Word: austria
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Imperial pomp such as Austria has not known since the passing of hoary Emperor Franz Josef, reigned in Vienna for one night last week in his favorite Palace of Schönbrunn. For the first time since the World War the historic gold-banded dinner service of the House of Habsburg gleamed on the banquet table in the Hall of Mirrors. Faded Habsburg livery was unpacked and donned by Austrian flunkies to wait upon the daughter of Europe's modern Caesar, Edda, Countess Ciano. Archdukes of the House of Habsburg came with Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg, a devout Monarchist...
...Count Galeazzo Ciano. This amiable and rather plump young man has had difficulty in acquiring the mien of his father-in-law the Dictator, but has now learned to frown almost without visible effort. It was a proud moment when even the U. S., British and French ministers to Austria raised their wine glasses as Chancellor Schuschnigg proposed the toast to Mussolini's new Empire-even though these three diplomats set down their glasses without drinking...
...husband last month made a pact with Herr Hitler (TIME, Nov. 2) who effusively pressed upon him the supreme Nazi gift: a copy of Mein Kampf "from the hands of Der Führer himself and with his so-gemütlich autograph." Last week Count Ciano was doing Austria and Hungary. By themselves Austria and Hungary have been timid about breaking the post-War treaties intended to hog-tie them but last week, feeling they were under Dictator Mussolini's broad wing, they joyously slipped these bonds. In a joint Italian-Austrian-Hungarian communiqué the three Governments...
...return for Austrian and Hungarian recognition of the Ethiopian conquest, Count Ciano promised them a part in economic exploitation of the Empire. Il Duce was in a mood so generous that Austria was further compensated for the loss to her exporters inherent in Italy's devaluation of her currency (TIME, Oct. 12). Compensation was offered in the form of lowering Italian tariffs on items figuring largely in the exports of Austria...
...Austria's statute books is a similar law and Viennese have been arrested by hundreds for wearing white socks when the Austrian Police had reason to suspect that anyone under whose trousers could be found white socks was a Nazi...