Evening star., 1935-04-13
Guarantee of Freedom for
Vienna Back of Confer.
ence-Musso Asks
Armed Neighbor.
GENERAL EUROPEAN
SESSION LATER TALKED
France, England anu Italy Will
Invite Germany to Confer on
Independence Issue-Plans Are
Made for UNFOLDING Sanctity
of Existing Treaties.
tcopyright. 1885, by the Associated Press)

(Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
STRESA, April 13.-Premier Mus
solini pleaded for an armed Austria at
closing sessions of the Stresa confer
ence today and the three nations rep
resented agreed upon a Danubian
conference to find way OF guar
anteeing Austria's independence, with
Germany, Italy and France present.
1t was virtually decided to hold the
conference next month, probably May
20. at Rome.
The premiers concluded their dis
cussion of the proposed European air
pact, part of the Franco-British
agreements reached in London last
February, without reaching any de-
cision.
With the Danubian parley as the
Immediate outcome of the trl-poWer
conferences, observers saw the further
possibility of a general European con-
ference to seal the stability of Europe,
now that Germany's willingness to
adhere to a non-aggression pact has
been expressed.
Last Meeting Tomorrow.
The discussions here, interrupted
by a luncheon given by the British
TO the French and Italian delega-
tions, closes this evening, but the con-
ferees will have a last meeting to-
morrow to draw up final COM
munique on their talks as whole.
"A wide range of subjects" was the
only official description of what the
premiers discussed this morning.
It was intimated that those invited
10 the Danubian conference will be
Austria and the states bordering upon
her-Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hun
gary, Italy and Yugoslavia-and
France, Britain. Poland and Rumania.
It was said this conference may be
followed by other sessions to treat
with the concrete subjects and per-
taps by a general European session to
consider the question of European Sc
curity in a broad way.
Appeal at Geneva.
At Geneva, also, where the Council
session next week will consider
Frances protest against German re-
armament, a movement broad in ma
ture presumably will be inaugurated in
connection with the Paris govern
ment's appeal. It is expected, by an
exhaustive examination, to arrive at
the best method OF assuring the sane
tity of treaties.
Practical measures to restrain and
even punish treaty repudiators-for
example, economic and financial isola-
tion-may develop from the inquiry
by the League. Present plans call for
the appointment of a League Com
mission of Study.
One question to be decided Is
whether measures against treaty vio-
lators would require an amendment
to the League covenant or whether
such action could be taken under the
existing covenant. If treaty repudia-
ton was deemed to involve the threat
of war, then the League Council could
act since the covenant authorizes in
such cases ANY action deemed wise
and effectual to safeguard the peace
Of nations"
Leagues Position.
The League Assembly several years
ago adopted report interpreting the
covenant in the sense that economic
and financial measures could be ap-
Piled against an offending nation and
that even naval demonstrations could
be resorted to.
Another solution would be for
group of League of Nations coun-
tries, by special treaty, to interpret
the covenant as authorizing them to
take specific measures to assure re-
spect for treaties.
Today's final deliberations began
at $50 am. with no light on two
outstanding questions. These are the
prospects of getting Germany into the
League of Nations and into a con-
ference for the limitation Of arma-
ments.
The problem of German colonies
stands out as possible impeachment
to Germany's return to Geneva.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler virtually made
this return conditional upon equality
in all things including colonies. all
of which Germany lost in the great
war.
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-Etienne
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