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Show LIKELY IF AUSTRIA FALLS, GOODE ASSERTS Allies Shoyld Help Sustain Nation Na-tion in View df British Expert I PARIS, Jan. 14. Sir William Croode.l Irtrltish member Of the Austrian scc- tion of the reparations' commission. ia. a luncheon in his honor at the K-nalssance K-nalssance club today spoke freely on the situation In Austria. "Three eventualities must be considered consid-ered as a consequence of the prospec- tlve collapse of Austria." Sir William, said In part. "They arc. Kirst, an attempt on the part of the Austrian provinces to join Germany: second, partition of the Austrian provinces, among tlve adjoining states, pot ex-1 eluding Germany, und. thjrd. a com-! munist Bolshevist reign of terror My opinion is that it is unthinkable unthink-able that the allies could allow Germany Ger-many to extend her territory to the borders of the Adriatic." "A rumor is current in Austria." h-said, h-said, "that Hungaran forces, regular or irregular, would advance on Vienna on the pretense of preventing the an-: cicitf capitol falling into the hands of the CzechB- In that case no ono In j Austria would be urprlsed If trie J Czechs attempted by force to forestall jthe occupation of Vienna Jugo-Sla- I via, under Us recent defensive alll-' aticc with C'.echo-SloVakla, might then1 decide to attack Arstro -Hungary." The speaker said the great power! might be drawn into such a war, but he thought that if AuHtrl.i should be jglven tho chance ot contlnuid exlst-l exlst-l ence, she probably would prove the least Bolshevist of an states. "I do not wish "o appear to be an ularmist." said Sir William, but If the allies can hold out n prospect of means for contirued existence then I fear we must be prepared for an outbreak that wouM le beyond tho control of any authority that might be j left to Austria "It Is common knowledge that the LJoIshevlki have mrde elaborate preparations prep-arations to utilize Vienna as a centei jof activity and propaganda. They expect their campaign In this part of the world will synchronise with lafl disappearance of the central government govern-ment of Austria and spread thence to every eo'intry of Europe." |