ThiS city OF
still canals and gliding gondolas was
wild with excitement today as Fascist
and German government officials, dip
lomats, detectives and small army
of newspaper men and photographers
began to arrive in preparation for the
meeting here tomorrow of Chancellor
Hitler of Germany and Premier Mus
solini of Italy.
The beautiful city is alive with
plainclothes men, pompadoured Ger
mans and soft-eyed Italians.
Venice is determined to outdo the
gorgeous reception of the Doges'
times in an effort to entertain the
visiting chancellor.
The program OF Hitler's visit is
extremely elaborate. 1t involves the
participation of a large section of the
city.
Mussolini is to arrive tonight by
automobile at the Pisani Villa from
Forli. His assistants will come on
special train equipped with radio tel
ephoneS. At $3.50 an. tomorrow Mus
solini will motor to the Piazzale Roma
on the lagoon and from there will
cross by motor boat to the Nicelli
Airport on the famous island resort
OF the Lido.
Hitler Coming by Plane.
His arrival there will be timed for
the sighting of Hitler's airplane, ex-
pected shortly after am. A COM
pany of aviators and the list In
fantry Band will be present to pay
military honors.
After an exchange of greetings the
Fascist and NaZi leaders will board
MuSsolini's motor boat and cross to
San Mario, where Hitler will stay in
the Grand Hotel
Mussolini will leave him there and
go back to the Piazzale Roma A
little later Hitler will go by motor
boat to the Piazzale Roma.
At noon, MuSSolini will give Hitler
an intimate luncheon with 80 covers
Immediately afterward, the heads of
the two governments will begin their
first colloquy.
To See Art Exhibit.
Chancellor Hitler will return to
Venice at 4 pm. and. at the Grand
Hotel, await Mussolini's arrival at
4:30 pm.
The German leader then will visit
the biennial exhibition of art, includ-
ing the American pavilion, which will
be closed to the public during his
visit.
MuSsolini will return to the Piaz-
Eale Roma and the villa Pisani, at
Stra, near Venice, where the lunch
con was held, at pm, but will come
back to Venice in the evening to be
present with Hitler at an orchestral
concert in the Ducal Palace.
The rest of the audience there will
include 100 guests made up of diplo-
mats and the encourages of two gov
enment heads, and 450 Venetian
personalities. The concert will last
one hour.
Hitler, MuSSolini and their guests
will go to an outer balcony at IL pm.
to see an exhibition of fireworks over
Stan Marco and torchlight parade of
200 gondolaS Illuminated in the We
netian fashion.
To Review Blackshirts.
On Friday, Mussolini and Hitler
together will review the 49th Legion
of Blackshirts, the Fascist UniverslS
students. in the piazza San Marco.
Mussolini will give Hitler lunch
con that day in the famous Alberoni
Restaurant and at $3.50 pm. they
will take a motor boat trip through
the lagoons. They will confer again
on this trip.
Then, if Hitler desires, II Duce will
take Der Fuehrer on a submarine
chaser trip on the Adriatic. If the
ideas expressed on this trip do not
meet with Hitler's approval, they will
have another talk in the late after
noon at the Villa Stra.
Otherwice, II Duce will assist on
the balcony at the ducal palace at
demonstration by the people to be
staged at 6 pm. in the Piazza San
Marco. Afterward, the Venetian au-
thorities will give a reception.
II Duce then will return to the Villa
Pisani at Stra, but will motor back in
GlIIl6 1OI d W NC S4NClA ny 111I-
Ter in the Grand Hotel. Afterward,
Hitler and his followers will attend
a concert of chamber music by the
Venetian Quartet.
Saturday morning Premier Musso-
lini will leave the Villa Stra at 9
O'Clock for the Nicelli Airport to say
farewell to the German chancellor.
After Hitler's departure, Mussolini
will make an inspection visit to the
public works of Venice and the little
city of Runa, established for 5000 un-
employed persons.