Evening star., 1934-12-16
HAPSBURG RETURN
REPORTS REVIVED
Rumors Sweep Vienna as
Goemboes Makes Return
Trip to Italy.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, December 15.-Rumors
that Austria and Hungary have
agreed to ask Italy to support Arch
duke Otto's aspirations to the throne
of the old Austro- Hungarian Empire
swept Vienna today.
An announcement that Premier
julius Goemboes of Hungary again
will visit Premier Mussolini Of Italy,
following upon Goemboes' current
conferences with Chancellor Schusch-
nigg Of Austria, gave rise to the
report.
Monarchist circles voiced the opin-
ion that Schuschnigg, an out-and-out
monarchist, had persuaded the hith-
erto anti-legitimist Goemboes that
Italys support for the reuniting of
the two nations under the HapSburg
pretender should be obtained.
Neutral observers, however, said
they believed the rumors were another
case of the wish fathering the
thought. pointing out that difficulties
in the way of Otto's restoration are
numerous.
Recent Demands Cited.
They cited the demands addressed
to the League Of Nations by the
Staatswehr, extreme legitimist or
gan, on the occasion of Otto's 22d
birthday recently, as indicating with
unmistakable clearness why states
men Of the little entente-the post
war succession" states of Yugo-
slavia, Rumania and Czechoslovakia-
have so often said Otto's restoration
would mean war.
The demands also show, these
observers assert, why Hungarian and
Austrian legitimists find little SYM
pathy for their ambitions in the
larger European countries.
Satisfaction of the demands would
mean the dissolution of Czechoslo-
vakia and the reduction Of Rumania
and Yugoslavia to their tiny pre-war
size. It would even mean the return
to Austria Of Province held by Italy,
and to Hungary Of a Province held
by Austria.
More important in affecting the
chances Of handsome young Otto, the
demands also call, at least by impli-
cation, for the return of Alsace-Lor-
raine to Germany by France, for the
return by England of German colon
les, and for the breakup of Poland.
I'VE, legitimists and persons loyal
to the Kaiser" writes the Staatswehr,
demand again, and we hope for the
last time, of the League Of Nations:
IL. To declare null and void the
extortionate treaties which issued from
the World War.
"2. To restore the status-quo-ante
Of the year 1914, namely, to re-estab-
lish the Austro- Hungarian monarchy.
IS. To return to the robbed states
the stolen or revolted lands, territories
and coasts.
-. To return to the Hapsburg
dynasty, banished through the World
War, its right to rule, as before the
war.
Full Reparation Demanded.
IS. To use its influence for the pay
ing back to the robbed states of all
extorted war reparations, for the re-
turn of war material, with all war
and merchant ships, to the former
owners, and for the reparation in the
widest sense Of the robbed states and
those damaged through this robbers
war for property losses, the fall of
currencies, etc.
IS. To abolish all malicious means
Of attack which violate international
law and the laws of humanity, such
as poison gas, inflammatory bombs,
air attacks, etc.
81. To extend protection from acts
Of violence and injustices both to
minorities and honest, disarmed people.
g. When necessary, to repulse over
sea or un-European states and peoples
II they make enemy approaches to
Europe. by the land, water and air
forces Of all European states; also to
forbid the use Of colored peoples as
combatants In Europe.
"9. To pursue brigands and pirates
and take stolen goods from them"