TEACHING OF ITALIAN

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 9

TEACHING OF ITALIAN

Language Dispute in Malta INDISCREET STATEMENTS (Rec. March 27, 5.5 p.m.) Malta, March 25. British residents arc incensed at the speech of Signor Giunta, Under-Secre-tary for the Interior of Italy. Addressing'local Fascists eu route for' Tripoli, Signor Giunta. associating his Ministerial colleagues with his remarks, said, in reference to the Maltese Governments decision to exclude Italian tuition from elementary schools: "If England pulls the cord too hard,, it will snap. Cannons and the fleet cannot check the rise of the people.” • The actual recommendation is that Italian should be taught in the secondary schools and English and Maltese in the elementary schools. ROME’S EXPLANATION “No Political Significance” (Rec. March 27, 5.5 p.m.) Rbnie, March 25. , The Foreign Office explains that Signor Giunta’s remarks were made at a. private meeting and have no political significance. 'Nevertheless it is felt that Britain’s best method of awakening passionate interest in Italian is to issue an edict against it. RIDICULOUS TYRANNY Views of Lord Strickland (Rec. March 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 26. Lord Strickland, head of the Ministry in Malta, who is returning to the island, said the working people there were glad their children no longer were subject to the ridiculous tyranny of having to learn Italian ns well as English in the elementary schools.