NEW PLEDGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23032, 9 May 1938, Page 11

NEW PLEDGES

ROME AND BERLIN HERR HITLER FETED DICTATOES' speeches PARALLEL INTERESTS FUEHRER'S PROMISES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ■'„! (Received May 8, 6.40 p.m.) ROME. May S Two hundred guests attended the ■banquet given in honour of Herr Hitler at the Palazza Yenezia. Signor Mussolini, welcoming the Fuehrer, declared his visit sealed the German-Italian understanding which they had so firmly willed and tenaciously constructed, and which had a historic function in the parallel and permanent interests of the two nations.

"Fascist Italy knows only one ethical ] a^v —the friendship which has been obtained by German-Italian collaboration and consecrated in the Rome-Berlin axis," s>aid Signor Mussolini. "Italy and Germany abandoned the Utopias to which Europe blindly entrusted its fortunes in order to seek, between themselves and with others, a regime of international co-operation which may «rect more effective guarantees of justice, security and equitable peace. This can only be reached when the elementary rights of each people to live, work and defend itself are loyally recognised and political equilibrium corresponds with historical realities." Herr Hitler, responding, said Naziism and Fascism had created two new and powerful nations —a bloc of 120.000,000 people who were determined to preserve their eternal right to live and to protect their equal interests and ideological unity against all forces endeavouring to resist their natural development. "It is my unshakeable will and legacv to Germany," said the Fuehrer, "that it forever regards the Italo-German alpine frontier as inviolable." Herr Hitler added: "Just as you and the Italians preserved friendship toward Germany in her decisive days, so shall 1 and- my people show Italy friendship in a serious hour."

RECEPTION IN ROME ... *>l- - ESCORTS QUEEN ■ARMY GENERAL'S DEATH LADS OF EIGHT TO TRAIN LONDON. May 6 Herr Hitler escorted Queen Elene to a reception in his honour given by the Governor of Rome, says the Rome correspondent- of the Daily Telegraph. 6ign'or Mussolini was not present. The' Italian newspapers were inttructed not to mention a luncheon tendered to Dr. Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda, who failed to turn up. This was reported to be because Jgws were among those invited. A tragic coincidence was that General Sicfliani; who organised to-day's gigantic military display, died at the ▼ery moment .it opened. He contracted pneumonia while rehearsing in rain. Immediately after the appearance of 62,000 Balilias before Herr Hitler came a decree making pre-military training compulsory for all between eight and 21. Signor Mussolini and Herr Hitler exchanged views, it is reported, on the future of Trieste. Italy 1 is concerned at Germany's diversion of Austrian trade to Hamburg in a desire to develop her own services from Trieste which would be prejudicial to Italian monopoly in the Adriatic.