The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
DUCE M0UTHPIECE
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the signal for similar but greater
bombardment of London" the
newspaper added.
However, Rome was considered
here to be fairly safe from attack,
with the Italians prepared to make
it an open city for removing gov
eminent offices, troops and r.
craft.
Some observers heard that an
Italian attack on their first secret
objective would come in the early
hours next Monday but a source
considered reliable indicated it
probably would be later, possibly
Thursday or Friday night.
Although only Mussolini and pos
sibly his axis partner, Adolf Hit
Ter, are supposed to know the date
of the expected entry into the war,
confidence that Italy has closed
her last week as a acknowledgement
nation in this val was based on
impressions in Italian circles IS
well as war preparations which
appear to be complete.
The imminence of an italian
move was indicated further by
foreign reports that Italian ships
are being kept in neutral ports.
Government controlled news
papers substantiated the reports
by publishing them.
A competent source said Italian
ships would fail to make their sail
ings from Italian ports as schedul-
ed during the coming week.
Italian air service to South AM
erica was placed on a basis of one
round trip each month instead of
each week, presumably as a war
precaution. Departures are to be
secret.
Italians took great notice of what
newspapers described as "the
growing agitation for American in
tervention" in the war. But fas-
cists in government circles as well
as newspapers continued to scout
the idea that the United States
would be able to give Britain and
France effective aid in time.
Tries to Explain
II Giornale d'Italia sought to ex-
plain the declaration of it's editor
that United States entry into the
war would give European powers
the right to intervene in American
affairs.
The newspaper declared the
article was not a '%provocation or
threat toward the United States,
explaining it meant to say that
American Intervention in Europe
would "create a precedent which
would justify the turning Of Europ-
can powers against America either
at the present or in possible future
conflicts"
A fascist in position to express
the governments view volunteered
belief that the Germans would
crack the Weygand line in France
within a few days and then would
be ready to attack London.
After the European continent
came under the control of Ger
many and Italy, he said, there
would be no place for American
troops to land.
In the midst of the war talk,
Vatican authorities said Vatican
City would be closed to the public
as a precaution except for Pope
Plus Wednesday audience.
Relazioni International, au-
thoritative fascist weekly, declared
the Italians are on the "even Of a
solemn event. which will be a
war of supreme Independence"
To inform foreigners, the week
ly said, six reasons why Italy is
going to war were given. They
were:
Six Reasons"
/. Italy has followed a peace
policy for 18 years seeking to "ba-
lance positions, shorten distances
and impose new, more humane po-
litical formulas"
2. France and England always
have opposed Mussolini's policies.
3, When the italian people ask
ed for land to work they were
offered deserts.
4. Everything Italian, in do
nestle policy as well as in the
international field, has been ostep-
tatiously undervalued by the
French and British"
5. Democratic Europe, W h c h
has deprecated the Italian people.
can only be fought. The Italian
people have reached the limit of
their patience. this war must
solve territorial questions for the
Italian people which are Nice, Cor
sica, Tunisia and Djibuti''.
6. 1.-The life of the Italian people
is subject to French and English
control. Italy must insure her in
dependence on the sea-. 3l|