Evening star., 1932-06-12

ment whereby that colony should be
come Q condominium Of the two power
where italian citizens should be free II
immigrate without losing their nation
atty. In exchange the Italian govern
ment Is reported to be willing to pa!
the Portuguese q substantial amoun
for the colony and give 1t share In it
development.
Claims Colonial Outlets.
On June 3, Dino Grandi made
speech before the Senate advancing ,
claim for colonial outlets for Italy
surplus population. The Italian popula
tion Is at present 100000, but, &C
within the next IS years. The problem
sidered by Dino Grand "as grave as tn,
problem Of security for other nations
as grave as the problem Of economic
recovery: 1t Is a problem Of life and OF
it depends Italy's very existence in th'
future"
Signor Grandi's speech was meant q
a warning to the other powers and wa!
considered as such by the French prime
minister. Edouard Herriot, who foul
days later made a speech indicating
tAAob 04lNC was oNdIC Vi xIdly b Ollll
culties and was willing to discuss then
In friendly manner with the Italiar
government. Herriot indicated thai
France was willing to encourage Italy!
expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean
and assist Italy to come to an agree.
ment with the Turkish republic with 9
view of sending the Italian overflow
population into Anatolia.
Suggestion Received ColdIy.
This suggestion of the French prime
minister is reported to have been re.
ceived very coldly by the Italian gov.
ernment. Turkey Is q we'll organized
independent state and cannot be ex.
pected to admit on its territory q large
body OF foreigners whom their govern
ment wants to maintain 100 per cent
Italians. 1t is impossible for the Ital.
ian government. it Is said, to accep,
such suggestion because, even II the
Turkish government was induced ts
listen to such a proposal, the result will
be that within a few years there viii
be SO many differences between the two
governments regarding the treatment O.
the Italians in Turkey that the gooe
relations between Italy and Turkey
would be jeopardized
As a counter proposition It Is re.
ported that the Italian government in.
tends to approach the British and tn,
French government to discuss the DOS
sibility of Italy purchasing Angola from
the Portuguese.
That colony. which IS situated be-
tween the French Congo. the Belgiar
Congo and the South African Union
can offer ample scope for the ambitious
colonial plans of II Duce. 1t has al
area of about 1900 900 square miles
population OF only $500, 900 inhabitants
Of which only 10000 are whites an,
the rest natives.
The country, under the Portuguese,
administration. has never been fully de-
veloped. 1t produces at present mainl,
agricultural products such as cotton
coffee, sugar and coconuts. Most o
the trade is between Angola ant
to be immensely wealthy. 1t has larg,
deposits Of oil, copper, iron, gold ant
diamonds.
Novel C0lonizing Scheme.
The Italians have q novel colonizini
scheme. They do not want the countr,
exclusively for its natural resources, bu
as place Of settlement for the surplu!
Italian population.
Hitherto the principles which hav,
guided the old colonizing powers wer,
the exploitation of the wealth of /:
new colony by q few whites, with tn,
exclusive aid Of the natives.
Colonies were In very few instance.
used as settlements for the surplu!
population of the colonizing nation
They were, in the old days, penal settle.
ments or places of refuge of the perse.
cuted or the discontented elements of 9
highly civilized country.
In modern days they were merely q
place where raw materials could be OBJ
tanned at low price and were con.
sidered as an excellent investment fol
the surplus capital Of the colonia
power.
Italy's idea is, however, to make their
future colony a place where they could
settle several millions of Italians who
cannot make even a bare living in theii
own country, because it Is too small fol
the rapidly growing population. Italy
Mussolini says, wants q colony Tor SET
tlement and not for exploitation.
While Great Britain is said not tc
regard with disfavor Italy's ideas re-
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ton Is expected not so much from
Portugal, as from the South African
Union and France.
South Africa Is satisfied with hel
present neighbors. She is satisfied with
the present colonial policies of France
and Belgium, which consider the Wes,
African possessions as territories In
tended merely for exploitation. In this
way 1t Is unlikely that there ever will
be any wholesale migration Of white
people from the mother country tc
Africa, and the dominion Of South
Africa need not fear any aggressive
neighbors in years to come. II the
Italian scheme come strue, it is con.
ceivable that within two or three gen.
erations there should be Q preponder.
antly white state in Angola, and the
South Africans do not welcome such m
eventuality; they prefer to have peace
full, unambitious Negroes to q white
population as their neighbors.
The objections Of France are reported
to be of a more serious nature.
France continues to distrust Italy, al
though It's present government does de.
sire to improve the present strained
relations between the two countries
But while France would have no OBJ
jections in Italy's finding "a place
under the sun" on the eastern shore.
Of the Mediterranean where she woult
be kept almost continually in political
entanglements, France Is suspicious oi
Italy establishing herself in the west.
ern Atlantic, close to some Of France,
most valuable colonies.
Nobody In France can foresee whai
developments will take place within tn,