ARMAMENTS RACE
MUST END IN DISASTER ITALIAN LEADER’S VIEWS MILAN, May 31. (Received May 31, at 11.55 p.m.) Signor Mussolini in an unsigned article in Popolo d’ltalia elucidates his interview with American papers. He denies that he spoke of an invitation to President Roosevelt for a disarmament conference and declared that all he said was that Italy would willingly participate in such a conference. Disarmament was impossible, but an arms race must end in war or social disaster if long continued. Therefore he desired to investigate the possibility of limiting future armament programmes, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Italy favoured disarmament, though not because she lacked financial means to complete her four-year programme. Italy would continue arming because she had two advantages over other countries, namely, the spirit of the people and a geographical position favouring strategy both on the sea and in the air.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23205, 1 June 1937, Page 9
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