Evening star., 1943-07-26
Speculation
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the Allies will win the war much
sooner.
One newsman suggested that a
sudden collapse of Italy might find
this Government unprepared to deal
with the situation from a political
standpoint, and Mr.. Hull laughingly
responded that sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof"
Mr.. Hull said he thought that the
japanese would take due notice OF
the crackup of Mussolini.
Applies to All Axis Nations.
When asked whether the no sur,
render terms applied to Hungary
Bulgaria and Rumania, Mr.. Hull first
referred his questioner to President
Roosevelt and the War Department
but then remarked that he imag.
ined the same terms applying to the
Axis would apply to all other coun-
tries which had declared war against
the Allies.
He would not undertake, however
to discuss what he termed margina
cases such as Finland.
Another question was whether Mr.
Hull considered the House of Savoy
a faction Of the Fascist party. He
replied that as far as the State De-
partment is concerned the war is
still on in Italy and it has not as
yet reached that question.
To an inquiry as to the effect OF
the Italian developments on the
people in occupied territories OF
Europe, Mr.. Hull said he would
rather not move too fast ahead OF
American armies.
He said he had no confirmation of
reports that Italian troops are being
withdrawn from Albania.
The State Department, he said
had no information on Mussolini's
whereabouts.
Agent at Vatican City.
While this Government has nc
diplomatic relations with Italy, there
is one American representative or
the ground in Rome. This is Harolc
H. Tittmann, secretary to Myron c.
Taylor, the Presidents special repre-
sentative to the Vatican. Mr.. Tit
mann is in Vatican City.
President Roosevelt, it is believed
might want to consult Prime Mini
ster Churchill before saying any.
thing about the new Italian situa-
ton.
In many quarters King Victor
Emmanuel's selection of Marsha
Badoglio. royalist and anti-Fas.
cist, to succeed Mussolini as Pre-.
mier, was regarded as almost certain
to be followed by dissolution of the
Fascist party and an attempt to OBJ
tain terms for separate peace fol
Italy.
Badoglio's declaration that "tht
war continues" was taken to NEAR
that the Italians would make {
last desperate stand against thu
American and British invaders, bu
that the war would go on for then
only until they were forced by cir.
cumstances to surrender.
Honorable Capitulation" Urged.
This Government and Great Brit.
ain have urged repeatedly that tht
Italians overthrow their Fascis
masters and take their place in 6
new order. Only 10 days ago 8
joint message from Presiden
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill called for honorable
capitulation."
In the Allied military plans, it /.
not enough for Italy to be out of the
war-the Allies must use Italy a.
conquered territory, to give theil
forces, and particularly the bomb
ers now based In North Africa, thu
bases from which to spring at Ger.
many.
This is more important to thu
American British command than thu
elimination of such supplies as Italy
has been able to send Germany, OF
even the new stresses that woulc
wreck the Nazi military machine a.
Italian garrisons were withdrawn