Messersmith, G.S., Vienna. To James Clement Dunn, Washington.
Date
1935-09-13
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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Newspaper correspondents stationed in Vienna cover most of Southeastern Europe and they have been little in Austria during past month; good indication that news from within Austria not so important now; [M. W.] Fodor, former correspondent of N.Y. Evening Post, a Hungarian, one of best European correspondents, now without American connection; a U.S. paper would do well to employ him; glad to have Department's agreement that Legation can do nothing to help Watch Tower Society; if Society attacks Catholic Church and indirectly Austrian Government, it cannot expect U.S. to help it out of its difficulties; Koerber, Washington representative of Society, coming to Berlin and Vienna; will see that he has access to authorities, but will explain that Legation can do nothing further; regrets necessity for neutrality legislation; resolution in form adopted presents no great dangers, but hopes Congress will not further tie hands of President and Department; if Foreign Minister gets assurances for which he went to Geneva, Austrian government can withstand shock of further delay in Danubian pacts and falling away of Italian support; Italian colleague in Vienna has no information to give; British and French colleagues very open and frank and they are confident their governments will cooperate for maintenance of Austrian independence; German friend who knows financial situation reported recently [Hjalmar] Schacht again trying to get credits from England but without success; Schacht offered to put up tobacco monopoly as guarantee for loan, but offer met cool reception; Germany desperately needs American cotton, but U.S. should refrain from doing anything to help present regime; serious gasoline shortage; German factory equipment wearing out and no money for replacement; received from Embassy in Berlin translation of article in Voelkischer Beobachter attacking Chancellor [Kurt] Schuschnigg and [Ernst von] Starhemberg; typical of mendacity of German press; personal attack on Starhemberg totally unjustified; [Julius] Streicher recently made member "Akademic für Deutsches Recht" at specific desire of Hitler; separate schools established for Jews; Jewish newspapers cannot be sold publicly; law placing Jews in secondary category and depriving them of rights of citizens to be proclaimed at Nürmberg Party meeting this year; read with interest N.Y. Times editorial on [Kurt von] Tippelskirch, German Consul General in Boston; knew von Tippelskirch in Berlin as objectionable person and he deserved rebuke; activities of German consuls in U.S. should be watched; rumored that [Anton] Rintelen, serving long sentence for his connection with Dollfuss murder, to be released; according to government sources, no truth to rumor.
Keywords
Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.