Rome, May 9.
IG. Virginia Gayda, the mouthpiece of Premier' Mussolini, writing in the "Giornale d'Italia" regarding the importance of Gibraltar to the Allies in case Italy enters the war, yesterday asserted that Italy could overcome the handicap of the British stronghold guarding the western entrance to the Mediterranean.
Sig. Gayda emphasized that Anglo-French control of Gibraltar and the Suez canal are contrary to the principles of European liberty and justice. He warned the Allies are making a fatal error if they believe they can control the Mediterranean because they hold Gibraltar and Suez. Gibraltar stands as a warning to Italy by the imperial democracies in-an effort to discourage her and weaken the freedom of Italy's foreign policy," Sig. Gayda asserted. "This is a fatal delusion, il leadership.
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