The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-22
Consul General To Ru-
mania Reports Countries
Armed To Teeth; Tells
OF Situation In Rumania

There viii most certainly be
a major European war in the near
future. Dr.. Julian Robinson. con-
sui general from the United
States TO Rumania. who visited
here for two days with his cousin.
hrs. Morris Holisberg. and Mr.
Holtsberg. said in an interview
with The Citizen.
His steely blue eyes burning
like polished steel, the consul
general, who is well known for
his ability to get at the facts be-
hind international questions,
shouted, Europe is armed to the
teeth"
Going on to explain that Eng
land has been arming for quite
some time now, that France, al
though financially embarrassed, is
also going on with srtong arma-
ment program and that Hitler for
Germany and Mussolini of Italy
have been building their armies
and ornaments to World War
proportions, DR.. Robinson said the
outcome is easy to see. Germany,
however. he said, is not fully
armed yet. He believes that Hit
Ter bluffed his way through his
recent anschluSs with Austria,
that if England and France had
defied him and threatened war if
he went ahead with the merger,
he would have backed down, be-
cause his power was not equal to
that of those two countries.
Df Robinson agTzssd- with the
recent statement of Mrs. Michael
Ppm. noted foreign correspon-
dent, who visited Key West for
a fishing trip last week, that
America is very poor, but besides
the economic" reason for the
anSchluss. there was a political"
reason IT il. and here is where
he takes issue with those who say
the majority of the people of Aus
tris wanted the amalgamation
with Germany. InsidiouS propa-
ganda. the same kind that got Hit
Ter into office. was spread among
the Austrians to such an extent
that the majority of the people do
favor Hitler. he said. and stated
that Germany wrecked the Aus
trian morale Thousands Of
pounds of this propaganda are
found every 50 often in ships
coming from Germany to this
country and destroyed.
America VIII Stay Out
Asked If America win be drawn
into the coming war. DR. Robinson
said point blank. MOI You know
why not2 It's because America
win permit any demonstration or
blowoff or representation. but
when il comes 70 threatening Of
the government il acts swiftly and
surely 20 blast the insidious ef-
fort.
Il win not speak Of the last
war. he continued. "but we
should not have entered it. There
was no reason for il. and I don't
think we viii go into the coming
war. II is a different America
this time. Where before in its
history has been seen the sinking
Of its warshipS. the insulting Of its
ambassadors. the puny' notes Of
apology BY the guilty nations,
and a war not resulting"
Asked about the. inside" dope
on the present central European
international crisis. DR.. Robinson
said that il is still a question as
20 whether czechoslovakis win be
annexed by Germany or not. In
the southern part Of that country
there are 100000 Germans who
may cause trouble. but Il Ger
many does annex CzechoSlo-
vakia. DR. Robinson said. the
move viii mean war, because
France and England viii not
stand for IT.
Hungary IS next on the German
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