The United States will combat to the last any Italian campaign seeking to raise {0 the fore the problem of Talian. minorities scattered through= out the world, politicians here asserted In answer fo several ques tions today.
Recalling that some 2,000,000 Halians entered the US. between the [years 1870 and 1930, they stated that the total number of Italians in this country is now much above that Political quarters here are greatly Interested and are even perturbed by reports according {0 which Italian attacks against France might prove the prelude to larger-scale claims volving all Italian minorities, and affecting even Ttalians now natural f2ed citizens of other countries.
According to Rome's racial theories, all people having Italian fathers are to be considered as belonging to the Ballan nation, it is recalled.
Politicians believe that most of the Italians in the US. would be ready {to rebel against any attempts made to. incorporate them into Italy's litieal system.
'The US. has to date treated kindly Jatt Italians in this country whereas fit has energetically combatted man penetration on the American continent. Furthermore, American opinion is now roused' against the Reich. it is pointed out.
Such kindly treatment of Italians may have to be changed by the US. JGovernment if the doctrine of world {Matianism is made a new instrument of political and economic expansion. itn that case, the United States would ght against Italian pretentious just as they are now bathing German
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