AUSTRIA’S FUTURE.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1922, Page 5

AUSTRIA’S FUTURE.

STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL. AMBITIONS OF RIVALS. DANGER TO PEACE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 25, 8.40 pin. London, Aug. 24. The Daily News’ Paris correspondent says a diplomatic struggle between Germans, Slavs and Italians is centring round Austria, with a view to the latter’s absorption. It is believed France favors the Slav ambitions, to which the Italian attitude is a barrier. France is therefore renewing M. Poincare’s proposal for joint Allied action to safeguard Austria’s independence. Britain and Italy opposed that at the London conference, but when Italy threatened to intervene if a revolution occurred in Austria, or if Austria attempted to secure uilion with Germany, or effect a rapprochement with the Slavs, Mr. Lloyd George replied that such action might lead to war. France regards the Italian attitude an effort to reconstitute the triple alliance, with Austria as a hyphened State between Italy and Germany enabling these to make a common Continental policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PROBLEM FOR THE LEAGUE. Berlin, August 24. Dr. Seipel has left for Verona to interview Signor Sehanzer. Italian Foreign Minister. Dr. Seipel states that he intends to act on advice from London to place Austria’s case before the League of Nations.