AGAINST THE ALLIES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 141, 15 May 1940, Page 7

AGAINST THE ALLIES

CAMPAIGN IN ITALY. VIOLENT SCENES. FRENCH OBJECTION, (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received May 15, 1.50 p.rn. LONDON, May 14. _ After a day of violent antjAllied demonstrations throughout Italy, the Associated Press Paris correspondent reports that France has delivered objections to the Press campaign against the'Allies. M. Francois-Poncet (French Ambassador) interviewed Count Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister) and orally replied to the arguments in the Italian Piess. No formal protest has been presented.

ATeanwhile Yugoslavia is reported to have asked Greece what assistance she can give in the event of an Italian attack. The Prime Minister (General Atetaxas) is believed not to have committed Greece and to have minimised tlie danger. The anti-Allied demonstrations to-day assumed unprecedented dimensions in various Italian towns, principally Alilan, Naples, and Rome, where troops prevented students reaching the British and French Embassies. Signor Mussolini saw students burning a coffin draped with the British and French flags as he wa.s driving from Rome. Demonstrators throughout Italy shouted: “Viva Italy! and Germany 1 Down with the Democracies! England missed the bus!” Two thousand participated in the Alilan demonstration. A thousand Romans carrying whips and sticks attempted to reach the British Embassy by a circuitous route, but were foiled by troops. It is announced that Italy is spending an extra £33,000,000 “to meet tAe, international situation.” The War Ministry has received over £10,000,000. ■A Rome message states that five thousand students, demonstrating against Britain and France, massed cheering under a balcony Signor Mussolini, who came out, saluted but no speech was made. The Associated Press says a man understood to be a British Peer was assaulted in a restaurant after he hadread an anti British leaflet which was ‘ distributed to the customers. GAINS OFFSET. GERMAN ENEAIIES INCREASED. CANBERRA, May 14. The Prime Aiimster (iUr R. G. Aienzics), in a national broadcast tonigiit, reviewed the war situation, Germany vs possible objectives, and the Australian War Cabinet’s measures for speeding up the production of arms, equipment and munitions'. Air Aienzies declared that Germany by her invasion of the Low Countries had made potential enemies oi every neutral country in Europe. She had caught the Allies at a serious disadvantage because their sense of decency in respecting the neutrality of Belgium and Hollanu Had precluded Britain and France from coinerring or taking ! steps to strengthen the del-cnees of the ; Low Countries. However, what initial ; success Germany had gained, in her ; latest criminal campaign would be : seriously offset by Die fact that she had driven a million trained men to the Allies. In addition she would have to de.eiul 400 miles of frontier instead of. 180 as heretofore. Air Aienzies urged Australians “in this fateful hour to treat the whole ■ deadly business as a challenge and an inspiration, to get solidly behind the. Mother Country, pull their weight to the last ounce, and firmly resolve with the War Cabinet to do everything we can as fast as we can.”