The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
products in Germany or face an eco

products In Germany or face an eco
nomic crisis.
Frozen Credits Used
Before the sanctions were lifted
Germany had imported on credit
such quantities of Danubian agri-
cultural produce that 1t was able
TO use each country's frozen credits
in Berlin as q whip.
Toward the oft-heralded anti
Soviet bloc Of European states
some progress was made culturally
during 1886 but much less polit-
ically. With the possible exception
of Czechoslovakia, the governments
and peoples along the Danube are
against communism generally. Thus
far, however, they have succeeded
in doing little tangible In creating
an alliance Of even defensive ma
ture against Soviet Russia.
Premier Julius Won Goemboes Of
Hungary did as much as any Their
high official to create an anti
communist bloc on what first he
and later Musso1ini described as
the axis Berlin Rome. The crea-
ton Of this axis in the form Of
IAN Italo- German peace compro-
mise on the Austrian question
known as the Austro- German Ac-
cord" he lived to see, although
Goemboes died before Its inaugura-
ton.
Plead for United Front
During even the bitterest years
Of Italo- German tension, Goemboes
constantly and theoretically de-
manded that they ceaes their "un-
important chickering's" and form q
united anti-red front. This he en-
phasized in his direct negotiations
with Germany as well as in the
multilateral negotiations with Aus
tria and Italy which produced the
outstanding international event of
the year for Hungary, namely, the
signing Of the supplement to the
so-called Rome protocols on March
"a.
During Goemboes' fatal illness
Nicholas Won Horthy made an UNI
official visit to Reichsfuehrer Hit
Ter in Berchtesgaden, and after
Goemboes' death an official visit
to Mussolini In Rome, his first Of
ficial visit abroad since he became
regent Of Hungary. Both visits were
dedicated to Goemboes' policy of
Keep the Bolsheviks out Of Eu-
rope"
For his trip to Rome Horthy
deliberately chose the route over
Yugoslavia, o country which two
years ago he could have entered
only at the peril of his life. En-
route he was hailed as a friend and
welcomed. One reason for this
1885 atmosphere" demonstration
being that during the months since
Belgrade was demanding the pun
ishment Of Hungary as q land which
allegedly harbored terrorists who
plotted King Alexander's assassina-
ton, Hitler's ambassador to Austria,
Franz Won Papen, had been busy
explaining to Hungary and Yugo-
slavia Der Fuehrer's reasons for
thinking that they should settle
their differences and join In o war
against communism.
YugosIavla Finally Relents
Through the more moderate OF
the Croatian emigres In Vienna,
Won Papen and other negotiators
from Berlin and Rome had been
exerting influence on the Croatian
part Of Yugoslavia's population
to accept the hand Of reconcilia-
ton which Yugoslavia's Prince
Regent, Paul. has extended to Them
through Premier Milan Stokadino-
witch and to cease their agitation
for an independent Croatian state.
As result, the close OF 1885 found
an atmosphere Of cooperation In
Yugoslavia. which has not existed
since q radical Serbian member Of
parliament assassinated several
Croatian members and caused others
10 leave Belgrade IN such fury that
King Alexander was compelled TO
proclaim q royal dictatorship 10 pre-
vent civil war.
"Under the sign Of the EIaken-
kreuz" Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
approached each other during the
year 10 such an extent that Bto-
yadinovitch was able 10 pay an cfil-