ITALY’S POSITION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 September 1939, Page 8

ITALY’S POSITION

NO PRESSURE BY ALLIES NON-INTERVENTION STAND ACCEPTED. SOME ECONOMIC QUESTIONS RAISED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. NEW YORK. September 13. The Borne correspondent of the “New York Times’’ stales that Britain and France are not expected to .press Italy for a declaration of neutrality at present, but that they accept her official stand as non-intervention in the war in Europe. It is said that the time is not ripe for British and French diplomacy to make such a step, specially since Italy is adhering rigidly to her non-intervention policy. The British Ambassador, Sir Percy Loraine, conferred with the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, on what are said to be “affairs arising out of Italy’s present position in the European conflict,” namely, economic aspects inherent in Italy’s freedom of action as a non-belligerent. Contacts between Rome and Berlin, which are occurring daily, led to the belief that another diplomatic move may be forthcoming for Signor Mussolini to mediate between Germany and the democracies, but it is certain that Il Duce will refuse unless he sees the possibility of concrete results.