THE CHINA MAIL, MAY, 9, 1939.
MUSSOLINI MAY VISIT BERLIN TO SIGN
AXIS MILITARY ALLIANCE
Rome, To-day.
The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, return- ed yesterday from Milan and immediately call- ed on Mussolini. Count Ciano reported on his discussions with the Nazi Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, which led to announcement of an Italo-German military alliance.
The Italo-German military pact] Downing Street and the Quai will be formally signed in Berlin d'Orsay that between their legiti- within the next few weeks.
Mussolini will visit Berlin for the purpose of signing on behalf of Italy.
Formulation of the precise terms of the pact is expected to be com- pleted during the course of the next few weeks.
The Italian press gives Britain's "encirclement policy" as reason for the pact-Trans-Ocean. ·
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mate territories in the west and the spheres of political interest arro- gated in the east, there stands, in future, the broad, unsurmountable wall of the Axis."
The paper of Field Marshal Goer- ing, the "Essener National Zeitung" declares: "Germany and Italy will apply the pact in the interest of both nations and in the interest of peace' wherever it should be necessary. For all those who thought that a good chance had turned up again London, To-day.
for dealing a blow to the Fascist The conclusion of a military pact States, the time of illusions should between Italy and Germany, is in- now be past. Only on Saturday offi terpreted generally as the formal cial Polish organ "Czas" wrote that proclamation of a state which has under pressure from Italy the sharp existed de facto for some time. tone of the German press towards The "Daily Telegraph" writes: Poland would change into a tone "The alliance destroys hopes of moderation. Ten hours later this which might still have been har-blow was dealt in Milan."-Trans- boured as to incompleteness of col- Ocean. laboration of the Axis powers, since Italy has now acquiesced in renun- ciation of her independent policy,"
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WHAT ROME PRESS SAYS . Rome, To-day.. The military pact between Italy and declares further, "the alliance and Germany is warmly welcomed does not change the international by the Roman press as the "greatest sitnation since it has only trans- diplomatic event since the world formed into a de jure alliance what | war" and as an "effective contribu- had for a long time existed as ation to European peace."
de facto alliance."
JOINT DEMANDS? The "Daily Mail" expects that apart from the military clauses the new pact will define the European claims and colonial claims of the two States as well as the spheres of influence which the two dictators are prepared to concede to each other. Under the heading "We want Russia," the "News Chronicle" de- mands that the new Italian-German pact be countered by strengthening the peace alliance which is now more necessary than ever.
A triple alliance including Russia, was admittedly not the ideal solu- tion but must be concluded, even at cost of disapproval of the small nations.-Trans-Ocean.
ASTONISHING LANGUAGE IN GERMAN PRESS
Berlin, To-day. The German-Italian alliance do minates the German press.
Huge headings emphasise the "peaceful character" of the Milan convention which is regarded as “a further blow to the policy of en- circlement.'
"Messagero" says the new pact is a necessity resulting from the "irreconcilable encirclement policy": pursued by the Western Democra- cies. The formation of an offensive Democratic bloc could not but lead to the formation of a defensive bloc of the nations threatened, especially since Italy and Germany, despite the provocatory attitude of the Western Powers had given repeated proofs of their patience! The paper stresses that hopes entertained by the Democratic press of separating Italy from Germany have now been finally destroyed. The German- Italian military alliance, clarifies and simplifies the European situa- tion. Announcement of a military alliance between two Powers of such strength and having such highly developed military instruments their disposal must naturally con- tribute to stabilisation of the in- ternational situation .and con: sequently to a return of peaceful activities!
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GRANITE RAMPART! The war-mongers in Paris and London would now know that Italy The world will have to learn," and Germany had constructed an im- the "Voelkischer Beobachter" de-pregnable rampart of granite for clares, “including the gentlemen of
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their protection and the existence of this rampart would secure peace in Europe and in the whole world for a long period!
"Giornale d'Italia" also describes the pact as a guarantee of peace. From the Baltic to the borders: of the Sahara, the Axis leans on series of strong strategic positions behind which the German and Italian ar mies keep watch as guarantors - of peace! Whilst the Democratic powi ere were a prey to war psychosis, Italy and Germany were firmly nited for the defence of peacet -Trans-Ocean.
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