The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-04

Nations Wish to Pay U. S.
Debt Necessarily ..'PIatonic."
He Declares
BY WILLIAM PARKER,
international News Service.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Premier
Mussolini is working sixteen hours
4 day. He is more popular with
the people than ever before. The
opposition to him is wholly pollti-
cal" The country is once more
the "sunny Italy" both in thought
and confidence in the future.
This was the "close up" OF
Italy presented to international
News Service today by Luigi Bar
zini. editor of Corriere d'Americai
and a friend of Mussolini, who has
Just returned to New York from
Italy.
Barzini commented as follows:
Recovering Health
"Mussolini was seriously i'll. He
recovered quickly. although he is
aflll convalescing. His mental facuI-
ties are marvellous. Several weeks
the Senate listened for several DAYS
to generals and army officials VINO
tried to explain the military reform
bin. Then Mussolint summed IL up
in 80 minutes and made 1t so clear
the Senate voted to have his speech
uosted throughout Italy, the first
time such a thing has been done.
eHe was suffering from what
would have become a duodenal
ulcer. Diet and medical treatment
obviated an operation.
Mussolini's influences
Conditions are progressing more
rapidly in Italy than in any other
-European country and because the
neople know Mussolini is working
to improve their living conditions.
HE is frank and sincere adj
nirer of America. talked two
hours with him in his home. He
told me he admired Americas re.
aourcefulness and its youthful vigor.
He attributed Americas prosperity
TO its steadiness. He contrasted
America, with its four years OF
government with the European ma.
tions where the government may
change any hour.
"Of all the foreigners who visit
Italy, the American lis the most
welcome.
Italy lost her reserve finances
during the war She must rebuild.
There are three ways in which
she may pay her debts: in prod
ucts, labor or gold. High tariff
prohibits her paying America in
products: the immigration law bars
her labor; she has no gold.
"She is willing to pay, but It
is a 'platonic' desire.
"The Dawes plan helped the Ger
mans so much that German conf
petition abroad is being keenly felt
ir Italy. The winners of the war
are in worse condition than those
who lost. Everywhere in Europe
rich Germans are to be met. This
Is NV own question. Would 1t not
be a good idea for America to send
Mr.. Dawes to Italy to work out
q plan whereby Italy could pay
what It owes America?
Economic Situation.
There is no unemployment in
Italy. Shipping tonnage from Italy
r. greater than before the war.
Italy is exporting products to Eng
fish markets, cotton fabrics to IT..
die and locomotives to Egypt. -Four
years ago there was a deficit of
800, 900 900 in the budget. Musso-
lini balanced the budget this year;
next year there will be a surplus.
Italian races in America are
passing through the same process
Of Americanization as other races
which came before them. Physically
and mentally the Italian race is
adaptable to assimilation into the
American commonwealth. OF eight
cen nationalities in the criminal
records, Italy has the fifth place In
point Of good citizenship. A crime
by an Italian woman is a rarity.
MusSOlini's Future.
"Mussolini said to me, My pur-
pose is not to keep power. My pur-
pose is to put Italy on it's feet.
When this is accomplished 1 will
hand over the government to any
loyal and trustworthy man."
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