The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-20

II Duce More
Agreeable Than
Nazi Dictator

Can ueniCr mtlcr De sOclablo
when nc Ictls ike ltt Ala mere
giance ne uoesut give Inat I'M
pressIon. NeNtrJuc4uss, DrUau-
casts IRON Berlin ana Rome as
sert tuat he and Duce MussolIuI
had very harmonious chat a
lew ddys asO relative to then Two
countries JOINT resistance 10 the
Allies expected invasion OF con
untntaI Europe as soon as the
season Is far enough advanced %
make II practicable
To be sure, AIS accounts ma
turally would represent II as nav.
ing been harmonious.
anyway, a continental landing
Of the demoCraciea forces on the
European mainland undoubtedly
would begin with Italy prclmn-
airy to a thrust INTO Germany
Recognition Of IL would be APT 10
make Benito more Immediately
skeery than Adolf.
Earlier stories were TO the eff
feet that the Duce had politely
asked the Fuchrer for pledge
Of the Reich's aS-islanr> IN he
event of an Italian emergency
Aud Adolf was said TO have re-
fused with Teutonic cruffncss
Now the AXIS version Is thar
everything was lovely AZ the
pairs recent cOnfab
such yarns are bound 10 con
hict To determine which is
which, at present, is impossible.
Something is known, however
concerning Bonito's pre- war pcf.
souality. He was a prominent
newspaper editor i'm Milan and
had lots Of Acquaintance, who
spoke well Of his companions
ability. He eased into totalitar.
ianism considerably earlier than
Adolf. and somewhat gradually
In fact. don't believe thar. at
FIRST, he intended to be totalitar-
ian.
Italy had grad hated from the
first World War period INTO. des
perate eCouomg straits As 2
leading new spapermsu. he under
took to give helpful advice. How
sound n was probably IS doubt
full, but it was we'll meant. may
be Italians thought pretty favor
ably Of him az that stage In the
proceedings. There even We're
Allied commentators Of the first
World Wars alignment who
mentioned him as rather prom
Using reorganizer.
He is civilized, too He can
visit pleasantly with visitors
One OF them. whom know, IS
Chairman Sol Bloom Of the repre-
sentatiyes' committee on foreign
affairs. Sol met him when he
still was on his editorial desk in
Milan.
They contacted initially in early
War No Is Armistice days, when
Sol was looking for seryiceable
information relative to perman-
ent peace's establishment Par
enthetically, it may seem as il he
failed to find it, but. il he had
had his way. ! surmise that II
might have been more lasting.
However. he and Mussolini got
together. Benito introduced him
10 Just the folk he wanted TO
see. And il those two had been
left alone. | am gambling that
they would have accomplished
something permanent.
Sol has told me that, the min
ute he had presented his credent-
ials. Bonnie. from his managing
editors desk Git was before he
developed into a Duce). sent di-
rectly out a messenger for can
OF beer. to entertain them in
Yankee fashion.
1t speaks favorably for the cuss
to have recognized the differ
ence between beer and one OF his
local yintages. for company.
Soils and Benitos became
inter.family friends
My own theory is that Benito
was weaned. internationally.
away from relationship with Soils
household. by Adolfs influence.
Sol told me this
After German.American rela
lions began TO be strained the
Duce asked. plaintiyely. Of our
congressional foreign relations
chairman's daughter, Vera, have
I changed"