ITALY ARMS HERSELF

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 October 1930, Page 9

ITALY ARMS HERSELF

“WAR AGAINST FASCISM”

CANNONS —NOT TREATIES MUSSOLINI’S OUTBURST. (United Press Association—By Electric Tetegrnp'. Copyright.) Received 12.30 p.m., to-day. ROME, Oct. 27. Declaring that the world # was divided into Fascist and anti-1* ascist cam pis, •signor Mussolini stated that side by side a moral war was being waged, against Fascism, with a war of lire and steel hastening along the frontiers. Mow could be deny, in the face of the batteries in position, of the forts 'built and the military dispositions planned, that they had not failed to arouse the people of Italy, whom those now unmasked tried to represent as the only danger to European peace f Italy would 1 arm herself because the other: nations were arming, and would disarm when, the others disarmed. “Cannons are more beautiful tnan fine words, which are only divine When ohev can settle international disputes. We are arming to defend ourselves, not to attack anybody. “It is absurd to say that the peace treaties cannot be revised. The violators of the League Covenant are chose who are trying, Wtuaßy to maintain two classes, of armed to the teeth, and. the other dis ar ‘Tn'view of Italy’s crowded population it is only towards Eastern Europe that she can expand peacefully, winch explains our friendship to Hungary and Bl “FiftY battalions of Fascist militia, supported by 50,000 cadets, will give on October 28 a 'displav of armed might hitherto not seen. None can and none shall, stop us.” _______