Messersmith, G.S., Vienna. To James Clement Dunn, Washington.
| Author(s) | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Temporal | 1935 September 13 | en_US |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-06-15T17:56:12Z | |
| Date Available | 2011-06-15T17:56:12Z | |
| Publication Date | 1935-09-13 | en_US |
| Description | 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. | en_US |
| Physical Medium | Typed Letter Copy, 10 p. | en_US |
| Collection | MSS 109 | en_US |
| Other Identifier | 0573-00 | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/6549 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | en_US |
| Keywords | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Title | Messersmith, G.S., Vienna. To James Clement Dunn, Washington. | en_US |
| Type | Other | en_US |
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