Berlin, Dec. 18.
After announcing that Signor Benito Mussolini would make an important political address at Carbonia, the German Press published only the Shortest of reports upon the speech today.
Newspapers simply stated that Il Duce had not dealt with problems of foreign policy and had only stressed the autarchic tendencies of the Fascist Government.
Yesterday, the Press recalled Signor Mussolini's last visit to Sardinia, "Italian bastion in the Mediterrancan," in June, 1935, on the eve of the Ethiopian campaign. At that time, the "Berliner Tageblatt" emphasized, Il Duce stated: "There are still old and new accounts which must be settled."
Today, the German Press was reserved.
The "Montagpost" reported upon passages of the Carbonia address dealing with "Italy's unshakable will to face the various questions brought up today.
It added, however, "Il Duce pronounced no words upon the strained relations between France and Italy, nor upon Tunis, Corsica, Djibouti or the Suez Canal.
"The speech will contribute towards the calming of excited spirits at Paris and London.
"In view of the conversations that will take place in Rome in early January (when. Mr. Neville Chamberlain visits Italy) Signor Mussolini evidently held himself reserved in his speech," this news organ concluded.
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