Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
Demonstrations Belle
Reports Of Revolt,
Italians Declare
Popular Manifestations
In Milan, Turin, Verona;
Wires Sent to Duce

b. the Associated Press.
ROME, Jan. 29-The Fascist press
hailed today popular demonstrations
of enthusiasm in Milan, Turin and
Verona as giving lie to reports citi-
zens of those cities were hostile to
the war.
Fascists in all three places paraded
last night and cheered Premier Mus
solini Reichsfuehrer Hitler and the
armed forces of Germany.
The demonstrations were de-
scribed as the spontaneous reaction
to nonsense" published abroad
that German troops had quelled
rioting in Northern Italy.
(Such reports of alleged rioting
we're broadcast last Saturday by
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn on the basis of its Belgrade
correspondent dispatches)
Express Devotion to Duce.
In each of the cities, provincial
party leaders addressed crowds, eX-
pressing devotion to Mussolini and
scorn for the foreign reports casting
doubt on the patriotic attitude of
their supporters.
kilograms assuring the Duce of
the solidarity of northern Italian
Fascists were sent from all three
cities.
Mussolini's newspaper. II Popolo
d'Italia of Milan, said the reaction
was what such "stupidities the for
eign reports merited."
Shameful lies" the paper said.
have provided the occasion for once
more giving vent to the passion
which animates our people, and to
its faith in II Duce, which if pos
sible, is deeper than ever"
Letter of Milan Leader.
Federal Secretary Andrew Ippo-
Tito, Fascist leader in the Milan
province, sent Mussolini this tele-
gram:
Your warrior revolutionary at
Milan laughs at the trans-oceanic
press, now obliged to adopt the most
srotesque libels. 1t proudly salutes
the indissoluble force of the axis
and, in stern harmony, its produc-
tive industriousness is entirely dedi-
Gated to inevitable victory -
Similar messages were sent from
Turin and Milan The telegram
from Turin assured Mussolini that
the people were in no way dis
~, !,
by the R. A. F, Turin has been
bombed repeatedly by British fyers.)
Stefani italian news agency said
the responses tell our German
allies thu: the English insinuations
had no effect on the Italians and
serve only to reinforce the bonds
of friendship and fraternity in arms
which unite the two peoples"
Resolution Sent to Duce.
officers of the Provincial War Vet
cans Association, meeting at Milan,
looted a resolution forwarded to
II Duce which expressed disgust
.1r the vain attempt to discredit
~cople of the most ancient and
rNble history"
Writing in II TELEGRAPH, Giovanni
hnsaldo said that some recent mill
tary events have saddened the
country" but that no responsible
person interpreted this as a sign
of the abandonment of the fight or
tmid resignation to the enemy'S !
initiative"
The editor said propaganda of
that type might hearten the British
public, but ''it commits the serious
error of Understanding an ad-
versary which possesses much
tougher fiber than Anglo-Saxon
arrogance believes"
Radio Offensive Planned.
II Giornale dItalia announced
that Italy would retaliate to British
lies about disorders in Italian
cities with a radio counter-offensive
of authentic anti-British news"
Foreign observers are convinced
that no disorders occurred. Not only
did inhabitants of Milan and Turin
laugh at the reports but non-Italians
closely watching Italy's situation
felt they would have heard some
thing of the disorders if any had
occurred, so fast does news travel by
grapevine in wartime.
So far as qualified observers know,
the only German fighting men IN
Italy are air pilots with ground
crews and auxiliary service, which
"a usually reliable source said num-