Dr. Schuschnigg in Italy
Dr. Schuschnigg's sudden flight to Viareggio after a Cabinet meeting on Monday is so far without any sufficient explanation, but when an invalid visits his doctor it is usually supposed that lie is sick again. But Dr. Schuschnigg may e'en be a little anxious whether he is still secure of Signor Mussolini's full attention, for Prince Starhemberg has been in Rome and appears to have returned full of confidence. Dr. Sehusehnigg's diffi- culties have indeed not ended with the fall of Prince Starhemberg. The Upper Austrian Ileimwehr is said to have declared that it will be neither dissolved nor disarmed, and the Government's desire to undermine its enemies seems evident in the concerted attack of the Government Press on Herr Mandl, who controls the Austrian armaments industry and finances the Heim wchr, and who also has lately been in Rome. The newspapers' demand for nationalisation of the industry is no more than a threat to transfer the armaments monopoly from Herr Mandl to Dr. Schuschnigg. These are not Dr. Sehuschnigg7s only cares ; for the Little Entente, it is thought, has decided to raise Austria's violation of the Treaty of St. Germain at the next session of the League Council. For an Austrian with as many anxieties as the Chancellor, Italian sun awl sea are an almost indis- pensable stimulant.
