The Washington times., 1936-07-13
WRITER GIVEN
DICTAT0R'S
ASSURANCE
Libyan Troops Due to
Be Recalled in Reply
To English Gesture
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ice that in response to with
drawal of the British home fleet
from the Mediterranean he will
withdraw the troops from Libya
that the British felt threatened
them in Egypt.
Today, too, MuSSolini Is wit
ness to birth of an AuStro-G Ger.
man accord which he fathered
and which now removes the Sec
ond danger of war in Europe,
namely, between Italy and Ger
many over Austria.
Thus in one stroke Europe is
free from two possibilities of war
which have frightened the Cont
nent from the days Italy modified
against Germany when Chancellor
Engelbert DollfuSS was murdered,
to the day when Italy modified
against the British fleet.
Cordial to Visitor
MuSsolini has triumphed as few
statesmen have triumphed in this
generation but MuSsolini Is not
triumphant.
He received me in his famous
huge room in the PalazZo Venezia
with that air Of benevolent gravity
which characterizeS his personal
relationship and is so Startlingly
different from the false reputation
abroad Of a bombaStic theatrical
Duce.
His hair is grayer and the lines
about his eyes deeper because the
days and nights spent at the bed
side Of his tiny daughter, Anna
Maria, fighting infantile paralysis
have scored more heavily upon
him than all the last II months OF
conquering Ethiopia and defying
q world Of enemies.
But as MuSSolini stepped for
ward with his springy stride and
showed out his hand for a strong
grip his movement was the move
ment Of youth. He wore a white
summer suit with a dark red neck
tie knotted closely. He said:
$50 you think America and
the outside world would be inter
ested by q word from me nOw?"
He likes to kid" his visitors,
but in so doing puts them at their
ease. I replied: ...s. ..,-..,s
"T should like above all 70
know, and I think the outside
world wants to know. whether
danger Of war between Italy and
Britain has been permanently
averted."
Said he:
'Tt Is entirely out Of the queS-
ton from now on. Recall from
the Mediterranean Of . notable
part Of the British fleet is .
new element Of Qualification in
, Anglo Italian relations.
"ThiS Qualification / desire
mOst cordially. For our part we
shall recall as soon as possible
. certain number Of divisions
from Libya."
WILL RESUME xAANO
Mark that Mussolini did not
assert that all his differences with
England are settled. Supremacy
important was his declaration
that the war which all Europe has
feared for the last IL months is
now out Of the question. asked:
GrWiN italy take q part in the
meeting Of the LOcarnO powers
in Brussels"
He answered:
'Tf the provisional Mediter.
ranean engagement still main
tanned by England shall be
abandoned and the last re-
mainders Of sanctions in Europe
be removed, the Fascist govern
ment will resume its full inter
national collaboration"
What Mussolini referred to
was the fact that when the
British sent their fleet to the
Mediterranean, Britain and the
Mediterranean powerS-France,
Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey
promised to help each other II
italy attacked to repel sanctions.
Working With Germany
Now France has withdrawn
from that agreement because
sanctions have been dropped, but
Britain has announced she con-
tinueS her pledge to defend Yugo-
slavia, Greece or Turkey if italy
attacks them. Against this inn
plication Of aggressive design, Mus
solini now protests and declares
he will not play ball with Eng
land until Italy is freed from
this evidence Of British suspicion.
italy Is now working closely
with Germany and although still