Show Badoglio Juggles Italy's Throne in Risky Politics By Dy DeWitt Mackenzie Old Marshal Badoglio is attemptIng attempt attempt- Ing some mighty risky juggling with ith the throne of Italy in his efforts efforts ef ef- ef forts torts to divert at one and the same time the attention of the allies who demand unconditional surrender surrender sur sur- r render forthwith and the Germans who n-ho are said to threaten reprisals If he throws in the K The Italian public wants wants- peace Fiery demonstrations in many sections sections sec sec- of the country show that the thep p people ople are in that frame of mind which bodes no good for anyone who stands between them and the return to normal for which they so so long h have ve yearned The fact that Badoglio is keeping the lid on onby onby onby by a vigorous display of force forced d doesn't alter that fact Tamed Named by King f Now it was King Vittorio Emanuele Eman Eman- Emanuele uele who willing or otherwise named Badoglio chief of state with dictatorial powers when Mussolini Mussolini Mus collapsed the other day That inevitably must link the little monarch monarch mon mon- arch in the minds of hi his subjects with any fresh misfortune which may come to them because of the marshals marshal's failure to accept the allied al al- lied terms thus inviting bombing and invasion j Badoglio may s see e the writing on M the wall and surrender If he persists in playing the games Barnes however and so condemns his Ills unfortunate country to the horrors of further war he may precipitate an ultimate political change hange with far reaching conse conse- q enc s Badoglio or no Badoglio the alles allies al al- lies les are going to take over Italy Then hen in due course when the fires of f war have died away in Europe the he people of the country will be permitted to choose the form of g government under which they wish wisht t to o live live so so long as it isn't fascist or nazi The united nations have promised this to the axis coun coun- tries ries Will the people want ant to retain a king who contributed to their suffering Will they even want t keep the monarchy Time Dime Holds lipids Answer I Only time can answer those momentous mo mo- f questions However we weare weare wee are e bound to note that during the Decent cent days of crisis political elements elements ele ele- ments in various parts of the country country coun- coun try have been demonstrating in favor of other forms of government govern govern- ment Among the are said to be communists One would indeed be short of memory to forget for forget forget for for- get that Mussolini pounded fascism for the avowed purpose of uprooting uprooting uprooting up up- rooting bolshevism in Italy and andone andone one ne would be shortsighted not to see that communism has taken o on strength from the great victories of the red army Emanuele fell In public esteem after Mussolini came to power Since the war war- however he has seemed to come into his own again as the duce lost favor with a disillusioned disillusioned disillusioned dis dis- dis- dis populace Italians were were looking to th their ir king for leader leader- ship Passes Big DIg Chance When Mussolini failed his country country coun coun- try in the crisis which brought hi his downfall Emanuele could have hav been the man of pow power r. r I believe that if he had mounted his charger charge and ridden through the streets o of Rome as champion of his subjects he would have been the hero o othe of the country But he passed the jo joto job to Badoglio and stay stayed d at hornin home horn in his palace All this doesn't necessarily predicate predicate cate the fall of the mon monarchy o of course Still one would think that tha that Emanuele will be very lucky if h he himself doesn't slip from his golden gold gold- en throne If the monarchy weathers ers the pres present n storm it wouldn't wouldn be surprising to see Crown Prince Princ Umberto take over from his father Umberto is 39 a m-a a tall erect figure figure fig fig- ure who is the Italian ideal of 8 a so soldier dier He has had much training both in affairs of state and ii in military matters He is married marrie to beautiful l Princess Maria Jose sister of the king of the Belgians and they have a son and four fou daughters I I |