The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-24
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Fushrsr shouted, In . broadcast
from Munich. y
A furry Of diplomatic activi-
ty In London, coupled with the
stiffening Of Turkeys attitude
In the Balkan crisis, aroes q
Hitler advied his listeners On
the progress Of the. Maxi party,
which he said had adopted the
motto God helps those who
helps Themselves"
With this oblique reference 20
the nine European countries
conquered by German troops,
Hitler linked o declaration TINT
after the 1014-18 World War
promises made to W by other.
natians were utterly futile and
hollow"
even the hi 6 h-sounding
promises Of former President
Wilson turned out TO. be %
much talk" he said +.
In London, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill saw japan
csc Ambassador Shigemitzu, the
Turkish ambassador and the
Greek minister.
Authoritative diplomatic quar-
tiers in London said Britain has
served notice on Japan that Jap.
anese expansion southwark ZEN
HANGED dangers in the Pacific.
Militarily allied to Britain,
Turkey declared through her for
eign minister Sukru Saracoglu
that she would find Il impossi-
BILE Ito remain indifferent to
foreign activities which might
occur in her security zone."
This was an evident reference
to Hitler's reported intention to
send Maxi troops through Bull
garia for an attack on Greece.
Turkey has long regarded Bull
garia a. part OF her security zone.
Turkey will oppose with
force any and all aggression
(which might be directed against
her territorial integrity or her
Independence" Saracoglu warn
ed.
Some observers said they be-
lieved the statement was pronip-
ted by Bulgaria's seeming in
clination to interpret her week
old non. aggression accord with
Turkey a. an indication that
Turkey was Indifferent to Ger
man troop movements across
Bulgaria, 20 long a. Turkeys
borders were not violated.
German officers already are
established in Sofia, Bulgaria's
capital, and Bulgarian police
halted all automobile traffic yes
terday in the Sofia district with
out explanation as police began
a nationwide hunt for Bulgar-
ians spreading anti German leaf
lets.
Premier Mussolini, in an un-
heralded speech in Rome, &C.
knowledged that British victories
in italian North Africa had de-
stroyed zone entire army" as
well as the Fifth Air Squadron"
in Libya. But he declared Italy,
whatever happens, will march
to the end side by side with Ger
many" and predicted an eventu-
nj triumph of axis arms.
In this connection he revealed
that German air and armored de-
tachments now are in Sicily and
Libya.
II Duce said that $4,000 Off
GERS and 396,358 men had been
stationed in Libya to drive to-
ward the Suez Canal. But the
British he said had gotten the
jump on the Italians by attack
ing "five or ten days" before
the Italians were ready to start
their own push.
Mussolini also said the Italian
season" was coming in which
the Greeks In Albania would be
death with. In Athens q few
hours later q government spokes-
man said that the Greeks had
captured 1872 Italians during
the past week, repulsed Is Fas-
cist counter ttacks and shot
down six Italian planes.
The British Admiralty an
nounced at least seven Italian
supply ships had been sunk in
the Mediterranean.
Mussolini struck out at the
United States, too, as . "finan-
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