Aug. 23.
Though rather more than a month has passed since the tragic events in Vienna brought about the death of Dr. Dolifuss, and the appointment of Dr. Schuschnigg, and martial law has been lifted in the Austrian capit it would be unwise to believe degree of stability riy brought about country. That conditions have improved greatly since that abortive attempt to destroy the govern ment cannot be gain said, and it would appear that the immediate threat to the peace of Europe has been removed. That is supported by the withdrawal of the Italian troops which were despatched to the Austrian frontier, ready, according to Signor Mussolini, to take action in the event of the in= ldependenee of the country being interfered with through any action which would lead. towards the further development of the German Anschluss. Across the border the Austrian Nazi legion is being disbanded and the German Government is giving indications of something in the nature of a willingness to accept the existing state of affairs, if not for all time, Jat east for the present. It is possible that the internal condition of Germany itself, which from an economic point of view is giving Herr Miller's Government no little food for anxious thought, may also prove a factor tending towards at least a tempora lary stabilization, thereby affording a respite from the threat of war in [Europe which for some time past has been all too threateningly apparent. It does not necessarily mean that the danger of war has been wholly averted, though it is justifiable to believe' that for the Present the danger of an outbreak not so imminent as it was only Jo very few weeks ago. That, of course, is a very gratifying slate lot affairs, as much as can be expected in these troublous times, when mankind must, perforce, be thankful for the smallest of mer= cies.
But it must not be believed that the solution of the Jast crisis in JAustria has done anything. to bring about a permanent sett ment of the questions which German Nazi activities: through their Austrian confreres have raised.
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