The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
Seize Albanian Ports,
 Smashing Resistance
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and closer accord, threatening dem onstrations occurred at Tirana and elsewhere headed by armed bands which seriously endangered the per- sonal safety of Italians residing in Albania.
 On Thursday morning, April 6, our ships brought back to the fath- erland several hundred of our fel- low citizens from Durazzo and Val ona, including women and children.
 Last night attachments of Italian troops from Brindisi and Bari left for Albania.
 "At the same time the first naval squadron sailed and at dawn this morning it was patrolling the Al banian coast line from Santi Quar- anta to San Giovanni di Medua.
 "Air squadron A was mobilized."
 To Confer With Goering Mussolini had expected to confer tonight with Field Marshal Hermann Goering, Hitler's righ hand man, who had been vacationing at San Reno on the Italian Riviera.
 Mussolini provided a special train for Goering, and he was expected to come direct to Rome, arriving to- night.
 The sudden decision to dispatch troops to Albania caused a change of program. Goering's train was routed via Florence to Reggie 6i Calabria, in southern Italy to em- bark for Tripoli and, as the guest of Air Marshal Italo Balbo, governor general, inspect the defenses of Libya opposite the French Tunisian and Egyptian frontiers.
 Hence Prince Philip was expect ed to convey to Mussolini and Count Ciano the instructions which he bore for Goering, and it was understood that Goering would come here after his Libya visit. Government Communique
 An official communique. said that the text of the Italian proclama- tion dropped on Albanian towns by airplanes said:
 "Albanians! Italian troops land- ing today in your country belong to people who have been your friends throughout centuries, and have demonstrated it to you. DO not oppose useless resistance, which would be eliminated.
 Do not listen to the government and the men who have impoverish- ed you and now would lead you to futile blood shed.
 Soldiers of his majesty the King Emperor of Italy have come and will remain only for the time necessary to restore order, justice and peace"
 Reasons For Invasion
 Virgino Gayda, writing in the semi official Giornale DItalia, said military intervention in Albania was made necessary by King zog's bad government and intriguing mind."
 He declared that relations with Albania have been strained for months because M "Zog's activity and his small personal following of politicians The king wished to rule as a feudal, tyrannical lord, un- mindful of the elementary needs of his people, greedy for money, for his own personal capriceS, ambitious and irresponsible, an animator of internal discords and international intrigue.
 "zog was an implacable enemy of all those Albanians who did not be- long to his own political gang and had transformed most of Italy's generous purposes. The income from Italia-i financial aid became a monopoly of his own privat ecf- fers."
 Gayda declared that protests of Albanian patriots and attempts at revolt by the poor people were im- mediately suffocated by arms. He asserted that there was general mal- content around Tirana's royal pal- ace.
 Gayda charged that Zoz planned a coup against Jugoslavia in an eff fort to upset the latter's good re- lations with Italy.
 "Italy's clear-cut refusal against this coup" Gayda continued, pro- voked violent temper in King Fog and his col1aborators, who turned their wrath on Italian citizens liv- ing in Albania and those Albanian leaders accused of authentic friend- ship for Italy. Violence was used against our citizens"