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Show GLOBAL EXPERT TELLS RUSSIA, ITALYPOSITIONS Last night Dr. Frederick Ing-voldstad Ing-voldstad presented the third talk of his series of discussions on international in-ternational problems at a meeting at Bingham high school. He spoke on "Did Churchill and Roosevelt Make a Deal with Fascists Fas-cists in North Africa". Next Thursday, March 11, he will discuss dis-cuss "Is China Out of the War" again at, Bingham high school. Last evening at a dinner meeting meet-ing of the Bingham Lions club Dr. Ingvoldstad spoke on the position po-sition of Italy in the war. Listed as reasons why Italy should have stayed out of World War II were: (1) Pope Pius XII, most respected respect-ed man in Italy, stood against war; (2) King Emanuel, most beloved be-loved person in Italy, utilized his influence; (3) Franco of Spain, exerted to the very last every influence in-fluence to keep Italy out of the war as a protection to Spain; (4) Great Britain urged Italy to stay out of war to reap material benefits; (5) U. S. asked Italy to stay out for monetary reasons: (6) Mussolini, as a father, had sentimental reasons icy remaining at peace. The big factor which forced Mussolini into the war was explained ex-plained by Dr. Ingvoldstad: Italy was cheated at the Paris Peace conference. Orlando came home empty-handed, with none of the things Britain and France had promised. The Suez canal which was the lifeline of Italian economy, econo-my, was practically closed to Italy. Ingvoldstad said that bombing Italy would not hasten peace. Italy, he said, can't be taken out of the war if they are attacked from the second front, unless defeated. de-feated. Italy will walk out on Germany at the first opportunity if they believe there is a chance for a fair deal- Italians are underestimated under-estimated as fighters, and will fight bitterly if their country is attacked. The night of February 25 Dr. Ingvoldstad discussed "Will Soviet So-viet Russia Stop at the German Border?" In presenting the view that Russia, if it reaches the German Ger-man border, will stop, he said that Russians disclaim any intent to "Bolshevize" Europe. That, they say, would be politically inadvisable inadvi-sable because Russia already has one-sixth of the land on the globe and does not intend to socialize the rest of the world. Also, he I pointed out, Soviet Russia isn't fighting for English Imperialism, U. S. capitalism or European mo-narchism. mo-narchism. Another supporting factor is that Soviet Russia, like any other nation, doesn't want the casualties of war. They have lost 5 million men and wil likely like-ly lose 5 million more. Stalin has voiced resentment of the absence of a second front in Europe. The red army alone is bearing the whole weight of the war, he has declared. |