“FACE REALITY”

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21149, 17 July 1943, Page 3

“FACE REALITY”

APPEAL BY FASCIST DEMAND FOR CHANGES BITTERNESS OF PEOPLE (10 a.m.) LONDON, July 16} It is reported from Berne that a change in the military leaders in Sicily and the assignment of Italy's best forces to the island’s defence are demanded by Signor Farinacci, a prominent member and former secretary of the Fascist Party, writing in his paper, . (Regime Fascista, headed, “.Look Reality in the Face.” Signor Farinacci attacked useless elements of the Fascist ’hierarchy and demanded “a hierarchy of value that knows how to give the people a little sunshine after so many fiascos and so much bitterness.” Signor Farinacci asserted that large bands of Sicilian partisans are fighting on the side of the Allies. The German radio stated that whole districts of Catania are ablaze, following the Allied sea and air bombardment on Tuesday and Wednesday. Petrol and oil installations are still smouldering. Battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, and smaller units are hammering selected points in support of the ground forces. A Berlin report states that a new convoy of 46 merchantmen has reached Gibraltar and is preparing to leave for the Mediterranean.