The Archive · 1934

Ttalian Expansion in Africa

France Disturbed at I-Duce's Latest. Announcement on Fascist Ideals: Lea; gue Reform Can Wait Fuom Ocn Own Contesroxoesr BESIDES causing a profound assuredly most disturbing London, Mar. 19, sensation in Europe, the speech is: this is the verdict in London of the address made by Si enor Mussolini yesterday on the occasion lof, the second quinquennial meeting of the Fascist regime.

The chief cause of differences between Italy and France it the position of Italians in Tunis and Italy's demand for frontier, revision between Lil ya and French North Africa, and Il Duce's latest speech is not expected to make things easier.

Italy has been anking great headway in Africa recent] ly through the Italian itary and economic organization tania Cirenaica Eritres".

This association has developed enormous: ly during the past ight years, thanks to intensive propaganda in ttaly that, is designed to popularize the neient Roman imperial idea of Africa as Italy's fourth shore, Many books in this connection have recently been written, the most quinquennial meeting of the Fascist popular of these bel Fégime Tater inthe day. the|"Nuova Italia dolt Seven thousand of the leading. Fascists in Italy thronged the Opera House and accorded a thunderous The appointment some months welcome to Signor. Mussolini, who agg of General Dalbo, Italy's most assigned expansion in Afvien as the popular airman, as Governor task of future" generations of Libya to inculcate Fascism, is an ther indication of the importance "There is no, question of terri.

h Africa is regarded in Italian torial conquest," he so Tee exes. the nations in possession block:

The speech assumes spe the spiritual nificance coming on the hods the Danbuian agreement, " which marks Italy ax the protectress of cine foreign relations, the Austria and" Hungary, while 'Il Premier said that Austria could tele Duce's allusions te Germany, di on Italy to maintain her independ fence und to assist in her economic armament, the future of' betterment.

League of Nations, and Fascism as a universal phenomenon which Relations between Italy and Jago. makes Rome not a city but a politi-slavia, hie continued, were capable o€' improvement "when the circum cal institution, "recall the phecies that Signor Musso stances were propitious.

make aly the Relations between Franco and Ttaly had generally Seen Improving, ho said, notwithstanding the fact U Duce's Speech that issues. between the two. coun: Rome, Mar 18, /itles tid not yet made any The slumbers of the capital were stantial regress towards a solu-disturbed at four o'clock this morn ing with the sounding of the Reveille awaken Fascists for the second

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