REMAKING OF ITALY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17425, 25 November 1930, Page 7

REMAKING OF ITALY

MUSSOLINI’S POLICY PEACE AND PREPAREDNESS NO DFSFIiF. FOR CONQUEST (Elec. Tel, Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Deceived Nov. 25, 10 a.m.) ROME. Nov. 25. Italy's policy of peace and preparedness was declared bv Signor Mussolini in a special interview. lie declared : “ Wh'shall always be ready to discuss disarmament at Geneva-, and ready to reduce armament's to the lowest- possible limit it: other powers do the same, provided our . level equals anyone, else ks in Europe, but so long as others arm, Italv must.

“Italy is seeking everywhere to increase her population, partly to be able to defend her country, and partly to wrest therefrom unreaped riches by large irrigation schemes. Fascism in remaking both Italy and Italians.

.. ~‘4 I..am .seeking to mould out of the grea.t/ |iast,_ energy, discipline, and strengt h for the future,, ami within a. quarter of a century the world will be astonished at the. transformation. Italy does not desire conquest, but is seeking to recover from Iter sense of inferiority dating since the Renaissance. Formerly, Italy was cited as a model nation inorully and physically. Then she became sick and was just ■ recovering from the decline -when the war came and left her on the verge of chaos.

“Then Fascism came. it has triumphed over the worst phases of the nation’s sickness. Before the war people, came and admired the beauties of Italy, but looked down on the Italians. She has recovered and does not intend to relapse. Neighbors need not be alarmed at the patient's recovery. After all, Italy was the cradle of civilisation and of Christian it v.”