Signor Mussolini is reported to have demanded satis- faction,- and
he could not, of course, have asked for less than compensation for injury done. We trust, however, that he will not make humiliating demands. On several previous occasions he has behaved with restraint- when it came to the point, and so may it be again. After all, he probably recognizes that the intention of the Jugoslav Government to ratify the Nettuno Conventions is a well-advised and straightforward act of policy which would do more than anything else one can imagine to put the two nations on better terms. The Belgrade Government has already expressed its extreme regret for the anti-Italian outbursts, and the most profitable policy for Italy would be to encourage the responsible Jugoslays along the right road. The Belgrade Govern- ment will need all the help it can get, for the people in eeneral are evidently out of hand.
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