"Italy has shown that she cons.ders ihe maintain ance of peace in the Balkans to be indispensable io ner own interests and ihe stabilizasun of the political situation in the mednerranean."
The "Universul" recalls the obvious friendliness shown by Italy to the various Balkan states, such as its assurances of amity to Yugoslavia "ud Greece, and the favourable evolution of the relations between Italy and Rumania. It also mentions the diplomatic advice given to Budapest by Rome to temper Hungary's revisionist ideas and adopt a more practical policy.
The Balkans, the newspaper stresses. are as much as ever determined to maintain their independence and to assure the observance of strict neutrality. In conclusion, the "Universul" declares that the Italian policy has not weakened.—Havas.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.