The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-25
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Whot do dictotors soy when they
meet in secret conference? Reichs-
fuhrer Hitler and Premier Mussolini are
supposed to toIk obout the neotest
woys to break Britoin's power aid to
further the Reconsideration they call
the new order.
They ore currently reported as
meeting once more. Their lost meet
ina occurred just few hours be-
fore the outbreak OF the ltolo-Greek
war. II is likely the latest conversation
would have begun with q few remorks
on this subject chiefly from Herr Hit
Ter, who might be pordoned for ossun-
ina l-told-you-so tone. II II Duce cor
ried memorandum for his personal
convenience It might read like this:
|. Charge the subject as soon as
possible offer getting 3 promise Of help
in the Mediterranean.
2. Ask about the Balkans. ItoIy
used to have some rights there. And
some business. WF1ot about Hitler shor-
ing some Of the BoIkons' supplies with
me? Especially food. Ask him politely
why he should be getting everything out
of Axis-dominoted Europe.
3. Ask how the campaign against
Britoin is getting along. This will be
qood psychological move if he horPs too
much obout my troubles in Africo. Re-
mind him that he has to knock Britoin
out before the United Stotes con send
decisive aid. Mention that it was ex-
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4. Point out that ItoIy isn't COM
pIete drawback to Germany. We keep
about third of the British Navy busy,
and we ore keeping British soldiers hur-
rying in Africo. After all we did risk
something to help Germany. In foct we
risked more than we meant to. We may
have disappointed Hitler in the lost few
weeks. But so did he disopPoint US just
otter the fall Of France. If the war had
been ended then by smashing blow
at Britain he wouldn't have any reason
to toIk about what Britain is doing now
in libyo or what the Greeks are doing
in Albania.
s. Whot about the United Stotes?
Imply that this is really his problem.
not NINE 1t isn't ItoIy thot the United
Stotes is worried about. It's because Of
Germany that the Americans think
they cont offord on Axis victory. They
don't tolk about the need to beot me,
MussoIini. It's always HitIerism they
soy must be detected. Stress the point
thot it is Germony's foult, not ltoly's,
that this big new setback Of American
opposition hos arisen. Let him ex-
plain what he intends to do to get both
Of US out Of the spot he has thus got
us into.
6. Beware of any suggestions that
he send German military commissions
to help the Italian army. Be sure when.
ever these ore accepted thot they will
not in the end gain control Of our army
and even our country.
7. Show him Italy still hos its
cards to play. We could, unless we we're
treated properly, give up to the British.
They don't want libyo or any port OF
Itoly. Suggest. thot some ItoIions think
ItoIy would be better off in the end If
Britain won. Then point out how he can
help me persuade them this is not so:
with more food, with q few diplomatic
victories of my own in the Balkans. and
help toward q miIitoy victory in the
Mediterranean.
And so forth. Even one not in u
Duce's confidence can think Of q num-
Der Of other items to include in this
memorandum Dictotors evidently have
plenty to talk about when they meet
From the Christon Science Monitor.