The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-04
DUCE P0STP0NES
1912 EXPOSITION
Complete Mobilization Of
Italian Forces Is Now
Under Way

VATICAN CITY, June 3.-R)-
Pone Plus XII conferred today with
Monsignor Francesca BoTgogini Du-
ca. Papal Nuncio of Italy.
What the Pontiff discussed with
the Nuncio in a private audience in
the pope's library was not disclos-
ed. but some foreign observers pre-
sumed their talk concerned the pos
sibilitv of Italy entering the war.
ROME, June 3.-LP)-The Italian
government today announced the in
definite postponement of the 1912
Rome exposition, which Premier
Nussolini once referred to as proof
that Italy was not planning to go to
wa.
The reason given for the post
ponement was that several nations
had requested more time to repair
exhibits.
Italy's "behind the scenes mill
tarv mobilization proceeded, with
the pink cards which call up reser-
visits being delivered at additional
homes every mail.
Chairmen of the provincial COM
mittees for the organization OF blood
donors discussed plans to meet emef-
eency demands for transfuslons.
The conference was officially de-
scribed as having unusual import
ance at the present moment. IL
was attended also by representatives
of the army, navy and air force.
The delegate of the Womens Sec
ton Of the Fascist party promised
the cooperation of italian women.
Residents of Turin, Italy's big in
dustrial center close to the French
frontier, were urged by the press to
depart for country districts as the
nation quietly pressed general mobi-
lization plans in preparation for
war.
Throughout Italy the population,
convinced that the zero hour is not
war distant, anxiously awaited word
as to where and when the first blow
would be struck in behalf of long
asitated national aspirations.'
Uncounted reservists found in their
: mail pink slips ordering them to re-
. port to their regiments and they
hastily exchanged civilian garb for
: uniforms.
= The individual notification system
/ obviated the necessity of posting a
general mobilization proclamation
o but any doubt that the army is being
=. put on a war time footing was dis
6 solved by the authoritative Fascist
Editor Giovanni Ansaldo in his week
ly broadcast to Italian troops.
'Mobilization is under way" An
saldo. editor of Foreign Minister
= > Count Galeazzo Ciano's newspal er
= II TELEGRAPH of Leghorn, declared
emphatically.
He said that lever stronger con
ltingents" are reaching concentration
r points, and warned unmobilized re
S servists that they might expect
i Call 10 dI any i'iNAiiNiiS'
S Some quarters ventured the opin
ion that some announcement con
cerning Premier Mussolinis inten
S tions might follow the scheduled
S meeting of the Italian cabinet tomor
o rom. but this possibility was secuted
J. by the newspaper II Resto Del Carl
no. a leading exponent of interven
= ton.
, II Resto forecast, however, tina
Italy would move soc'.
, Some observers believed that tn
a arrival of the Italian liner Conte d
6 Savoia at Genoa Yesterday atte
k emitting the usual Naples stop, ha'
brought the deadline closer.
Silent On Pact
- Fascist circles found cause for sat
n isfaction in the address whclh Pre-
If mier Reyfik Saydan of Turke
v broadcast yesterday to his natlol
f. Although Saydem declared that Tul
n key was ready to take up arms ii
|, defense of the father]and" he faile
to mention Turkeys mutual assist
: ance pact with Great Britain an
, France-a fact to which Fascist CON
o mentators attached great importance
!. The Italian press continued to dc
vote considerable space to stories c
r Spanish demonstrations against Br
IS tish control of Gibraltar. At the sam
l, time the official Italian news agency
l. Stefani, said there were rumors t.
r. the Allies were planning to Ian
S. troops in the international zone a
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