Evening star., 1940-07-15

NnOICe or C1Tfen0ef
Or Destruction to
Be Offered
BY the Associated Press. ''vi',
ROME, July 15.-Authoritative
Fascist Editor Virginio Gayda indi-
Gated today that Germany and italy
would serve an ultimatum on Great
Britain within a few days, offering
her a choice between surrender or
destruction.
Gayda's editorials in the news
paper II Giornale dTtalia frequent
ly reflect official opinion.
preparation will be completed
In a very few days." Gayda wrote.
Britain will have to settle her last
account. She will have to choose
between submission to the renovat-
Ing. restorative forces of Europe or
extremely grim. violent war in which
anexorable destruction, fateful,
precipitous step toward final over
throw, will be measured not by years
or weeks of which Churchill spoke,
but by days or hours
This evidently was an answer to
British Prime Minister Churchill's
assertion in broadcast to the en-
pire and the United States yesterday
That Britain must prepare not only
FOR the summer, but for the winter,
pot only for 1941, but for 1912, when
The war will, trust, take different
orm from the defensive in which
i has hitherto been bound"
Sinking of Two Subs Claimed.
Meanwhile, destruction of two
British submarines and destroyer
n weekend naval operations in
Fhe Mediterranean were claimed by
italy.
An italian submarine, the high
command said, sank a British sub
harine and destroyer in the West
m Mediterranean. 1t had reported
esterday that an italian destroyer
lso sank British submarine.
Uoss of a destroyer and one
submarine is acknowledged by the
British. The admiralty disclosed
yesterday the sinking of the 1885,
ton destroyer Escort, torpedoed
in the Western Mediterranean.
1t said today the 760-ton sub
marine Shark vas Overdue and
presumed to be lost" but did not
say where)
Damage of undisclosed extent was
lid to have been heaped on British
arships in the Mediterranean. pic
red by Italy as struggling home
Alexandria under aerial pounding
ter a hapless foray into the open
"a. Battleships and cruisers were
ported struck repeatedly" with
havy bombs.
10 Planes Claimed in Week.
A total of 10 British planes de-
royed was counted for the week
d, both over the Mediterranean
ID in Africa. where. the COM
unique today said, Italian scouting
anes also machine-gunned British
pops near. Buna, East Africa.
On the debit side the Italians
knowledged one of their subma-
hes was missing and one of their
hnes had failed to return to its
Sc.
Reports from Spain said that the
itish battle cruiser Hood, largest
val vessel in the world, which the
llians assert their planes have hit
peatedly with bombs, was lying in
harbor at Gibraltar with her
h turrets so badly damaged they
lld not be repaired with facilities
ere.
While wide-ranging italian air
padrons were engaged in harassing
retiring British fleet, other units
the air force were reported to
We set several big fires in another
ack on the British naval base
Malta. which the high command
d Saturday had been rendered
tually unfit for use.
"a BritiSh poMmunique said
hree wares - Italian planes
ad attacked Nina but had been
eaten off.)
'wo British plases were said to
Re been destrpyedein = dog fight
ing the raid whise al italian
mes returned safely
harp fighting occurred along the
der between Ethioaia and Brit
IS Kenya colony. where British
Rcks were repsrtel repulsed at
eral points. Il British air raid
an Italian airdrome at Ckenaica,
va, was said to have been beaten
without damage or casualties.
Reprisal Threatened.
European economic lineup for
risal against any American con-
entail blockade was forecast yes
lay by Gayda.
Fayda's prediction was published
he newspaper II Giornale d'1talia.
Iayda laid sponsorship of an al
I'd blockade scheme to the
ted States, asserting that such a
would raise the problem OF
dom of international trade
ch surely cannot find useful as
ance in this grandiose CONNER
blockade of the Americas nledi-
Id at Washington
resident Roosevelt has approved
eport designed to establish the
Is for pan-Arherican economic
" through a broad program OF
tralizlng exports of the Western
hisphere through one or more
ncies representing all countries
It is evident" Gayda declared,
It a concentration of American
Is could only provoke other con-
nts' formations of other similar
pings for defense and balance.
Blocs, political and economic,
ys by automatic reaction create
blocs. Present history proves
he Fascist editor commented
that such plan contrasted
previous American policy of
dom of international trade and
hred it "navigates in the waters
economic autarcfy."
defended Europe's autarchic