Evening star., 1939-08-28
Duce Ready 10 Lend
His Aid in Seekinq
Settlement
Goydo Indicates Britoin
And France Will Have
To Prove Good Will
Ry the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 28.-Fascists said
today Premier Mussolini was ready
to lend his good offices to a settle
ment of European problems, but
indicated that Great Britain and
France would have to satisfy both
Germany and Italy of their good
will.
Virginio Gayda, often the unof-
fetal spokesman of the government,
said Mussolini alone could not "ac-
complish the miracle expected of
him."
He has need" Gayda wrote in the
Giornale d'Italia, "of responsible
men Of good will who listen to his
words and understand with honesty
the spirit in which he speaks them" !"
Gayda, like other Italian COM
mentators, remained pessimistic as
to the outcome of the exchange of
notes between London and Berlin.
The margin of time in which to
avert war, he said, was lessening,
adding, mo bright hopes should be
drawn" from the current waiting
phase"
Sees useful Element"
The British governments reply to
Adolf Hitler may bring a useful
element to the orientation OF inter-
national positions If not to the solu-
ton of pending questions" Gayda
observed.
But it also is certain that if the
adversaries do not deliberately want
war, they should refrain from mixing
with the elementary limits of the
problem and its solutions, their own
questions of prestige and calcula-
tions Of unconfessable aspirations
Gadya said foreign governments
and peoples were seeking the direct
intervention of the Duce to save
peace"
Mussolini is not idle, Gayda re-
peated. But he added that the ap-
peals thus far have overlooked the
Mussolini policy, which is:
Understanding and respect of the
needs and rights of all peoples, CO.
operation among the great nations
responsible for European history,
and courageous revision and repair
of absurd systems and obvious in
justices"
Gayda again affirmed Italy's soli-
darity with Germany. in recognition
OF Germany's "just demands.
MuSsolini was in contact with both
Adolf Hitler and the British govern
ment.
It also became known today Pope
Plus XII received Francis Osborne
British envoy to the Holy See, at
Castel Gandolfo yesterday.
A Vatican source also said a high
papal official met Casimir Papee,
Polish Ambassador to the Holy See,
yesterday and that a radio message
was dispatched to Msgr. Filippo
Cortesi, papal nuncio at Warsaw
instructing him to get in touch with
the Polish government at once.
Envoy Sees Ciano.
Hitler has kept Mussolini in
formed of his proposal to the British
government and his intentions in
four exchanges Of messages between
them the past three days. Sir Percy
Lorraine, the British Ambassador
was believed in foreign circles to
have consulted with II Duce on
points in the British reply which
the cabinet at London has been
drafting over the week end.
Sir Percy conferred with Count
Galeazzo Ciano, italian foreign min
lister, yesterday. He was expected
to call again today with a copy OF
the reply his government will send
to Hitler.
German Ambassador Hans-Georg
Viktor Won Mackensen delivered q
telephone message from Hitler to
Mussolini yesterday. Further ex-
changes between Hitler and Musso-
lini were expected today.
Those acquainted with Musso-
lini's viewpoint thought it likely he
was insisting on the recognition OF
Italian claims on France in any gen.
eral settlement, while at the same
time using his efforts to end the
crisis.