Evening star., 1935-04-13
DANUB|AN PARLEY
VOTED AT STRESA
Powers Decide to Hold Con-
ference on Austrian Free.
dom Next Month.
Continued From First Page)

Flandin of France, and Premier Mus
solini Of Italy put their diplomatic
heads together for the final talks.
After a general feeling of pessimism
In the first days, Reichsfuehrer Hit
ler's action in offering to take part
in a on-aggression pact, as an
nounced yesterday by Sir John Simon.
British foreign secretary, created a
feeling that Europe may now be or
ganized in a way to make war less
probable.
There was q shadow, however. In
the disappointment expressed by some
that Europe still must wait for gen.
eneral pact Of mutual assistance-a
matter Hitler does not wish to 60 into.
Britain seemingly wants no more
general commitments than those con-
tanned in the League OF Nations cove
nant and the Locarno agreements. and
the Reich still refuses to pledge any
military aid under such general pact.
The closing hours of the conference
showed that there is no united front
against Germany as result OF her
unilateral abrogation of the military
clauses of the Versailles treaty, as ex-
pressed in Hitler's announcement OF
conscript army March l6.
France has not remained idle on
other fronts as her statesmen talked
at Isola Bella. Regional pacts have
been developed, with France about to
arrange one with Russia and another
with Italy.
To Urge German Accord.
The Austrian problem will be studied
| further in the hope that Germany can
be persuaded to come into an accord
guaranteeing that country's future in
| dependence The air pact, as an
| nounced in the Anglo-French COM
muniuue Of February 3. also was to be
examined further.
The developments indicated that
Britain, pleased over Sir John Simons
success in getting concessions from
Hitler on non-aggresSion, Is striving
nightly to bring Germany into
DEFINITE form of general security, ac-
complish her return to Geneva and
rejuvenate the disarmament confer
ence.
Armaments limitation agreements
have been temporarily sidetracked in
the tussle with other problems. but 1t
remained in the minds Of the diplo-
mats as an outstanding necessity.
Many Of them believe that If war
and the fear of conflict is to be BAN
ished, ruinous races for arms suprem-
acy must be tagged.
At the opening of the days session
| oil ~ hn n
points Of achievement before them.
They already have conferred total
of II hours and have accomplished
the following:
/. The three powers approved
Frances appeal to the League Of Ma
tions. and England and Italy agreed
to support Frances appeal when 1t
comes before the council. France
abandoned its plan to ask the council
to condemn Germany
Progress Reported.
2. Approval of the procedure to be
followed by the three powers before
the Council in the matter of handling
Germany's violation Of the treaty and
the reputation of future treaties by
any country.
8. Italy and France made much
progress toward security pact, one
of the features of which will be to
guarantee Austrian independence.
4. The three powers agreed to recog-
nize the right of Austria. Hungary
and Bulgaria, the vanquished World
War nations. to rearmament and to
recommend favorable consideration to
the members of the Little Entente,
since they are neighbor nations.