Much concern is also being expressed over the attitude of the population in the Upper Adige district, which was annexed by Italy after the World War. The impending visit of the Prince of Piemont, heir to the Italian throne, is being made with a view to ascertaining and encouraging loyalty to Rome of the German minority there, authoritative observers assert.
The people in Trieste are highly-impressed by the fact that their town is now serving as the port for a German shipping company, which has assumed the plate of the Aus-irian line previously established in Trieste, The union of Austria to Germany, they point out, is bound sooner or later to modify Italy's position in Europe and may perhaps radically change the balance of European power.
The fast-approaching visit of Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler to Italy is destined to show the world the strength of the Berlin-Rome Axis but observers reiterate their impressions of reports on Italy's anxiety over the anschluss and the measures being taken near the Brenner Pass.
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