Evening star., 1939-04-10
Albanian Regime
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People 10 Italy
Duce Fails to Arrive;
Formation of Fuscist
Party Planned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TIRANA, April 10.-The provi-
sional Albanian government today
pledged the loyalty of the Albanian
people to Premier Mussolini and
formally accepted Italian rule on
their behalf.
The President and Secretary Of
the Administrative Committee broad
cast loyalty addresses to Albanians
and to Italy. Their speeches were
relayed over all italian radio sta
tions.
Contrary to expectations in IT.
rama, Mussolini had not arrived IN
time for the broadcast and it was
doubted that he would come today.
The appeal" of Albanian leaders
to Mussolini to permit them to found
an Albanian Fascist party also was
read over the radio.
I'VE express our thanks for your
(Mussolini's) sacrifices, which have
saved the Albanian people from so
many dangers" the appeal said.
1lC dOu1 CSSCS SdlAC do SAOW0o
gathered in the main square of this
fallen Albanian capital in expecta-
ton of a broadcast by Mussolini.
Anthem Opens Broadcast.
The President of the provisional
government spoke in Albanian and
the secretary in Italian. The broad
cast opened with the Albanian ma
tional anthem and the Fascist hymn.
For the past 26 years we have
had a bad administration in Albania
and have shown that we have been
incapable of governing ourselves"
said the president of the provisional
Albanian Government Committee set
up by Italians.
This state of things led us to
peril-that of Albanian disunity.
Our sole hope was the beloved and
genial person of II Duce, who has
made moral and material sacrifices
for us and has liberated Albania
from her peril.
Army Comes as Friend.
The army which comes today is
an army sent by II Duce and it
comes as a friend, not as an enemy.
They are descendants of Italians
who fought with Skanderbeg (Al-
banian national hero of the 18th
century who received aid from
Venice in a war against the Turks
and for this reason we must be
tranquil in receiving the army which
has responded to our appeals.
Beloved Duce, you have made
many sacrifices for us and have
saved us from many perils, and for
this reason we address to you, for
whom all is possible and of whom
we have no right to ask anything,
to you who has given us all, that
you save the Albanian people"
Read over the radio as coming
from "notables of Tirana" to Musso-
lini, the appeal said Italian troops
had liberated Tirana from base
slavery"
Speculation on Government.
There was considerable specula-
ton on the sort of permanent gov
ernment Mussolini would choose for
Albania.
It was possible the premier would
offer the crown of fugitive King
Zog to King Victor Emmanuel just
as he presented the monarch with
the crown of Ethiopian King Halle
Selassie three years ago.
Many thought there would be an
Italian governor or possi-
bly, viceroy as in Ethiopia, and
that the one million inhabitants
of this mountainous land of l0,629
square miles would be given q ma
tional assembly to make decisions
where there was no chance of con-
f1ict with Fascist policy.
The Albanian Minister to Bull /,
garia telegraphed to Mussolini yes
terday an expression of hope that
some degree of Albanian independ-
ence would be preserved.
Troops Continue Advance.
Meanwhile italian troops con-
tlnued their advances into the
rugged valleys Of the Albanian him
terland, reporting they were well
coined by the people as deliverers
Commanders said they met little Or
no resistance.
Although the mountainous regions
still were for the most part un-
conquered, Fascists asserted all Al
oania would be dominated speedily
They said ALI responsible Albanian
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