Evening star., 1938-12-05
DdIddier Bars
luniisiia, Corsica
Gifts 10 Italy
Demands Integrity
Of Possessions
Be Respected
BACKGROUND

Last Wednesday Italy began
neD campaign for expansion in
Mediterranean Speech OF Italian
foreign minister. Count Galeazzo
Cidno, in Chamber of Deputies
touched of demonstration and
shouts of "Tunisia" French pro-
tested and Britain supported
France By inStructing her ENJOY
in Rome to make representations
to the italian government.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec 5-Premier Daladiel
f1atly asserted today that France
had no intention of giving up any
part of her territory, personally an
swering Italian clamor for French
Corsica and Tunisia.
In Rome Virginio Goyda, the
Fascist editor. indicated that
Italy would make demands on
France at later date)
M. Daladier, in a communique. an
nounced his intention of visiting the
two regions shortly after the first OF
the year. He urged inhabitants
who have been demonstrating riot
ously against the italian campaign
to remain calm.
There is no need to state that
these manifestations dn italy, will
meet strong opposition against the
cession of any territory over which
the national flag floats" the premier
declared.
His statement was regarded as
doubly significant in view of prepa-
rations here to receive Joachim Won
Rlbbentrop, German foreign min
lister, who is coming to Paris tomor-
row to sign French German no.
war accord
Backs Territorial Integrity.
M. Daladier did not limit his re-
marks to Italys newly-raised de-
mands. He also declared Frances
resolution to demand respect for
the absolute integrity of all
French territory by every means. ;
Both French and Germans agree
that the war-renunciation pact
similar to the declaration signed by
Reichsfuehrer Hitler and British
Prime Minister Chamberlain at
Munich last September 30, would
be only the starting point for
further negotiations between Paris
and Berlin
Some observers believed that M
Daladier had cleared the air for
the French-Ger discussions with
definite expression of France S
position against colonial demands
from either OF the Fascist partners
No hitch was expected, however
to signing of the pact, as M. Dala-
dier apparently was determined to
go through with it. This was in
dicated by the fact that formal
conversations were arranged TO;
after the signing rather than
before it.
The demonstrations of loyalty in
Tunisia and Corsica, M. Daladiel
said, were the best response that
could be made" to Italy's demands
He added that protest made by
France already had won a declara
tion from the italian government
that demonstrations for colonial
claims were not formulated by the
government.
That the premier made his dec
laration after receiving the Italian
answer, however, indicated that
France still believed it would be
ol1ncult IN a country where public
opinion and the press are as well
controlled as in Italy for such a
campaign to get under way without
government support.
Press Examines Agreement.
The French press. although gen.
orally approving the agreement with
Germany, warily looked into it today
to find the game of the Rome
Berlin Fascist alliance.
A report that Won Ribbentrop
would offer to act as mediator be-
tween Rome and Paris already was
mooted about Paris, but the uues-
tion everywhere was "at what
price?"
Premier Daladier's own Radical
Socialist party newspaper, L'Oeuvre,
referred to the fact that Won Rib
bentrops visit to Paris conceded
with Italian agitation for French
Tunisia and Corsica and said fatty:
1T is trap"
M. Daladier himself, reliable in
formants said. was ready to re-
ject Won Ribbentrop's bid if any
strings were tied to it, such as
aid for the German goal of re-
turned colonies.
These informants indicated the
French believed Premier Mussolini
OF Italy would be willing to call
halt to the Tunisia agitation if
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