Italy's Stand Against Bolshevism

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 2, 3 January 1940, Page 7

Italy's Stand Against Bolshevism

Must Not Be Allowed to Cross Carpathians Three Peninsulas Bound by Common Destiny United Press Assn. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Beccived Tuesday, Midnight. ROME, January 2. “Mussolini’s policy has not deviated a liairsbreadtli, especially where Bolshevism is concerned,” declares the Relazioni Internationale, the Italian Foreign Office’s organ, reviewing Italy’s policy in the latter part of 1939. The journal adds: “The three great Mediterranean peninsulas, namely, the Italian, Spanish and Danubian-Balkan, are bound by a common civilisation and destiny. If Bolshevism penetrated any one of them, the whole Mediterranean would be endangered. Italy will never allow Bolshevism to cross the Carpathians. ’ ’ A Gome message says the Italian Government has instructed its Ambassador to Moscow to return on leave. This is a sequel k to the recall of the new Soviet Ambassador to Rome, M. Gorelkin, on December 13, which was interpreted as a Soviet protest against the Rome demonstrations concerning Finland. British Ambassador’s Holiday “ Prolonged Indefinitely ” SOVIET CENSORSHIP OF ALL MAIL MATTER Received Tuesday, 11.40 p.m. MOSCOW, January 2. It is officially explained that the British Ambassador (Sir William Seeds) has not been recalled, but is taking a holiday which, “in view of the present Soviet-British relations, may he prolonged indefinitely.” The Soviet censorship has been extended to include all mail between the Soviet Union and foreign countries, both outgoing and incoming.