Evening star., 1943-09-27
Keep Ita|y's Monarch,
Count Sforza Advises:
Henderson at Rally
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Count
Carlo Sforza, former Italian foreign
minister, spoke out last night against
any movement at present to destroy
the Italian monarchy.
Declaring Italy's first duty was
war to the death against the Ger
mans" Count Sforza said in an ad-
dress at Free Italy" rally spon-
sored by the Mazzini Society and
the Union for Democratic Action:
SO long as government in Italy
is Loyalty engaged in the task of
fighting and defeating the Germans
and devotes all of the resources at
its disposal to that struggle, it may
be dangerous to weaken now it's DO
sition or hamper its work of fighting
for the liberation of Italy from the
German invasion"
Henderson Fears Ex-Fascists.
Former OPA Administrator Leon
Henderson also addressing the rally.
said the Allies should provide
rallying point for liberal Italians"
and place less reliance on Fascist
officials"
Count Sforza advocated reten-
ton of Libya, Eritrea, Somaliland
and Trieste by Italy. but concern
ing the Dodecanese Islands, he said.
Well be glad to see them 90 to
Greece" as q manifestation of
our sorrow for the criminal aggres-
sion against Greece" ~
Declaring Winston Chiirchill said
of the Italians thar Their empire
Is lost" Count Sfofza said p Ia
/ Il agree because only Mussolini
called empire his criminal conquest
OF Ethiopia and his foolish conquest
OF Albania.s III .s
Referring to possible loss of
Libya. Er1trea and Somaliland,
Count Sforza asked: rs It wise to
wound the feelings of a nation
which voluntarily has. begun so
brayely to fight the Germans as
soon as the traitor Mussolini dis
appeared?"
Halls Yugoslavian Friendship.
He said Italy had a supreme in
terest in collaboration and friend
ship with the Yugoslavs, adding:
1T Is more In their interest than
in ours that warn them against
the danger of certain nationalistic
leaders or pseudo-leaders like one
who wrote recently: Tt is strange
that the citizens Of Trieste believe
themselves to be Italians, while they
are Slav.'"
Count Sforza said that "for those
who know Mussolini, as l know him,
the authenticity of his last broad
cast is undeniable."
Mr.. Henderson said in his address:
Make no mistake, if Badoglio and
his reactionaries have interim con-
troll of the meehanisms of govern
ment, and access to the Allied radio,
they will be prepared for something
just as bad as Fascism, though it
will be dressed in a coat of many
colors instead Of black. And make
no mistake, either, the Communists
will be prepared. '"*
Il here propose that our leader
ship 90 further than mere urging
that Liberals and Left-wing ele-
ments associate themselves with
King Victor Emmanuel and Mar
shall Badoglio."
Churchill Speech Criticized.
Asserting that ITALY is the test
tube for the common man awaiting
liberation" in occupied countries,
Mr.. Henderson said Il find little
nourishment for his hopes in
Churchill's speech OF last week"
Il could hope" he continued, "as
did English labor and liberals, that
the Prime Minister'S great eloquence
and ingenuity could be turned more
in the direction of sustaining those
who fought Fascism for 20 years"
Quoting President Roosevelt's
statement that the people of Italy
will choose their own government,
in accordance with the basic princi-
pies Of liberty and equality" Mr..
Henderson said:
That's good starter for any
charter, Atlantic or Mediterranean
But it should be required reading for
the House Of Savoy, Badoglio, the
AMG and the State Department.
And even Churchill and Eden could
read it with profit"