Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
People and Royal
House Praised
For Oustinq Duce
BADOGLIO GOVERNMENT dis
solves Fascist legislative chamber
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9y the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, July 29.-Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower told the
Italian people in a broadcast at
noon today that the continued
presence of German troops on
Italian soil was the only remain
ing obstacle to an immediate
and honorable peace.
You want peace" he told the
italians, You can have peace i'm
mediately and peace under honorable
conditions which our governments
have already offered you"
(The Swiss Telegraphic Agency
tn Bern said it had received a
dispatch from ChiaSso stating it
had been learned from Rome
that the Badoglio government is
examining the conditions of peace
sent by Gen. Eisenhower
(Unconfrmed reports reaching
Madrid told of fighting between
German and Italian troops in
Northern Italy. Italian regulars,
aided by civilians and railway
men, were said to have tried to
block entry of Nazi forces north
of Milan and TurinD
Allies Coming as LiberatOrs.
Declaring that the people them
selves already had removed the
greatest obstacle standing between
Italy and the United Nations, Gen.
Eisenhower said:
I'VE commend the italian people
and the House of Savoy for Kidding
themselves Of Mussolini, the man
who involved them in the war as
tool of Hitler and brought them to
the verge of disaster"
CThis was the first Official mes
sage from any Allied leader COM
mending the Italian royal house
for its part in Mussolini's re-
moval. 1t was disclosed in Lon
don last week that Gen. Eisen-
hover had been intrusted with
full authority to deal with any
peace offers)
I'VE are coming to you as lib
orators" the American commander
of Allied forces in North Africa and
Sicily told the Italians, and he
added:
Your part is to cease Immediately
any assistance to German military
forces in your country. If you do
this we will rid you of the Germans
and deliver you from the horrors of
war"
GA London dispatch reported
that heavy tanning" by Axis
radio interferred with reception
of the broadcast in the British
Isles
Promises to Return Prisoners.
The general promised that if all
British and Allied prisoners now in
italian hands were restored safely
and not sent into Germany, all Ital-
ian prisoners taken in Tunisia and
Sicily would be returned to their
homes.
THE ancient traditions and liber-
ties of your country will be re-
turned" he said. LAS you have al
ready seen in Sicily, our occupation
will be mild and benehcent."
The five salient points of the gen.
erals message were:
l. Only the Germans in italy are
blocking an immediate peace.
2. Cessation of hostilities is posi-
BILE Immediately under honorable
terms.
3. Discontinuance of assistance by
the italians to German armed forces
is prerequisite for peace.
l. A pledge that italian war pris-
oners will be returned to their
homes, provided Allied prisoners now
held by the Italians are restored.
s. The liberties and traditions of
Italy will be restored.
The Eisenhower message was read
uninterruptedly for two hours in
Italian, French. German and Eng
lish, and a special program in Ital-
ICan UrTCFNrJNuyTD Dooo A1oN