AUSTRIA WON.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1924, Page 4

AUSTRIA WON.

BY TAKING I IFF FAT. In an iniiivi'-v re inly Herr . Ci mtcbcig. the Ansiru.ii Fniwgti Mm- . i-t er, ■■ jx;it ’ wil li great pride c: Acs;,,a' i ■a - I I'lieiinn. deemi m,, th-it il v,. , j i '-leaned v a irieium end . could servo as a model to eL.'. r >lai>", : ;Y i'l’j-iinr. "We .tie not e.- inr.il •• : ■ ■ ' iate-., but v.e are ihe iii i to hud n.ii'.-ei in the new cireulu truces trettk-l I‘.v 1 ‘. v (lie Woiid War and (lie jr-ace treaty, lie said, adding; "We are .e-iviug our mo’ bum < u this mm lan i .r. a; .1 by il;e irea' v. and l ave decided to do cur very be on this line, ili -.tea. I ol bring wip • I out. "Fortunately, v.e are not r.uilty 11 the mistake made by Germany o! not admitting thai we were be,gen. hut instead decided that tins was Inc 'e'iimeiieenient ol a new period in our ■ lory, alter having, of course, gone through all the scales of every serf o! misery. ! know, tor 1 was a Mini- 'U v lien tlr re was no loud. Tndmibledly, if Austria had ironto pieces it would have mane m v | roubles for Central F.urope and new wars, but l lie League of Nations fortunately stepped in, doing a rJ' work and giving u- moral siipporl by making il its duty to helo us in nrw strudion.” _ | The Foreign Mini-ior liere pointed | out tiiat Austria was important be- j cause of her geographical position only, not her size, and by the '••m ;■ guaranteeing Austria's iudepeudem e. "Polit ieallv, our whole strength lies in our independence, which the Gene-'-i protocols prescribe, and ilie pro.jnmnie presented hy Geneva which shows us the line of policy to follow.” hr said. To stav independent, cultivating the best possible terms with everyone, the Minister said, would he Austria’s policy. Tie said Austria was not allowed to make political alliances or join ’be Little Entente. Economically, however, all the accession States will slowly come to see the desirability of interconimevcial treaties, he believes, remarking tout great rirogre-s had been made during the !u>t year, treaties ueing negotiated with Britain. America and Hungary. "Commercial treaties with our near neighbours are considered or* lar more importance,'" ITerr Gruneberg added, stating that they "wil! make for greater commercial territory and mor-'-normal relations, where up to la! ;!" Chinese walls and prohibitions have existed since tlie war. The Minister laid particular stress on tho tremendous moral effect of America's participation in the longterm loan not only in Austria, hut in arousing confidence by tho whole world in Austria. He added that undoubt ‘illy the participation or America in '.he greater European problems would have the same effect. The Minister said that in travelling through Austria he had found many streets in remote provinces called after Herbert Hoover, as a sign of the Austrians’ gratitude for America’s help derfjL- the .worst period of .distress,