Coals to Rome
The howl of protest that came from the Italians against the British action in banning the export of German coal to Italy was inevitable. . They were making a grand thing of pumping contraband into the back door of Germany, and it is natural’ that the Reich expected something in return. This one-sided neutrality was becoming a glorious racket. If Italy wanted coal, she could have obtained Welsh coal (the best in the world) for the same price or the same barter arrangement that she had with Germany. . • Mussolini refuses it. ’ .• z Why? Because he prefered to do business with Berlin. Benito loved a vendetta. ■ He hasn’t forgotten Mr. Eden and his sanctions. He hasn t forgotten-our last attempt to defeat aggression when we blockaded everything but the one thing that would have stopped him—oil. The Duce continues to roar for his German coal. Let him.
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 27, 14 June 1940, Page 2
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148Coals to Rome Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 27, 14 June 1940, Page 2
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