The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-06
Walter WinchelI
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representative on the London fntcrs national Committee for Non.fnter~ ventlon. Here he first Sworc thah MuSsollnl was not sending troopS into Spain-and then in ip37 barc- facedly discussed the withdrawal oe these same troopS-on condition that the Franco Government be hl- lowed to remain in power.
 Qrandi then arranged "gentlcs mans agreement" with the British Government recognizing the "status quo" in the Mediterranean, and as soon as the agreement was conclude cd he made speech accusing Eng~ land of lying against the Avis powers" and holding up to scorn the "decreplt impotence of the democs racies." (Now, in l04b, he claims that he made this speech under pressure from Rome and 1t was pubs llcized by Count Ciano--now deadD
 Completely disregarding the new "agreement," Italy invaded Albania. Grandi wrote to the Duce: 'Tho uuppChtitBo itbNV CASCtAhNN iiiJ being. You, Ducc, are advancing the revolution with the fatcful drive of a tractor. I, your faithful collaborator, know you have never relaxed your efforts. This conquest makes the Adriatic a Strategically Italian Sea and opens to Mussolini'S Italy the ancient highways of Ro- man conquest in the East" 1E iD3D, on the back of these happens ings, he left London-officlally be- cause of his health.
 After 1899, 0randi became very friendly with Count Volpi, who. was closely connected with the Nazl in- dustrialists. Qrandi also attended the meeting of the Fascist Grand Council when Mussolini proposed making an alliance with Germany. Grandi conferred upon the Nazi, Hans Frank, a decoration won for his work as governor of Poland, then being ground under the Nazi heel. t1n l945, Orandi says he hates tho Nazis--" "Ribbentrop was n spy. Hc undermined my work in London and reported on my activities to Rome. I warned Mussolini Gin 1D30D that Q new phase in British history was opening that in London people were saying: We got Napoleon down wo got the Kaiser down and we will geT Mussolini and Hitler down as we'll
 In April, l940. Grandi made a speech in the Chamber of Deputies k.a lola la St Ttn et pire is not, and knows that 1t can- not be, ON THE MARGIN of this conflict between peoples" Thus he shares responsibility for Italy enter ing the war. He wound Up his Chamber of Deputies speech with D handsome tribute to Mussolinl and his Axis policy. Hitler subsequently, presented Grandi with the "Order of the Eagle" the highest honor ever given by the Germans to foreign diplomat.
 Despite the arthritis which he claimed made him leave London, Grandi undertook military duty in l04l, fighting against Greece.
 ENOW III AJASUOh oilQ AuLlAlAiB oAOiW of funds. Grandi has published his official version of the way things were, with special mention of how he hated the Germans, how he worked for peace and for an Italian British entente. Unfortunately for |, him there is another volume on the | market--a collection of his speeches, which is dedicated to his son. In this Grandi urged his son never to forget how Mussolini's Italy took part in the war-as an ally Of Nazi Germany.
 This desperate attempt to fool an intelligent democratic people--who still have a ire epress--is the most Grandi-ose of Dino's silly ideas. if Dino Grandi has anything to say let him present his speech on tho Main Street of Addis Ababa.