IDEAL OF PEACE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 97, 24 March 1939, Page 7

IDEAL OF PEACE

KING OF ITALY’S BELIEF.

WORLD OF DIFFICULTIES

THIRD SPEECH IN 30 YEARS

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright,.) Received March 24, 8.5 a.m. ROME, March 23. King Victor Emmanuel, in his third speech in his 3U years’ reign, at the opening of the new Chamber of Fasces Corporations, said: “Regarding France, my txovernment’s official Note on December 17 outlined Italy’s demands. Sanctions at the time of the Abyssinian campaign began the crisis, causing Italy’s exit from the League of Nations, which has exhausted its purpose.”

The King added that Italo-German friendship had served its purposes of political and cultural development of Italy. While not believing the myth of perpetual peace, he wanted peace as long as possible, for which he wanted to develop Italy’s armed forces. The recent crumbling of artificial postwar constructions had shown that difficult times were confronting the world. The Anglo-1 talian Agreement had created conditions which should be enduring and fruitful. A later Paris message says it is officially denied that Itaiy lias formally presented the demands- suggested in King Victor Emmanuel's speech.

The Italian claims against Corsica and Tunisia were first made known in the Italian Chamber of Deputies early in December when the Deputies demonstrated with shouts of “We want Tunis! We want Corictt!” It was stated later that Signor Mussolini would announce Italy’s official claims in a speech at Sardinia, but when the time came no reefrenee was made to this subject, it is believed because of the Impending visit of -Mr Chmaberlain and Lord Halifax.