Evening star., 1939-03-23
Italy Streaming
To. Save Peace,
King Says
Vittorio Tells Chamber
Fronee: Is Informed
Of Nations Stond
- the Associated Press,

Emanuele told the new streamlined
Legislature today that Italy had
notified France of questions dividing
them, giving some of his listeners
the impression his government was
awaiting French moves toward
settlement.
His majesty, in a speech from the
throne, also said Italy wanted peace
to last "as long as possible" so she
could develop her African empire,
but he declared it was necessary to
continue rearming to save peace
for us and everybody"
Because the speech had the OBJ
vious approval of Premier Mussolini,
diplomats considered it of hopeful
significance.
French circles regarded it as leav-
Ing the door open to diplomatic ne
gotiations for settlement of Italy's
territorial claims against France.
Diplomats felt it was too early,
however, to foresee any immediate
French- Italian settlement.
Regarding France" the King
said, my government has made
known the questions which divide the
two countries in this moment in an
official note of last December IT,"
While the King was speaking,
Pope Plus XII again expressed his
desire for peace based on justice
and mutual cooperation" a Vatican
news service announced. This came
IN an audience for 700 Hungarian
pilgrims.
The Pope also received 10 young
american priests with their relatives.
HIS holiness spoke to them briefly
In English and blessed them and
their dioceses. The 10 were ordained
last Sunday by Bishop Ralph L.
Hayes, rector of the North American
College.
The King acknowledged that
events in Eastern Europe had
brought uneasy times.
Europe has not yet and will not
have times which can be called
easy and the recent collapse of
some of the artificial political struc-
lures born after the World War
demonstrates it," he said.
But 1t is difficult times which
reveal the character of peoples and
1t is for this reason that no doubt
clouds my mind with regard to the
future of the Italian people, a future
guaranteed by the arms and BY the
ever more profound united national
consciousness tempered by the hard
tests of war and the no less arduous
duties of peace"
Relations With Church Cordial.
AS for relations between the
church and the Fascist state, "they
continue to be inspired by the most
cordial understanding and co-opera-
ton in the sphere of reciprocal at
tributions and responsibilities" He
did not explain whether this meant
that differences with the Vatican
over racial restrictions on marriage
had been eased.
italian claims on France have not
yet been both officially and pub
icly formulated. Clamor in the
Fascist press has centered on the
6uez Canal, the French North
African protectorate of Tunisia,
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island province, Corsica.
The King said 1taly's quarrel with
France had been outlined in the
note Of December II, last, with
which Italy denounced the 1885
French-Itaian accord in which
France made minor territorial con-
cessions to Italy.
The full content of that COM
munication has not been made pub
lie, nor the contents of the French
reply. 1t has been announced, how
ever, that France considered rea-
sons given for the denunciation in
adequate.
British Accord Mentioned.
. Besides giving approval to the
Rome-Berlin axis, the anti-Comin-
tern pact and Continued rearma-
ment, the King made friendly men,
ton of the British-Italian accord
OF last April 16. He said the pact
had created conditions which were
necessary in order that resumption
of normal relations be long and
fruitful"
The Kings speech inaugurated the
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
which replaces the old Chamber Of
Deputies abolished last october by
the Fascist Grand Council, supreme
pohcy-making organ of the regime.
Six hundred fifty members-national
ouncillors-heard the address.
French Ambassador Andre Fran
cois-Poncet heard the speech from
a front row box He listened at
tentively, drumming his fingers on
the box railing. United States Am
bassador William Phillips gave
equally close attention.
Premier Mussolini stood impas-
sively, several yards to the left of
the throne. The Kings audience
applauded only a few times, par
ticularly when he spoke of Italians
fighting in Spain and declared
Italian armed forces should be in
ferior to none.
Economic Groups Represented.
The King was politely applauded
as he left the chamber. The As
sembly, having refrained from any
demonstration for Mussolini until
the King departed, cheered II Duce
as he left in his turn.
Five hundred of the councillors
were in their places as represent
atives of the various guilds which
dominate Italian economic life. The
49, remaining $50 represented the
Fasces or Fascist Party organiza-
tions.
Each Of the Chambers members