The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-02
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 Baron Won Blomberg, Fuehrer Hitler's key man in the defense ministries, a hard-headed profess sional soldier, arrived here today by air for an official visit to King Vic- tor Emmanue land Mussolni.
 Though officially the visit is of ceremonial nature, actually it H expected to result in some of the most important military discussions of recent months. It is denied that Italy and Germany are planning to negotiate a formal military alliance. But Blomberg is to be taken to in- spect representative units of all the branches of the army and air force of which Mussolini is SO proud, and also will be the guest of hon. or at navy review off Gaeta, above Naples on the West coast.
 Europe Sees Alliance
 Regardless of any formal alliance, it has been made plain to Europe that for the moment at least Ger many and Italy are acting in close concert particularly concerning Spain.
 Because of the courst of the civil war and lack of active French or British opposition to the previous Fascist-Nazi policy, Mussolini is said to be convinced that neither power would fight to keep Italy and Germany from pushing the nation alists to victory. ascists deny that Italy wants to intervene directly and thus risk precipitating a European war. Nevertheless, they say privately that if the worst came to the worst it would be better to run the danger of war than to permit communist" to gain 9 foothold in Mediterran-. can nation-Spain.
 As regards the alleged fred men, ace," it is even charged in unoffi- cial quarters that Soviet Russian agents are deliberating crimes against German and Italian ships in order to further their revolution ary ends.
 Editorial Significant
 Diplomats attached considerable significance to yesterdays editorial in the newspaper Il Piccolo, the noon edition of the authoritative Giornale DTtalia, warning that Italy might be forced to send punitivd expeditionary force to Spain to suppress irresponsible foreign ele- mentS."
 Authoritative sources denied re- ports that Italian warshipS were going to enforce a cirtual blockade of the loyalist coast to keep out intuition ships, and particularly Russian ones. They said that the Italian ships would be prepared to fight off any Red attacks ing loyalist attacks-on Italian ships but that hey would not engage in operations likely to precipitate new crisis. But the fact remained that with Italy and Germany boy cotting the London non-intervention committee, their relations with loy- alist Spain were nearer to imminent open war then any other state of relationship.
 Decisive on Policies
 Whatever is done, the Blomberg- Mussolini conversations are ex- pected here to be decisive as re- gards joint policies on Spain for the immediate future.
 Misunderstanding which caused reports that Italy and Germany would virtually block the Spanish coast was explained today. An of- ficial informant disclosed that at the request of Great Britain Italy and Germany, while withdrawing from non- intervention cooperation as regards the London committee meetings, would continue to exercise port control. This means that while their warships will cease active pa- trol work for the present, German and Italian officials at designated ports will continue to check cargoes of ships bound for Spain.
 Ambassador Going Home
 Washington, June 2-CUP(-Span- ish Abassador Fernando De Los Rios has been called to Valencia to con- suit with the government on the present crisis, the Spanish Embassy 
 said today.
 The Ambassador plans to sail for Spain week from today on the Queen Mary but will return to Washington after conferences in Va- lencia, the embassy said. His family will remain here. Officials said they did not know the nature of the con- sultations the government sought.
 Embassy counselor Dr. Don En- rique Carlos De La Casa will become charge d'affaires Of the embassy during the abassador's absence. De La Casa was the first official to take charge of the classy after resigna- ton of the old staff when the rev. olution broke out last summer.
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