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Last year he was struck with dismay when his successor, Premier Tsaldaris, concluded the Balkan Pact with Yugoslavia, Rumania and Turkey. Venizelos saw that Yugoslavia was bound to get into trouble with Italy and Albania, that Greece might have to fight to pull Yugoslavia's chestnuts out of the fire. He objected also to the fact that Italy had not been consulted. Himself nobody's cat's-paw, he could not help feeling that no Greek but himself could ever do anything right...
...problem of Austria, biggest and most vital in all Europe, was deftly sidetracked. Italy had a plan which on inspection would have given her practically the same control over Austria that she now has over Albania. Vociferously France's Louis Barthou roared protests. Britain refused to sign anything that might mean military intervention. The best that could be wangled was a joint statement by France, Britain, and Italy reaffirming their intention of preserving Austrian independence...
...Jugoslavian incident rubbed Foreign Minister Mussolini the wrong way because for three months Italy's puppet King Zog of Albania has been acting uppity. Albania was violently objecting to Italian officers commanding her troops. She was refusing to allow Italian immigrants to settle in the rich Mushakia Valley. Italy had pretty definite knowledge that Jugoslavia was secretly backing Albania's stand, had offered to fight on her side if Italian troops landed in Albania...
...Rear Admirals who were swapping yarns aboard his flagship. Instantly Admiral Cantu began to splutter orders. The Rear Admirals were piped off to their ships, engine room lights winked full speed ahead and Italy's first squadron tore for the mountain-jabbed coast of King Zog's Albania...
Without firing the customary salute, without notice of any kind to King Zog, the Italian squadron of 19 war boats entered the Albanian harbor of Durazzo and cast anchor. Scared Albanians begged particulars which Admiral Cantu, somewhat embarrassed, seemed unable to give. "The relations between Italy and Albania are so friendly," he asserted, "that there is nothing unusual about our visit, sudden though...