Rome, June 7, A violent anti-British demonstration was staged today as the Italian press warned the United States to steer clear of European affairs.
Hundreds of soldiers guarded the British Consulate and Embassy thir morning while 7,000 Italians participated in two demonstrations stressing Italian approval of the Maltese Nationalist movement. The demonstrations were marked by shouts of "Malta must be freed—Malta is The Italian press continued attacking Allied colonial policy yesterday and warned the United States she would invite European intervention in the Western Hemisphere if she continued to "meddle" in Europe.
Premier Benito Mussolini, meanwhile, continued to make preparations for the defence of the country in case of war, Il Duce discussed Italo-German crop prospects with the Reich Minister of Agriculture, Herr Walter Darre. It was reliably reported they decided to pool stocks of cereals possessed by Germany and Italy.
The Rome Radio, meanwhile. charged that the Governor of Malta was terrorizing the population there on the pretext of the danger of fifth column activity, The press, simultaneously, accused the French of persecuting Italians in the French colonies, Sig. Virginia Gayda, generally considered to. express the views of Il Duce, said, "By indiscreetly taking part in European affairs, the United States automatically provides the European Powers with the right of retaliation."
The "Popolo di Roma" predicted a war between continents if the British Government should move to (Continued on page 8, col. 4)
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