GERMANY SUPPORTED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17918, 24 October 1932, Page 7

GERMANY SUPPORTED

ITALIAN FOREIGN POLICY STICKING TO THE LEAGUE W.AII DEBTS MUST BE ENDED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received October 24, noon.) ROME, Oct. 23. Before 150,000 persons assembled in the Piazza Gastello, at Turin, Signor Benito Mussolini fervently appealed to America to cud war debts. lie said that since his earlier advocacy of a clean slate the Lausanne Conference had been held, energetically led by Mr. MacDonald, when the vessel of reparations and war debts bad entered port.

“Is America going to refuse refuge for this vessel tilled with the sorrows and blood of so many people?” he asked.

Italy intended to remain in the League, lie said. She could not abandon it now it. was very sick. Germany’s demand lor equality was fully justified, and the sooner this was recognised the better, lul while the Disarmament Conference existed Germans must not be allowed to re-arm. Should the conference fail to reach a decision, Germany could not remain in the League unless this mortification of her was removed.

If the collaboration of tho four Western Powers was established, Europe could he politically tranquil, and, perhaps. the economic crisis would be ended. It bad been suggested that Italy’s concrete practical proposals for disarmament wore inspired hv a Machiavellian calculation. Nothing could be more false. Italy was following peace, which could not be dissociated from justice.