"FOOLISH WORDS."

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 258, 31 October 1928, Page 7

"FOOLISH WORDS."

ATTACKS ON ITALIANS.

Consul Severely Taken To Task In Home Press.

WILL MUSSOLINI FIGHT!

(United Service.)

(Received 12 noon.)

LONDON, October 30,

"The price of such foolish language should be his immediate recall by his own Government," says the "Yorkshire Observer" in a leader pointing out that "Signor Maro Caros' outburst in Melbourne implies that the Australian Government is responsible for the outrage, which is absurd.

"If the Italians are unpopular in Australia it is because the Government has been too kind to them in the matter of legislation. Even if the police fail to trace the authors of the outrage it would not be any justification for th 3 Consul's wild and whirling words.

"The root of the matter is not racial gntipathy but the standard of living."

The "Star" says: "We shall await with interest Australia's reply to Siguor Caros' outburst, which accords with the attitude that Mussolini himself has taken with some of his lesser neighbours. But Australia is a horse of a different colour. What does His High and Mightiness the Consul propose to do supposing Mr. Bruce does not satisfy him? Is the Duce to declare war on Australia or does he propose to tackle the whole Empire?"

EIGHT TO ONE.

Watersiders Attack Another

Italian.

PROTECTION BY POLICE.

MELBOURNE, October 30,

■Another Italian was accosted by eight men, who asked him riot to work on the wharves, and threatened to kill him. He was then knocked down and a razor or a knife was used on him. However, he was not seriously injured.

The Commissioner of Police, in replying to-day to the Italian Consul's protest about the attacks on his countrymen, said the Italians Were actually being given more protection than any other section of the community, because they were singled out for attack.