ITALY’S POLICY

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 52, 25 November 1930, Page 9

ITALY’S POLICY

Mussolini Explains “NO NEED FOR ALARM” •- Peace and Preparedness j*r Tel egraph—Ptvm Aisoelation —Copyright. (Rec. November 24, 9 p.m.) Rome, November 23. Italy's policy of “peace and preparedness" was declared by Signor Benito Mussolini In a special Interview with the British United Press. He declared: “We shall always be ready to discuss disarmament at Geneva, and ready to reduce armaments to the lowest possible limit if other Powers do the same, provided our level equals anyone rise's In Europe. "But as long as others arm, Italy must,” he said. “Italy is seeking

everywhere to increase her population; partly to be able to defend her country and partly to wrest from it unreaped riches by large irrigation schemes. “Fascism is remaking both Italy j and the Italians I am seeking to 4-lnzi

mould out of the . . . great past energy, discipline, and strength for the future, and within a quarter of a century the world will be astonished at the transformation. “Italy does not desire conquest, but is seeking to recover from a sense of inferiority dating since the Renaissance. . , , . “Formerly Italy was cited as a model nation, morally and physically. Then she became sick and was just recovering from her decline when war came and left her on the verge of chaos. Then Fascism came. “It had triumphed,” he said, “over the worst phases of the nation's sickness. Before the war people came and admired 'the beauties of Italy, but looked down on the Italians. Now Italy had recovered and did not intend to relapse. Neighbours need not be alarmed at the patient’s recovery. After all, Italy was the cradle of civilisation and Christianity.”