The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-28
Italian Cabinet Is
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 major importance after the meeting and follow 1t up with a speech from the steps of the Bolzano Vic- tory monument Friday or Saturday.
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 Cabinet ministers arrived in campaign uniform of the army, navy, or fascist militia, called from their posts with the 500,000 men massed at strategic points for the greatest maneuvers on record.
 The meeting was called, 1t was indicated, both to show that Italy Is 0 nation united il its readiness for whatever portends in its pur- suit of q place in the sun, and to consider the now urgent crisis in the Italian Ethiopian dispute. Ministers gathered as the climax was nearing of the grand maneuv- CTS on the northern front, where Q defending Italian army Is pushing back an invading force which, called the red army, could only be one that had crossed narrow Aus tria and poured across the Bren- ner pass of the Alps into Trentino province. | Army of 1,OOO,O0O Maneuvers have left the fascist chieftain confident his army which he intends shall have reached 1,OO0,o 900 by October l. Is ready in spirit, in efficiency and in equipment to deal with any that may challenge 1t.
 Not only have the maneuvers been held, in their main phase in territory which would be Italy's first concern in European war but they have been held over ter- rain somewhat similar, if not quite so difficult, as that over which Mus solini intends to push his army in northern Ethiopia when the rainy season ends few weeks hence.
 It was noteworthy, as regards the prospective campaign on the 5000 foot Ethiopian plateau, that apart from bad weather, bombing planes in the alpine country were of little effect.
 General staff officers were care- fui to note every phase of the sham war in the air for use in Ethiopia. Cavalry in Use
 It was noteworthy also in the broken, mountain country. that with all the modern equipment of the Italian legions the cavalry which their Roman forbears used to such good effect 2,oo0 years ago can be seen here, used as infantry, picking its way single file along mountain tracks inaccessible to wheeled transport and difficult for men afoot.
 British and French general stan observers were personal guests Of Mussolini at the front" all day yesterday. The chief British ob- server was Maj. Gen. Robert Had den Raining, commandant of the imperial defense college and pre- viously deputy director of military operations and intelligence of the war office.
 At lunch he had General Boy rand of the French staff on his right and Maj. Gen. Raining on his left. All three were markedly cor dial.
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 Vienna, Aug. 2S- (UP)- NaEi Germany was said on reliable au. thority today to have made the first move toward rapprochement with Austria.
 The move was made at mo. ment when an Italian army, 30 miles across Austria from the Ger. man frontier, is repelling an as- stunned German army in gigantic sham war maneuvers.
 It was announced officially that Baron Franz von Papen. German minister, and Foreign Minister Egon Berger -Waldenegg, Austrian foreign minister, agreed at a con- ference in Vienna that 1t was ad. visable to check Austrian-German newspaper "excesses" which means the bitter mutual attacks of recent months.
 The United Press was informed that the conference, though des- cribed in Berlin as a sharp protest by von Papen, actually was the opening move toward rapproache- ment.
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 Government leadesr. 1t was learned, are more inclined than at any time for many months to reach an understanding with Adolf Hitler, if such an understanding can be economically beneficial with out being politically dangerous.
 The government is said to be pondering the question whether an Italy involved in an expensive Afri- can war will be much service to Austria either economically or poli- tically.
 Hitler never has admitted that Nazi Germany has plans to annex Austria and has insisted that Iealy accept his word that no invasion of Austria will occur.
 A Nactor in an important situ. alton is that Italy's mass maneuvers 80 miles away displease Germany. But Germany. the United Press Is