Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-27
Churchill Says War Against Italy
Will Continue Until Surrender;
Knox Predicts Early Peace Move
Orders to Keep Up
Blasting Already
Given to Armies
(Chnrchills Tert on Page A.

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BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27-Prime Min
lister Churchill told a cheering
House of Commons today that
I'VE shall continue to make war
on Italy from every quarter" so
long as she continues to side with
the Germans.
Orders to this effect already have
been given to all Allied commanders
concerned" he said.
Thus far, the Prime Minister add
ed, he has received no peace over
lures from Premier Pietro Badoglio's
new Italian government.
The decision of Italy to continue
under the German yoke would not
seriously affect the general course of
the war and still less would it alter
its ultimate results" he said.
Fascist Collapse Expected.
: THE only consequence will be
that in the next few months Italy
will be scared and scalded and
olackened from one end to the
other"
: Meanwhile Mr.. Churchill expressed
no opinion on the new government
Of Italy
THE keystone of the Fascist arch
has crumbled and without attempt
ing TO prophesy it does not seem I'M
likely that the entire Fascist ediflce
will fall to the ground in ruin if it
has not already done So the Prime
Minister declared.
Making his first war statement to
Commons since the invasion OF
Sicily and the fall of Mussolini,
Mr.. Churchill said:
I'VE may reasonably expect very
great changes will take place in
Italy. What their form will be and
now they will impinge upon the
forces of German occupation and
cont1ol is too early to forecast"
Believes Italians Want to Quit.
Declaring that vast Allied forces
are standing at the doorway OF
Italy, the Prime Minister asked:
What is it these vast forces
bring to Italy? They may bring. II
the Italian people so decide, relief
rom war, freedom from servitude
snd after an interval respectable
place in a new and rescued Europe.
He added: When 1 learned Of
the scenes enacted in the streets OF
1le fine city of Palermo, of the entry
Ct the United States Army and I
review the mass of detailed infor-
l1ation with which I have been sup
plied 1 cannot doubt that the main
wish of the Italian people is to be
quit of the German taskmasters.
THE Germans naturally desire
that Italy shall become the pre-
l,minary battle-ground and thai by
italian sufferings the ravages Of war
shall be kept as far away as DDS
sible and as long as possible from
the German fatherland," Mr.
Churchill asserted.
II Italy continues to fight with
the Germans, however, he said,
from north and south, from sea
and from air and by amphibious de-
scents we shall endeavor to bring
the utmost rigor of war increasing
y upon them.
Will Continue Attacks.
Since no approaches" have been
received from the Italians he said,
no new decision is called for from
lis except the decision already taken
20 pour fire and steel upon every
military target of significance
throughout Italy" :
Uttering word of caution" Mr..
Churchill said now that Mussolini
is gone I'VE should be foolish to de-
prive ourselves of any means of
coming to general conclusion with
the Italian nation
1t would be a mistake, he added,
ito act SO as to break down the
whole structure and expression of
the Italian state"
Apparently implying that the AL
lies would accept surrender from
the Badoglio military government
Mr.. Churchill added:
I'VE certainly do not seek to re-
duce Italian life to condition of
chaos and anarchy and find our
selves without any authorities with
whom to deal"
Emphasizing that an immense
task would be involved in occupying
Italy, Mr.. Churchill said
I'VE must be careful not to get
into the kind of position into which
the Germans have blundered in so
many countries-namely, to hold
down and administer from day to
day the entire life of a very large
(see CHURCHILL, Page A-2.)