The Attitude of Italy "Italy failed to scare the Allies,
and if they do not get in a more difficult position than they are in at the present moment, then their attitude towards the Duce will get more powerful and the end might well be that Italy will not even get what she might have got by other methods."—Utrechtsch Dagblad (Holland).
"In Italy the studied effort to stage anti-British demon- strations has flopped. The organised cheering-sections watch the professional cheer-leaders, who watch Mussolini, who watches the scoreboard in Scandinavia. By the time the cheering takes place it is as flat and as unseasoned as half- cooked cold spaghetti."—Los Angeles News (U.S.A.).
"Egypt's attitude is most clear—she is a small inde- pendent State in alliance with Britain, but this does not prevent her from being friendly with other States. It is a defensive unoffensive alliance. Egypt needed it because she lacks national defence, and Britain is her natural Ally because of the similarity of interests. If there had been no treaty the position would have been the same. Egypt's alliance with Britain should not annoy Italy because Britain is no enemy of Italy's, nor desires to be one. If anything evil happens between Britain and Italy it will not be by Britain's action or by her desire."—Al Balogh (Egypt).
Previous page
