Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Axis 'Non-Be||igerent
Toward U. s., Fascist
Commentator Says
Americas Reurminq
Described as Part of
ImperioIistie Plan
BY the AsSociated preSS.

By the Associated Press
ROME, Oct. 24.-An authoritative
Fascist commentator defined the
Rome-Berlin attitude toward the
United States as one of "non-bellig-
erency" today and another charged
that the United States rearmament
effort is but mask for an imperial
istic program.
Mario Appelius, military commen-
tator for Premier Mussolini's news
paper, II Popolo dItalia, explained
that the axis was limiting itself to
mon belligerency' toward the
United States because of "categori-
cal imperatives." He thus used for
the first time the word which Fas-
cists employed to describe Italys
attitude before she entered the war
on the side of Germany, and which
now is used to describe the status of
Spain.
Virginia Gayda, who often speaks
the inner feeling of the regime,
writing in II Giornale dItalia, said
that United States imperialism had
widened from dollar imperialism"
to political and military monop-
oily of positions and bases shown
in ever vaster consultations around
the starry republic"
Spain to Be Restored.
At the same time Adolf Hitler's
talks with French Vice Premier
Pierre Laval in Paris and Spanish
Generalissimo Francisco Franco on
the French-Spanish border were re-
ported in the Italian press as the
unfolding of events previously deter
mined upon at the mist shrouded
Bremen Pass conference of Hitler
and Premier Mussolini October 4.
Spain is destined to be restored
to a position of power in the Medi-
terranean. as a result of these meet
lngs, Fascist quarters said. a state
ment interpreted by foreign observ-
ers to mean that SPANS entrance
into the war is sought for an attack
on Gibraltar.
Writing in II Giornale dItalia.
Gayda said the United States lis
entering imperialistic waters which
formerly belonged to England"
Floating in Gold"
The Fascist editor interpreted the
recent statement of Frank Knox.
Secretary of the Navy. that the
United States would obtain addi-
tlonal Pacific bases as evidence that
America is preparing to lend an
other hand to the progressive de-
structlon OF the British Empire by
constituting herself heiress to the
positions and riches which formerly
formed a part of British power"
He said there is no question that
the United States lis floating in
gold and could perform miracles
in rearmament.
But there is question whether
the necessary national spirit such
as has been created in Italy and
Germany will accompany this mill
tary preparation" Gayda continued.
There is a question also whether
the program of adequate defense is
! not merely a conventional mask hid.
Ing d OCuOcI dUc EJldIl Vi dSSIcSSlOIl.
Appelius indicated the situations
regarding Spain and Russia and the
self -imposed limitation of the axis
in its ''non-belligerency" toward the
United States were among nine
questions undoubtedly reviewed by
Premier Mussolini and Fuehrer Hit
Ter at their recent Bremen Pass
meeting.
A disclosure, which was height
ened by the conference between
Hitler and Generalissimo Franco
yesterday, was to the effect that
Spain has three objectives-"Gi-
braltar, Africa and Spanishism" ZAP
pelius' own coined word.
Nine zones" which Appelius in
dictated Mussolini and Hitler ex-
plored were:
l. The siege of England
2. The submarine blockade.