Italian Leader Decides to Enter on Germany's Side; Makes Promises to Neighbouring States Rome, June 11.
PREMIER Benito Mossolini plunged Italy into the European war on Germany's side yesterday and promised to crush Brit and France, whom he accused of trying to "Kill Italy".
In a historic fifteen minute speech from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia, Il Duce carried 45,000,000 people and 10,000,000] bayonets" into the European slaughter because he claimed he had "done all that was humanly possible to halt the war, but it was useless." Premier Mussolini promised to spare Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
"The die is cast," he declared before thousands of cheering Fascists who had gathered before the Palace to. hear "the momentous speech. "Italy does not intend to bring other peoples into this conflict. We want to break the chains which are strangling us in the Mediterraneon. I have only one order," Premier Mussolini told his armies. "win! We will win! Italians, take arms"
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