The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-13

The War
BY ELTON c Fty

- 0----.t~,.- 60 LANDS e..
answer to an Official call IN,
gained uprising.
The Allied governments s.,
icile and in exile, have re.
great pains 10 tell the neor-a
Axjs-dominated lands fla,
would be informed when +1a .-.7f
came for each Of them 10 . .--e
and strike al their eas.avarg ne ne
time had TO be syncaron;ze5 r 1,..'
military operations or both at T.,1
and life would be wasted. '--'-'
The time for the Italian peoc,.
here and they have received h..
call from the highest possible S ,,l,'
ces - President Roosevelt p --,',
Minister Churchill and Ge1e .,.1
Dwight L. Eisenhower.
The president and prime r;,
lister embodied it in their rsaa ''',
joint message 10 Marshal Bado-
no ana me Italian people Now :,
the time, they announced i'm
every italian 10 strike his blow
take every chance you can
strike and strike hard"
General Eisenhower put the o.r
into the terms Of the. 9rnfs. va.,
signed with Italy on Septero5s. :
and made public Saturday MIA
The second q the 10 clauses IN +,
arnistice says that Italy win rss
its best endeavors to derv Il.
Germans facilities that m.gi+ as
used against the United Nstjor,S
Next to the best endeavor,p
Of the Italian armed forces IN tas,
facilities from the hands Of I'm
Germans Cand the terms n ,5s
armistice lay primary resporao~
ity on the armed forces mrst 5o
the efforts Of the Italian neonrs
behinds the lines Of The Gerran
army and in areas not Controlled
/ by the Italian army.
| The word is sabotage. Its proper
| application produces dynamited
bridges, destroyed War plants and
runined railroads. Beyond that
method there is guerilla warfare
determination by ambush. To do
| that you take every chance you
| can and strike hard.
There is disposition in Allied
capitals to recognize the ditticul
ties that the Italians will face ia
carrying out all Of the purely Mi,
itary aspects of the armis..cs
| The armistice requires Italy ID
turn over all prisoners Or III
! terrees Of the United Nations %
| Eisenhower Immediately and tor
| bids their transfer to German,
! Certainly some and possibly ia.
jority of the prison camps a.e
well north of the area now e-.2e:
in the hands of the Anglo-A1a1'
can forces or under control Of b.
doglio's men.
! Other terms of the arris,'ce
however, are easier of ful1l-~e-,
such as the clause guaran.ear3
Allied use of all air fields and rs.
val ports in italian teyr-~,
These facilities. vital to the -1
Their prosecution Of air and sy-a:
war upon Germany ARE " @
protected by Italian armed t.a
until this function is take
by the Allies" the signe.
. ment says. 1t is to be p#~
that in many instances ItaL@
risons are in position to h'2
facilities they guard until the
lied army reaches them,
To make sure. the armts-lce d.
mands "a guarafee by the Tx.
ian forces 10 insure the pr5''
and exact compliance with a.
provisions of this acm-s.ice.
The arn1isr.ce itself indicate:
that while for the present the l"'
( ed Nations look 10 Italian arms '
aid them in ousting the Ger@aa5
from Italy. this condition can g.
,,arhans even will change. "Iae
conmander-in-chief Of the Amen
forces will have the full right 10
impose means for disarn.aa'e.ar
Generalization and dominance
ton. the agreement says
Future Developments of q p9ll
cal character could determine ,s
extent of or necessity for disam,
anent. Indeed. the next clause T..
the arnistice notes that cona.,.'.'
of a political. economic and T.,
nancial nature with which la.
must comply will be set forth -a.'
er. ,.
Some of the provisions Of The
armistice already are BENG Gar
ried out in d manner h-gA'E 's
isfactory to the Allied leaders IIr
ning the war in the Mediterranean.
The bulk Of the italian t'ena.s
fleet is in Allied hands, A Ho.
great negative advantage Tor ~.
there is no worry about Qs,,
man-directed naval effort ia ''
Mediterranean
On the positive side, such itd...
warships as are serVicca6Ie ~
there always is the pr6o-eA
repairing and munitioning io.os. .
ships with material Of dL-le-t u,
sizes and caIber) can be useo ~
Mediterranean patrol and sup9a.
Of future LANDING operations . a.,
means that more Allied 1.sa' .a.
craft can be diverted TO the fatN: :.
where already great Ise' ,
gathering to sink the Japa-'"
navy.
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