TWO DICTATORS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 250, 16 December 1940, Page 7

TWO DICTATORS

PROFESSIONAL TIE TASK FOR BRITISH FORCES The magnificent caihpaign carried out by the Greeks gives rise to speculation as to the effect oh re-> lations between Germany and Italy of this serious reverse suffered by tlie Axis junior partner. The Sunday Times, discussing the Axis relationship, states: "We must remember that Ave are not merely fighting the alliance between Italy and Germany, but also the personal, or, to be more precise, the professional tie that for so long has united the two dictators, Neither can really afford to see the other go down. "If German bayonets were required in Italy J.o keep Mussolini in power, they would be sent. We need not be alarmed at their advent. Hitler can earn no gratitude or friendship from the Italian people. He cannot feed them nor prevent us from blockading and bombing them. He can merely add one more, in effect, to the list of occupied countries. "It will be a further tax on his strength, and a further millstone round his neck when he reaches deep water. Our task, therefore, and that of our armed forces is for the present clear. It is to continue hitting the Italian forces hard and often, and in as many places as av/> can."