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April 3, 1940.

The most significant statement in this article last month was made by Signor Muti, new Secretary of the Fascist Party-"Italy may at any moment find herself under the necessity of taking up arms.”

The famous Signor Gayda, who voices the opinion of authoritative Italy, explains where his country stands to-day.

IX months have elapsed since the outbreak of the war, and many people are asking, "What does Italy think?"

WHAT

The thought and attitude of Italy are con- sidered important, in fact, decisive, because she is the greatest European nation who to-day is not participating in the war and because her known policy; openly declared by Mussolini, has not put her definitely outside the war.

Italy, first of all, has found that the new war promises to be very long, uncertain, terribly costly and exhausting. It ap than pears, therefore, to more one Italian to be a useless war. All forecasts regarding the war have been denied by facts.

im- The explosion of mass placable and destructive air ag- gression which was expected has. not materialised. Neither party wish to be the first to begin it -to avoid reprisals. The very dreadfulness of air war has, in fact, prevented. its outbreak.

..

By..

ITALY

PLANS

Signor Gayda

"The present position in tho"] Both sides huve hesitated to Mediterranean ) start a war of movement and does not coin resolute assault in the Napole-

cide with a just onic and cven the Prussian

European tradition.

der."

It is not the presence of the two opposing lines of defence, the Maginot and Siegfried Lines,

the United Press Associations, who re- formidable as they are, which

serve all tights and forbla republication, either wholly or in part without previous arrangement,

125 Days Of War

WE look back to-day upon 125 days of war. They have given us grim proofs that the Crusade to which the Empire is pledged will be a conflict demanding all its tenacity and energy. But thus far the war. as the Prime Minister has remarked, has been "of a different kind from what, we expected." Lightning strokes have been for three-quarters of a century the master principle of German strategy, Having launched

Rightning on Poland. Hitlerism

showed no capacity to find a swift decision in the West. Experts had anticipated, and Hitler and his lieutenants had threatened, great air attacks on Britain and France. Not опс has been attempted. German aircraft have come rarely, sparsely and with results discouraging to their comrades. Our machines have been proved the better, our bombers frequently driving off and sometimes shooting down German fighters, our own fighters winning even greater success than was estimated. It is certain that as the weeks and months

go by the Air Forces of the Allies, already able to deal deadly blows, will develop a strength much greater then that of Germany. On Innd also the course of events has justified the Greek historian's dictum that "least

of all things war gees according to Axed principles." After Poland had

mechanised

has discouraged this initiative.

It is rather a different calcula- tion as to the method of war to be desired.

Allies' Plan

At the end of the 18-day war Germany declared on Poland. that she did not wish to under- take the responsibility of a war in the West, of which she did not feel the necessity,

SPAIN

BIBRALIA

FRANCE

or.

FRENCH

RICA

ITALIAN

the United States.

RUMANIA

LIBYA

TURKEY

"If Commun- Ism should at-- tempt to advance towards zones of vital interest to Europe and Italy, Fascism

will know how to reply."

Secondly, by many commer- in the new "Better Europe," FROM ITS FORMATION. TO cial credits in dollars made by which is to be one of the bright THIS END ITALY FOLLOWS

outcomes of peace, equilibrium Thirdly, by a favourable must be established, trade balance over a long spell Another boast of the power of FLICT AND THE COURSE OF the two democracies frequently EVENTS NOT AS A NEUTRAL

of years; and,

THE NEW EUROPEAN CON-

Fourthly, by the occupation echoes through the British and POWER BUT MERELY AS A of Austria and Czecho- French Press: that England is

BUT

Slovakia and the consequent in a position to close the Medi- POWER NOT TO-DAY DIR- Great Britain and France, on transfer to the Reichsbank of terranean at her discretion be. ECTLY INTERESTED.

READY FOR ANY EVENTU. the other hand, calculate on the

their abundant bank reserves, cause she has in her hands the who

control of its entrance and exit. necessity of saving men, are less abundant than money in In addition, this static and

By what are these newspaper ALITY OF PEACE OR WAR. their countries...

blank method of war allows claims prompted?

Italy would like to hope that. They therefore, intend to con- Germany to save war material duct the war more on an econo- and to intensify her production of her position as a potential the extension of the war would Do they wish to remind Italy to reach the new European order mic, political, and social basis of munitions.

prisoner in the Mediterranean? not be necessary. than on a military basis.

The

of the dissertations

The two democracies, in

THERE is no doubt that

Her policy hitherto has been. in the long run Ger- French and British Press on the to limit the conflict, and, in fact, substance, expect victory by the implacable and static siege of many's powers of resistance may possible closing of the Mediter she has been able to succeed, the whole of Germany, who, by-be worn out.

ranean warns_us_in_time that internal consumption of re- sources not compensated by new would supplies,

the present position does not notwithstanding the threatening" This method of war, however, coincide with that just Euro- clouds which arst appeared in. gradually may eventually also cause seri- pean order, which should infer the Balkans and the Mediter exhaust her powers of resis- ous, even irreparable, damage to the freedom and parity of posi- ranean. tance without undertaking any the Allies, not only economically tions for all nations. great battles.

and financially but also in re-

But only the course of events But it is these very prospects gard to their imperial interests.

ITALY'S conception of a and the development of political. that make the war more than The more scattered and greater

better Europe is very and military plans of the belli ever uncertain and structive. these interests, the more vulner- simple.

gerents will show whether the. able they are,

Italy does not seek in Europe war can be confined to its pre-, In these conditions, the war or the world any particular sent sphere.

THE Western democra

cics must calculate

stop it.

one nation or nations.

SOVIET Russia's

nd- vance into Danubian. Europe and her pressure on meantime, new problems.. Balkan Europe bring, in the

actually on Germany's capacity shows itself, from my Italian privilege for herself. She is to resist for a very long time. point of view, as being both against all systems which give Statistics are not sufficient to uncertain in its outcome and obvious or hidden aupremacy to been

the overrun,

explain the phenomena of re- above all anti-European. columns und swarms of aircraft

For this latter reason Mus- She has still some vital prob- which effected that brutal rapine sistance in war. They have al- were sent across to confront the ready been found lacking in the solini tried as hard as he could lems to be settled, problems Maginot Line. They remain con-fatal war of sanctions against to prevent the war and later to which were aggravated instead Does a Communist menace,. fronting It and impotent.

Italy.

of solved by the Versailles sys such as many foreign nows- tem.

papers would like to make out, reasons Among their

South-East. certain of victory, The solution of these prob- really exist in

Europe? not only with a resolute spirit being no of resistance, but also with most France and Britain brag about lems, according to evident Itali-

the superiority of their economic an needs, cannot be further de- Italy cannot be indifferent to abundant material means.

During recent years she has and financial means and their layed. It is now necessary that this contingency. In fact, Italy's. accumulated vast stocks of raw maritime and political dominion all the great European Powers interests are permanent and

understand this clearly. materials, iron, copper, rubber, throughout the world,

wus

German

It

that not thus genernis waged war when they had In the present case, Germany faith in their power to win. We all must be considered as supplied remember how a successful blow against Russia in the last war was the prelude to mass offensives on the Western Front During the weeks of Poland's gallant resistance the French completed their great con- centration on the frontler and

British Expeditionary Force of 168,- 008 joined them, its journey overseas unassailed by the German Navy or Air Force. Since then thousands more British troops have crossed the Channel

week. It is now a every fortress war on the Western Front war of endurance and such wars, as history has recorded again again, Britain and hor Allies win. Into the struggle at sea Ger- many has put her main effort and her most ruthless brutality. There is no optimism in the conclusion that, the campaign of submarine and mine has been baffled, and air attack on mer- chant shipping has not proved the menace that some quarters 'an- ticipated.

for

-

vital, as she borders on Danu- bian Europe and has to-day be- of Europe. come the greatest Balkan Power

and cotton. Her economic inde- This is naturally a theme It is necessary that they shall pendence, on the other hand, which must be linked with the recognise and accept these par- ensures her new possibilities of problem of that "Better Europe" ticular Italian needs and rights, autonomous productions and which echoes so frequently in which are summarised in two Italy is not prompted by any supplies.

speeches in the belligerent coun- phrases: Free and fertile space aggressive plans against Soviet. tries.

for expansion of the Italian Russia, and for this her. attitude- Plenty Of Cash

population, which asks only the is different from that of other Germany has also at her dis- there exist in the world a few peace on Italian territory; free-

It is evident that, so long as right to work and produce in Great Powers. posal abundant cash reserves, countries so powerful as to give dom of life and movement of the Italy intends only to prevent consisting of

them almost automatically an Italian nation, which is entitled the expansion of Communism First, considerable gold and assured victory before even to claim the elimination of every civilisation, order, and sanity in and its consequent threat to appropriated currencies

ac. a war is fought, there cumulated during the mark cannot be in Europe a healthy system of foreign control.

Europe. crisis, when, profiting by the balance of power nor, therefore, But Italy, maintains that her speculation in almost every a real guarantee of peace. country in the world, she

ed money.

nceds can find their solution in

Italy's policy in regard to

Sea power has given Britain the throttling power of blockade. That has been exerted far more drastically

a more balanced, sane and just Communism is in substanco an than in 1914. All the essential goods changed her own worthless The Versailles system has in- for which Germany has to rely on

paper for gold and gold-back- creased instead of diminished Europe than that which came integral part of her policy of a out of the Versailles workshop. Bano and Civil European order. ocean-borne supplies are now denied

the disparity of resources bo-

Soviet Russia may remain. her. No bullying of neutrale, north

tween European nations, out of How will this Europe be form- tranquil inside her own borders, or south, no further humillations before Russin,

that. can remedy

proportion to their quality and ed? With what power of war or and Italy will have no obiąction. Our blockade is now rapidly destroy- Ítion of supply. Though the negative their human and civil rights. peace? It is still dificult to...

Germany's ing

But if Communism should export power of the blockude is now bo- power to

From the inevitable crisis of foresee. overseas and so draining her dry of coming effective, we have only be this system arose first the

attempt to advance towards foreign credit. But It is clear that

gun positive nellan. Our blockade

CERTAINLY ITALY DOÈS- zones of vital interests to we shall have to put forth sill needs a slentegy of the offensive, the European political crisis lasting greater efforts. Our forces by air

occupation of markets held by Ger- 20 years and subsequently the NOT INTEND TO BE ABSENT Europe and Italy, Fanciam will. and sea and land must be developed, manty, the nequisition of mupplies

know how to reply. and that requires Intensive organien- which Germany might obtain.

now war.