London, May 2.
The reasons why Italy will not fight are outlined in an article today in the Egyptian periodical, "Al Shoala, a Wafdist organ. Italy will not fight, says the article, which is quoted in a special commentary, because her fleet is bottled up in the Adriatic, and Tripoli is hemmed in by the French in Algiers and Morocco and the British and Egyptians in west Egypt.
It is easy to cut off communications with the African Empire, the journal adds, while the Italian coast is extremely vulnerable to sea attack and he British and French navies are far stronger, The Cairo daily, "Al Mokattam," also referring to Italy, says: "She knows that by joining Germany she will be the loser in the event of victory or defeat. This makes her hesitate to make up her mind, especially since Allied victories in the North Sea have effected a change in the situation and in the naval forces in the Mediterranean."—Reuter.
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