DUCE IS ISLAM'S PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1939, Page 9

DUCE IS ISLAM'S PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1.

NATIVES PROTEST.

Boycott Of Italian Goods Advocated. OCCUPATION OF ALBANIA. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 14. Crowds of natives at Casablanca, French Morocco, demonstrated against Italy and Germany over the Albanian invasion, declaring: that Itah r was "Islam's public enemy number one." Beirut reports state that demonstrations against the occupation of Albania occurred in the principal Syrian and Lebanese towns. Three thousands demonstrated at Damascus. Tlie Arab Press urges a boycott of Italian goods

A communique issued after a Cabinet meeting at Rome announced that a high army officer, residing at Tirana, will represent King Victor Emmanuel as King of Albania.

Six thousand men, comprising Albania's army, were ordered to report to barracks and resume duty interrupted by the occupation.

Count Csaky.

A message from Tirana says Albania has withdrawn from the League of Nations.

When addressing the Foreign Relations Committee, says a dispatch from Budapest, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Csaky, said Hungary had left the League of Nations of its own volition. The object was not to assume new responsibilities.

He added that the League served the gospel of the status quo and carried on one-sided propaganda against the Fascist-Nazi ideology.