Evening star., 1940-06-19
No Reason 10 Slow
Pity for France,
Gayda Declares
Will Be More Generous
Than Foe at Versailles,
Duce's Editor Declares

Than Foe at Versailles,
Duee's Editor Declares
BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 19.-Italy can see
mo reason to show pity for France
In the present case," the Fascist
editor Virginio Gayda. who fire.
quently speaks for Premier Musso-
lini. wrote today in II Giornale
DItalia.
Gayda said he was answering
sentimental appeals" Of American
and Swiss newspapers for consider
alton for France.
Gayda indicated that France
would be required to yield some of
her territory under German Italian
peace terms.
"A new European order only can
restore national unities and dis
tribute justly political power and
overseas colonies" Gayda wrote.
This, he said. would assure neces-
sary proportions between popula-
tions" on the basis Of their birth
rate and free the economic means
at their disposal"
More Generous Than Versailles.
German-Italian conditions for
peace, he. went on although as
severe as necessary will be more
generous and just than those forced
in the system of Versailles against
Germany"
He declared the treaty of Ver-
sailles cut nearly 100000 900 "au-
thentic Germans" off from Germany
and Austria, robbed Germany of her
colonies and refused Italy any CO.
lonial territory.
Gayda took lote of the declara-
ton of British Prime Minister Wins
ton Churchill that Britain would
fight on with American aid promised
by President Roosevelt.
Germany and Italy are ready to
continue the war, Gayda went on,
and now they count on carrying it
out against "Anglo-Saxon forces
alone
Adolf Hitler and Mussolini estab-
lished the --latest agreements" at
Munich, he declared, "for a wider
| and more vigorous operation. Here
after this European war is spread
ing from little under the Arctic
Circle to the equator. The zone re-
served largely to Italy's forces alone
spreads over an area of between
5000 and $500 square kilometers."
An agreement settling certain
problems Of war economy" between
Germany and Italy was announced
officially. Details were withheld
The agreement was signed yester-
day. 1t was negotiated by DR.. Karl
Clodius, German economic ace, and
Amadeo Gianini.
France May Be Occupied.
Stationing of an Italian German
Army Of occupation on French soil
was foreseen by political circles as
probable condition of the terms
which Mussolini and Hitler decided
yesterday France must accept to
obtain peace.
Although there was no Official in
formation concerning of the de-
tails Of the peace terms upon which
they have agreed, informed quarters
believed 1t certain they would in
slst on full guarantees against any
part Of France being involved in
future military operations against
either Italy or Germany.
There was no hint, meanwhile. of
any slackening of Italian military
activity.
Dispersal of a British armored
column which attempted to pene-
trate Italian lines in East Africa
allegedly under cover of the Ital-
Ian flag was reported by the Italian
high command.
The communique said Italian
planes sank an enemy submarine
and continued attacks on Allied air
bases in East Africa, resulting in
the burning of three planes.
Preparations to protect the civilian
population went forward feverishly.
Naval and aerial warfare has been
continuing along the far-fung Med
lterranean outposts, where Italian,
French and British possessions lie
close together.
British sources announced that
81 civilians had been killed in
air raids on Malta in the first
week following Italy's entrance
into the war Forty-one others
were listed as seriously injured
and II slightly hurt.
(From Cairo it was reported
that British raiding party had
penetrated deeply into Libya,
capturing an Italian general
while he was driving his wife to
a maternity hospital.
Gen. Archibald P. Wavell.
commander of the British forces
in the Middle East, declared that
the British Empire would fight
on against Germany and Italy
until the struggle is won, regard
less of Frances suit for peace.)
Warned Against Rejection.
Fascists warned that French re-
lection OF the terms fixed at Munich
would bring swift final assault"
by the combined German and Italian
Armies to smash her to the ground.
The newspaper II Popolo di Roma
said Germany and Italy would de-
mand the unconditional surrender
Of France.
Its Munich correspondent said a
precise plan had been drawn up for
division Of French territory between
German and Italian Armies to pre-
vent the French from aiding Britain
any further.
German and italian plans for an
armistice, he said, likewise will re-
quire France to hand over all her
gold, raw materials and factories for
use in the fight against Britain.
Preliminary conditions for an
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