Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-27
THE FIGHT FOR
WORLD
SUPREMACY.
BY AUGUSTA FERRERO
Editor Of Epochs, Rome.
Special Fnroign Correspondnncc Of
Evcry Eveuing and tho u. y. Fea~
ture Service, Inc. N. T.
Copyright, 1921.
Rorne. May 2s~-aAs result of the

Rome, May 25.-"As result of the
World War, two nations will fight In
tho coming fifty years for tho practical
aupremacy over the civilized world
Practically this struggle hinges on the
question of the freedom of the seas.
The United States wants To be naval
power at least equal TO England. The
English empire cannot allow IT. II has
defeated Spain. Holland, France and
Germany to keep her full supremacy
over the seas Industrialiy and COM
merclally the struggle now hinges on
the control of coal, petroleum. iron and
rubber in the different parts of the
world. Formidable syndcatea are the
opponents OF this struggle"
Thus spoke Prof. Matteo Pantaleoni,
ono of Italys greatest economists and
political writer's. when l asked hun re-
gslrding conditions I'm italy and it's
part in the worlds political history.
In this competition" he continued,
Trance. Germany, Spain and Italy are
little planets of bigger stars. As far az
Italy is concerned her place Is deter
mined by the fact that she lies in the
Mediterranean. which is stili today the
shortest commercial route from New
York to Indo-China and Southern
Nettith slita HI tbI tStAfl IGHptEtA 8lfO TO
Australia Freight rates by this route
are lower than by any other. Itaiy,
lying In the Mediterranean, Possesses
the four most important ports tGenoa.
Venice. Trieste and Ffume) which com
municate with Central and Southeast
ern Europe. From this fact originates
the Importance OF Itafy in world COM
merce.
Prof. Pantaleoni teaches political
economy at the University of Rome and
In the course of his work there. and
while member of Parliament, has
made a close study of present italian
conditions. He firmly believes In the
plan of accepting American exports
ana traffic and creating a place for
American economical activity equal to
that extended England. Elaboratfnr
on that. he said to me: ITALY has an
interest In accepting American exports
ana Iraffic and In making n place for
American economical activity Just as
much as for England. But here we
must have no misunderstanding. Tx
ports from America To Italy are based
on counter exports from Italy 10 Arneri
ca These exports cannot be paid by
US by surrendering property bonds.
Shafes, obligations, the land or hot1ses
which constitute the patrinony of Italy.
III they sell US iron, coal and COTTON
these VIII not be paid by stocks or
shares of a bank or nrm. nor by sur
rendering the mines of Sardinia the
port OF F1ume or Trieste. We want as
sociates and not masters. we do not
want to be either Americans or Eng
hsh. but friends of both for business
Americans have practically closed
their doors to our emigration, They
must have had good reasons for doing
so. We also have good reasons to COM
plain about IL
These two things, Doors open for
American goods In Italy and Doors
closed for italian goods and emigrants
IN America do not harmonize with each,
other at all. A remedy or solution must
be found italy has been swept by a
Bolshevild wind storm. She is MASTER
ing IL by virtue OF her own social
organization and through the voluntary
and spontaneous organization of her
citizens.
I'm England troops are necessary to
maintain order, among US the govern
ment is absent and private citizens
alone have established order OF the two
ways of handling the situation, which
| one should appeal more TO a people so
| individualistic as the American?
"Our war debt abroad was equal 10
the amount of indemnity left to US by
the Treaty Of Versailles to be paid by
the conquered enemies. Now they will
not allow us TO make the Germans and
the ex-Austro-H monarchy.