Evening star., 1939-10-22
Italy 10 Maintain
Balkan Interests,
Gayda Declares
: Nothing May Be Done
Without Rome, Fascist
Editor Writes
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Oct. 21.-Italy's deter
mination to maintain her interests
in the Balkans in spite of the new
situation created by the Turkish
British French mutual aid treaty
was authoritatively asserted tonight.
Nothing may be attempted or
done in the BaIxsns without ITALY,"
wrote Virginio Gayda, the editor
who often expresses the views of the
Fascist regime.
Italy also moved to eliminate a
possible source of friction with her
axis partner by concluding a pact
with Germany for the transfer of
100000 German-speaking residents
of the Italian Tyrol-won from
Austria in the World War-to the
Reich.
Vital Interests in Balkans.
Gayda, writing in his newspaper
II Giornale DItalia. said that Italy
has vital interests in the Balkans
which obviously are not solely
economic"
Neutral observers interpreted the
Italian insistence on voice in the
Balkans future as due to a desire
to prevent the war spreading to that
zone or the Mediterranean.
Gaydas remarks were in reply to
the British view the new pact would
enable Turkey to use her influence
for mediation and stabilization of
the Balkan countries.
Gayda said it remained to be seen
what Soviet Russia's attitude would
be toward the tripartite agreement.
Foreign circles represented Italy
was not entirely displeased with
the pact. These sources took
the view that Italy had been ap-
prehensive that Russia would at
tempt to spread her influence into
the Balkans. Italy still will keep a
close watch to see if the treaty
functions to actually deter Rus
sia, the commentators declared.
Sicilian Estates Being Broken Up.
The plan for migration of Ger
mans in the Tyrol was represented
as showing the government could
settle minority problems peaceably
At the same time the beginning of
the breakup of Sicilys large landed
estates in 10-year program was
described as a token of peaceful
Intentions"
II Giornale dItalia said Hitler had
kept his promise to establish an
Italian-German frontier on the
Brenner Pass.
Every possible cause, however
slight, of a nationality dispute be-
tween Italy and Germany has been
eliminated at the roots" the news
paper declared. II Giornale insist
ed that the inhabitants of German
extraction would be free of any
compulsion to leave.
Three Month Limit Set.
Arrangements for the migration,
part of Germany's vast plan for
the return of German people in
neighboring countries, provided
that all German citizens in the
Tyrol must return within three
months.
All other inhabitants of German
origin must choose by the end of
this year between Italian and Ger
man citizenship. Those who de-
eide on the latter must leave by
the end of 1912
There were indications the Reich
would reimburse those who re-
turned to Germany through a sys-
tenn of clearing arrangements be-
tween Italy and Germany.
The South TNrol, renamed Alto
Adige" by the Italians, has 200, ,000
German-speaking residents. 10000
Italians and 10000 foreigners, mostly
Germans, latest census figures
showed.
Italian Foreign Minister Count
Galeozzo Ciano, Hans Georg Won
Mackensen, German Ambassador to
Italy, and DR.. Karl Cladius, head
of German delegation, signed
the agreement.