Evening star., 1934-04-28
ITALY WILL ARM
TO INSURE PEACE,
KING TELLS WORLD
MuSS0Iini Joins in Cheering
Three-Point Program
of Monarch.
PLEDGES COOPERATION
WITH OTHER NATIONS
Officers, Materials and Unity Of
Preparation Will Be 0bjec-
tives in Drive.
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSSOCldltO FIcSS
ROME, April 28.-King Victor
Emmanuel declared today that while
Italy ardently desires peace, she will
increase the strength Of her military
in the conviction that is the first
guarantee of peace.
The King was cheered roundly as
he made the declaration in opening
the twenty-ninth Parliament since
Italy became a united kingdom in
1860.
We sincerely and ardently desire
for Italy and Europe the longest pos
sible period of peace" he said, but
the best guarantee of this peace is
the efficiency of our armed forces.
Perfect Efficiency.
my government will augment and
perfect this efficiency. which rests on
three points-officers, materials and
unity of preparation"
Joining in the enthusiastic cheering
were Senators and Deputies-includin
Premier Mussolini and Guglielmo
Marconi, members of the Italian cabi-
net and Crown Prince Umberto.
Celebrating on his three points of
preparation" King Victor said Italy's
officers must have solid professional
preparations and be animated by the
fervor of youth which, he said. is
characteristic Of the Fascist age.
To Renew Materials.
War materials, he went on, must
be renewed.
The King reviewed the Italian sit
uation, beginning:
Italy has given the world an ex-
ample of disciplined economic forces,
having started in 1926. only three
years before the crisis which even
tually resulted in other nations fol-
lowing her lead"
The King said the Italian govern
ment would continue to follow "a pol
icy of specific collaboration with all
people, particularly neighboring states.
and with those upon whom the devel-
opment and future of Western civili-
zation will depend"
His majesty referred to the devel-
opment of Italy's colonies. which he
said now have been completely paci-
fed.
Speaking of financial matters. the
King said the most pressing problem
Is that Of balancing the budget, ad-
ding:
To balanced budget is bound the
fate OF public and private demands"
Vatican Peace Desired.
Mentioning the understanding be-
tween civil and religious authorities,
King Victor declared Cancellation
with the Vatican remains an essential
element in Italian history"
He referred to the development of
new legal codes and educational prog
reSs. Then he said:
No one should be surprised if mill
tary material is made a part of the
scholastic program in high schools
and universities.
Notwithstanding the hardships of
the times" the King concluded. lit is
with profound satisfaction that 1 fol-
low the ascending march of the Ital-
ian nation. This march will never be
interrupted because the Italian peo-
Pile are united compactly around my
house and the Fascist emblem, as in
no other epoch in its history, merits
and will have always a greater des-
tiny"
Black Shirt Echoes.
From the tenor of his speech and
his unhesitating acclamation of the
progress accomplished under II Duce,
the crowded galleries might have
closed their eyes and imagined they
were listening to member of the
Black Shirt ranks.
The Chamber of Deputies was gor-
geously decorated with palms. The
King was in full-dress generals uni
form, Crown Prince Humbert beside
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