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a share in them could be given to the Turks as payment for keep- ing them out of the hands of Italy.

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Now we find that Turkey, which for years has hesitated to offend Rome lest there be an at- tempt to seize part of the main- If Mussolini, in the course of believes it safe to enter into a, land, is no longer so fearful and his adventurous foreign policy, compact with France. Nothing should find himself in a general could better illustrate the lower- war opposed to Britain and ing of Mussolini's prestige than France, he would have to calcul- this development.

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that Britain would close the exits ments of Il Duce become through the Red sea at Aden. He acute in Spain. His troops are would then have only one sea not getting any more glory. They channel for getting necessary were used for a time in the cam- supplies the one leading through|paign against Castellon, but were the Dardanelles and the Strait of under Spanish command and were Bosporus:

mixed with Spanish troops. When

war,

He would need that badly, for the time came to take the suc- he would have to have oil sup cess. that would make the head- plies from Rumania för his fleet lines of the world the Italians. and his army.

He could not de-were held back and the Spaniards pend on land transport that got the glory. Then the forces of would have to pass through Aus-Mussolini were again sent "into tria or Jugoslavia, for these com-reserve" in the rear. munications might be cut unless Faced with this humiliation, he paid high black-mail to Berlin Mussolini has strongly seconded and Belgrade for their assistance. British efforts for withdrawal of

And now, through the entente "volunteers" and for

some sort reached between France and Tur-lof truce and compromise that key, there is a virtual certainty might end the fighting. But that in wartime the Turkish Franco has balked at all plans for straits would be closed to him. such a settlement and has insist- If reliable accounts are to be be-ed that only his victory can end lieved, Kemal Ataturk has ag eed, the strife. And, since Mussolini in payment for recognition of has more than once pledged sup- Turkish predominance in the port until that victory is won, he Sanjak (district) of Alexandretta, cannot withdraw now without to act with France in case of serious damage to his prestige

both abroad and at home. British statesmen, who have British and French observers made their own accord with Mus- believe that Germany, is playing solini, are pretending that they a shrewd game to keep Italy in- had had nothing to do with the volved. The idea is that the Nazis, arrangement, that, in fact, they firstly, want to prevent the An- are fearful it will weaken their glo-Italian accord from going in- own position in the Near East. It to effect, and, secondly, that is to be remembered, however, they want Italy to be weakened that it was Britain, in the time by a continued quarrel with Brit- of the Ethiopian affair, which ain, and France so that that she took the initiative in abrogating will not be able to intervene in Turks to fortify the Dardanelles tral Europe and the Balkans. the treaty which forbade the any German enterprises in Cen- loan is sufficient evidence that if visers in Spain, who number pro- and the Bosporus. And the new The German experts and ad- approval was not given, these is bably from 5000 to 8000, have full condonement.

gained a strong ascendancy in In fact, if Turkey should be the conduct of the air force come fully established at Alexan-though most of the bombers pos dretta, she could play more than sessed by General Franco have a passive role in any conflict with come from Italy. It is suspect- Italy There she would have aned that these advisers have been excellent base from which she the ones who have egged Franco could send out submarines to on to the raids that have been harass Italian shipping; and she so costly to British shipping. might establish a strong air base. The results in London have If necessary, also, she could off-been just what the Germans set any Italian effort to take ad- could have wanted-e Nothing vantage of Arab unrest. ~

touches a Briton more deeply.

Of great importance is the than an attack on a ship, for on fact that she would stand on the its maritime communications the flank of Italy if that country life of the nation dependa. So should try to seize the outlets to there has been a surge of an the great Mogul oil fields, to over the Franco raids and atte ward which Mussolini has been on the Prime Minister for hauling *If advisable down the flag.