conversation, Schacht is trying to persuade the French to go Fascist in
order to avoid war; and a special leader of Fascist Poland is now
working for the same thing in Paris. That would mean Spanish surrender
and British helplessness.  Such a drift I have felt and sadly
prophesied since the autumn of 1934.
 
 
A very able and prominent American, talking with
Mussolini two weeks ago reported to me: "Mussolini said
'no use for you to go to Vienna, nothing is decided there; I and Hitler
tell them what to do; you might stop in Prague, but Berlin is the only
other place for you to
visit'".  A Vienna correspondent of long residence told me yesterday
that our Ministry there is of no more use at all; Austria is not
annexed but both Nazi and Catholic elements have surrendered with
Schusnigg. Even Messersmith admitted personally to him that nothing
could be done in Vienna.  And we learn that Schusnigg was with Hitler a
week ago and Mussolini expected to be with him soon. Hungary is in
about the same position as Austria, in addition, strong anti-Semitic
feeling and territorial claims which have been used by Nazi propaganda;
Roumania's present change of chief official is due to urgent pressure
to make a