Italians Have No Heart In The War
(Received 11 a.m.) RUGBY, December 9,
.In a survey of Italy’s general strategic positions following Greece’s splendid resistance and thrust—with a concomitant weakening of enemy morale, the Sunday newspaper “The Observer” takes the opportunity to underline the undoubted fact of the lukewarmness for war of the majority of the Italian people. “They know we -had no quarrel with them,” the paper says. “The insane struggle to overthrow the British Empire was forced on them and the iron answer on us.
Will Revolt
“The large majority had no heart in the war. Their good instinct told them it could only make them either the victims of a Nazi defeat or the jackals of a Nazi success. “When it is made plain to them that their continuance in the war means certain misery and ruin they will revolt against it and leave it.
“Nothing Fascism can do will prevent this if we know how to handle our side of the business.”
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the attack was directed against the right flank of the Italian troops south of Sidi Borrani, between 20 and 30 miles from the coast.
The latest information was that fighting was continuing.
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Northern Advocate, 10 December 1940, Page 5
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