Signor Mussolini Reconstructs The ways of Signor Mussolini are past
finding out and no better explanation for the wholesale reconstitution of his Cabinet is forthcoming than a belief in the advan- tages of change and a desire to give new men a chance. The disappearance of Signor Grandi from the Foreign Office is profoundly to be regretted. He was the one Italian to make himself felt in the international field since the War, and his courage, moderation and sound sense have been increasingly conspicuous at Geneva and other international conferences. He has, indeed, clearly been too moderate for many Fascists at home and that is no doubt one factor in his supersession. But there may well be another factor, at which The Times Rome correspondent hints broadly. At Geneva within the last month there have been prolonged private conversations between British, French and American delegates, from which Italy was excluded. At Lausanne an Anglo-French agreement was concluded of which Italy knew nothing till it was announced to all the world. It is not surprising if that has worked to the detriment of the Italian delegate thus relegated to an ante-chamber.
