WORKERS’ PROTEST

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 February 1947, Page 5

WORKERS’ PROTEST

1 SIGNING OF ITALIAN TREATY LONDON, Feb. 7. The Rome radio reports that the Italian Confederation of Labour has organised a large-scale demonstration on February 10 against the Italian peace treaty, to take place during the signing ceremony m Paris Another report says_that work will be suspended throughout Italy for 10 minutes, beginning at 11 a.m. on February 10 as a demonstration against the signing of the Italian peace treaty. Count Sforza will not go to Paris for the signing. He proposes to delegate this unenviable task to the Italian charge d affaires, the Marchese Benzoni. Discussing the situation which will arise if the Jugoslav Government refuses to sign the peace treaty with Italy the diplomatic correspondent of the. Daily Herald says that generally a treaty comes into force as soon as the Big Four have , it, but Russia may refuse to ratify it if Jugoslavia has not If the Jugoslavs remain stubborn it will be impossible to put the Trieste settlement into effect or to regard the Italian- Jugoslav frontiei as agreed. In particular, the Jugo Slavs may refuse to evacuate the parts of the Trieste territory they at present occupy. In that case th present Allied military occupation and Allied Military G° vernrae j{ continue until the Jugoslavs change their minds.