Evening star., 1936-10-26
JAPAN MAY Join
DUCE AND HITLER
Triple Alliance Against CON-
munism Hinted by ltaI-
ian Commentator,
Ry the Associated Press.

ROME, October ga tripartits
alignment against communism-in.
cluding Italy. Germany and Japan
was hinted today in the newspaper
Giornale DItalia by the authoritative
commentator. Virginio Gayda.
Against Communism Fascist Italy
and National Socialist Germany have
decisively reared up In the name of
European and world collaboration"
Gayda wrote. I'VE are glad to note
faraway Japan also adheres to these
positions owing to similarity Of views
and purposes"
Gayda, often described as the "un-
official spokesman of the Fascist gov
ernment." said this about Japan:
Japan is the advanced sentinel Of
a living. constructive civilization in
the Pacific which sustains an open
fight for the defense of the entire
Asiatic continent against the corro-
sions Of communism.
Why Japan Left League.
Japan also left Geneva 0he
League Of Nations) owing to the in
comprehension of the League in her
vital problem in Manchukuo, which
was equal to the incomprehension
demonstrated in the Italian problem
in Ethiopia"
Italy and Germany, Gayda asserted,
will not be influenced by Soviet
provocations in the so-called nom
Intervention Committee in London"
Rather. the writer declared, the
two totalitarian powers will "repel
them by every means if they go be-
yond the limits of gratuitious denun-
Citations and paper propaganda"
An Italo-German agreement by
which the two countries will collabo-
rate on major problems was disclosed
in communique announcing the con-
clusion of conversation with Hitler
and Konstantin Won Neurath, Ger
man foreign minister. by an Italian
mission headed by Foreign Minister
Count Galeazzo Ciano.
The communique gave plain warn
ing the two totalitarian nations had
submerged their differences and
would unity their policies to confront
what they regard as common threats
to their security and ambitions.
Drafted after Hitler received Ciano
at his Bavarian estate yesterday, the
announcement enumerated six points
on which agreement had been reached.
They were: The Locarno pact, the
League of Nations, the Spanish civil
war. the Danubian Basin including
Austria, bilateral economic co-opera-
ton and a united front against COM
munism.
Details were withheld but the state
ment did not imply any formal
alliance or treaty.
The text of the communique:
During the visit by the minister OF
foreign affairs for italy, Count Ciano.
made to the fuehrer-chancellor OF
the Reich and during the conversations
which he had with the director OF
German policy, they examined the
most important questions of present.
day political, economic and social ma
ture, particularly those more directly
IAAC wv SOAA4SAASo'
THE conversations were carried on
in an atmosphere Of friendly cordiality.
There was evidence-to their mutual
satisfaction-of a concordance Of views
and a determination by the two gov
ernments to conduct in common action
to their advantage a general work for
peace and reconstruction.
To Maintain Contact.
1.-THE two governments are to main
tain contact with each other for the
accomplishment of these purposes"
At the same time. II Duce in
speech at Imola indicated he has no
hope for lasting peace and depends.
therefore, on force for the preserva.
ton of Italian security.
Chsered by 10000 listeners, II Duce
reiterated the admonition he delivered
Saturday at nearby Bologna that
Italy's "olive branch grows out Of an
immense forest of 5000, 900 bayonets."
Our security is in our force" he
shouted. above all, it is in our iron
will"
II Duce returned to Rome this noon.
plotting his tri-motor plane.