Word: austria
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Despite the dreams of romantics, wiseacres in Austria paid little attention last week to talk of a Habsburg restoration. A political move in which they were more willing to believe was the possible establishment of a Regency for Austria on the model of Admiral Horthy's Regency in Hungary. First candidate for such a post is obviously Prince Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg, titular head of the Heimwehr, descendant and namesake of the great general who saved Vienna from the Turks in 1683. When there was another little Cabinet shift in Vienna last week, a second candidate for Regent...
Knight of the Golden Fleece, onetime vice president of Imperial Austria's Upper House, a Colonel-General of Cavalry so reckless of his own safety that he was wounded four times in the War. the Prince has a long record of gallantry. But to Viennese that record means nothing compared to the day, month ago, when unarmed and unguarded he walked into the Socialist lines smiling like a kindly grand father to tell sullen crowds: "I am Schonburg. . . . Now do drop this game like sensible people and go home...
Twenty-four hours after he had signed the political and commercial pacts with Austria and Hungary (see p. 14). Premier Benito Mussolini stepped forward on the stage of Rome's Opera House, gave the Fascist salute to an audience of 4,000 of Italy's head men and launched into one of his most boastful speeches. Excerpts: "In this age of plans, I want to lay before you a plan, not for five years or ten years, but for 60 years, carrying on to the 21st Century, at which time Italy will have the primacy of the world...
...Mussolini's manifesto that Italy will defend the political independence of Austria and Hungary will throw European political circles into a state of confusion," said William P. Maddox, instructor in Government, in an interview with the CRIMSON yesterday. "However, this declaration will probably ease the war situation temporarily. The little entente, Czechoslovakia, Yugo-Slavia, and Rumania desire to preserve Austrian independence; France also followed this policy, with Germany in mind as the strongest possibility of danger. Now that Italy has entered into the affair the probabilities of Austro-Hungarian dependence upon Italy is greatly increased. The little entente doesn...
...Mussolini's decision will be an assurance of security to the small powers in Europe; Italy seems to be the only country in Europe which says what she means, and through this latest act ought to strengthen the other countries by checking the Nazi Anschluss in Austria...