The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-13
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MussOlini Pleads
For Armed Austria
At Stresa Parley

At Stresa Farley
the stability Of Europe, now that Ger
many's willingness to adhere to q
non-aggression pact has been ex-
pressed.
The discussions here will close Sat-
urday evening. but the conferees viii
have . last meeting Sunday to draw
up final communique on their talks
as q whole.
It was intimated that those invited
to the Danubian conference will be
Austria and the states bordering up
on her = Germany. C1echoslovakia,
Hungary, Italy and Yugoslavia, and
France, Britain, Poland and Ru-
mania.
The feature OF Saturday mornings
session was q long speech by Musso-
lini. who argued for increased arma-
ments for Austria.
It has been generally recognized at
Geneva that Austria, Hungary and
Bulgaria will demand the right Of
conscription. Military experts have
estimated that compulsory military
service means armies totaling Is per
cent Of the population.
The three nations have indicated.
however, that they will not follow
Germany's example and violate their
treaties unilaterally. Rather, they
would seek equality rights through
negotiations.
Saturdays developments indicated,
with the calling of q new conference,
that Austria Is considered the prime
danger problem of Europe. It was
believed efforts must be concentrated
on pact eliminating Austria as q
powder keg.
Look Now 10 Geneva
At Geneva also, where the council
session next week will consider
Frances protest against German re-.
armament. q movement broad in ma
ture presumably will be inaugurated
in connection with the Paris gov.
ernment's appeal.
Practical measures to restrain and
even punish treaty repudiators-for
example. economic and financial iso.
lation-may develop from the inquiry
by the league. Present plans call for
the appointment of q league commits.
sion Of study.
Saturdays final deliberations be-.
gan at $50 q. m, with no light on
two outstanding questions. These are
the prospects Of getting Germany into
the league of nations and into . con.
ference for the limitation OF arma.
mentS.
The problem Of German colonies
stands out as q possible impediment
to Germany's return to Geneva.
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler virtually
made this return conditional upon
equality in all things including col.
onies, all Of which Germany lost In
the Great War.
Atmosphere 10 Cheerful
An air Of cheer-''light after dark.
ness"-as the delegates expressed It.,
prevailed as the conference among
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald
Of Britain, Premier Pierre Etienns
Flandin of France, and Premier Mus
solini of Italy put their diplomatic
heads together for the final talks.
After general feeling Of pessi-
mism In the first days, Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitlers action in Offering to
take part in non-aggression pact. as
announced Friday by Sir John Simon,
British foreign secretary, created a
feeling that Europe may now be or.
ganized In q way to make war less
probable.
There was q shadow, however, in
the disappointment expressed by
some that Europe still must wait for
a general pact Of mutual assistance
q matter Hitler does not wish to 20
into.
Britain seemingly wants no more
general commitments than those con-
tanned in the league Of nations coven-
ant and the Locarno agreements and
the reich still refuses to pledge any
military aid under such . general
pact.
United Front Lacking
The closing hours Of the confer
ence showed that there Is no united
front against Germany q . result
Of her unilateral abrogation OF the
military clauses Of the Versailles
treaty. as expressed In Hitler's an
nouncement Of q conscript army
March 16.
France has not remained idle on
other fronts as her statesmen talked
at Isola Bella. Regional pacts have
been developed, with France about to