Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
The
Var Today
Peace With ItaIy
Believed Left
To Eisenhower
By KINGsBURY SMITH

BY hlNO SbIh1 NMllh
IntsrrarcnL News service War Analy'
HIGHLY AUTHORITATIVE
sources in Washington say that
the question OF peace with
Italy IS a military matter which
rests in the hands Of Gen.
Eisenhower
These sources say that the
American government intends
10 reject any attempt by the
new royalist regime OF King
Victor Emmanuel and Marshal
Pietro Badogllo 10 make the
surrender Of Italy diplomatic
rather than a military issue
This government Is taking the
position that. If King N4ctor
Emmanuel wants 10 set Italy
out OF the WEI, nc must in
struct Marshal BadoGllo 10
communicate with Gen. ElSen-
hover concerning the surrender
terms.
HIGH RANKING officials
predict an intensificatlon OF the
Allied military campaign 10
knock Italy out rather than any
-ietup in the fighting as a re-
suit of King Victor Emmanuels
assumption OF power and the
collapse Of Mussollnls Fascist
dictatorship.
Furthermore, the view pre-
walls in American quarters that
no peace settlement should be
made with Marshal Badoglio or
any one else in Italy until the
Italian high command is in a
position 10 surrender the en-
tire country.
Reports have been received
that the Germans are fortify-
ing an area south of the Pc
River in northern Italy.
II is believed the Germans
NAV be planning 10 abandon
southern Italy but intend 10 try
to maintain their hold on the
italian industrial area in the
north.
Control of northern Italy
also would keep the Allied
forces away from valuable air
bases from which they could
carry out devastating raids
against the German war indus
tries in Austria, Czecho-Slo-
vakia and southern Germany.
II the Italians want 10 stop
fighting in the south. the Allied
armies will occupy the territory
but IL was emphasized that such
= move would not be made the
cssis for any peace settlement
with the new Italian govern
nent.
LATEST REPORTS received
by the American government
indicate that Marshal Badoglio
Is striving to maintain order in
Italy and prevent civil war.
The King. Marshal Badoglio
and the Vatican all are believed
10 be eager 10 prevent any
WITHDRAWING for Fascists that
might lead TO civil war.
The belief is growing in
Washington that one of the
main factors, which prompted
the change in leadership in
Rome was the danger of a
widespread and spontaneous re-
volt by the Italian people
against Mussolini.
WHILE 1T is believed that
Marshal Badoglio wants TO get
rid of the German forces in
Italy 10 make il easier for him
20 sue for peace. IL is considered
highly improbable that he will
20 s0 far as TO order the Italian
, army to chase the Germans out.
IA - rs, ~ - = sayy
wouIo Iesa4 70 fighting netween
T" the Italian people and the Ger
man forces, thus precipitatlng
the internal disorder I h a I
Marshal Badoglio is believed TO
be trying 10 avoid.
Official Washington views the
new Italian cabinet. as merely
an administrative group of ca
reer bureaucrats under the sur
prise authority and direction of
the king and the marshal.
While some of the new cabi-
net members belonged 10 the
Fascist Party. none of them are
known 10 have taken any active
part in politics.
Official Washington is await
ing signs of the reaction on the
rest OF Europe Of Mussolin's
downfall