| Show Anglo-American Anglo Troops Frankly Dislike Idea Of 01 Italians as Allies By Edward Kennedy SOMEWHERE IN SOUTHERN IT ITALY AL Y Sept 21 Delayed JP The lP-The The Badoglio o government now established in southern Italy seems determined to force itself upon the united nations as an anI anally anally I ally but American and Br British ti h soldiers soldiers here are frankly I about welcoming the Italians as comrades in arms It would not be surprising if Premier Badoglio ac actually issued a declaration of war on Germany as asa asa asa a means of getting into the winning winning winning win win- ning camp and salvaging something something something some some- some some- thing in the p postwar settlement The idea of accepting the Italians Italians Italians Ital Ital- ians as s allies however is repugnant repugnant repugnant nant to many of the troops who thought they had defeated the Italians once once and for all and now find it strange to have Italians in charge of civil administration here and issuing decrees which indirectly indirect indirect- ly affect the allied forces Badoglio along with King Vittorio Vittorio Vittorio Vit- Vit torio Emanuele and Crown Prince Umberto now are established in ina ina a southern Italian town which is In effect the provisional capital of Italy Badoglio has his own army with arms including artillery and his government is permitted the use of the Barf Ban radio A A M MG l G Sidetracked Officers of the allied military government of occupied pied territories A M G who Came here to administer administer administer ad ad- minister the country have ave found their organization sidetracked while Italians Italians' control the civil power and they are are resentful of the situation n. n At least one high A 11 G H h has re resigned ign d and others lounge about say saying ng W Well ll this t a p pretty tty comic w war r W We c came Jt here to tor do doa a job but find we ar are are- not riot allowed td do it The attitude of pf the troops themselves s is expressed in a re remarkably remarkably re outspoken en article in the British Eighth Army News which has just begun publishing a mainland mainland mainland main land edition in Italy The editorial followed publication publication tion of greetings from B Badoglio doglio to the Eighth army in which he said that in the common struggle which awaits us Italian soldiers will march side by side with British British Brit Brit- ish comrades against the German oppressor for the liberation of Italian soil and final victory Italians Quibbling Replying the Eighth Army News said Italy surrendered ally What do we find now now The Italians are our allies They therefore claim to exercise independence independence inde indO in Internal affairs A soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier who wishes to change his British occupation n money money finds it hard if not impossible to do so The Italians ns are quibbling about the rate of lire to the pound sterling Many It Italians Italians- lians In fact are are under under under un un- un- un der the impression that because they say say- Now we are your allies they Are re going to spare their country country country coun coun- try the retribution which a just victory normally demands of a defeated defeated de de- de- de d army and nd which a defeated r army expects to make With all due sympathy for Ital- Ital I Continued on Page Five Column Five Monday Evening Evening- U. Anglo S. S Continued from Page PaSe One ian sufferings under their self- self chosen German friends we should set their minds straight on this The editorial recalled that the Italians had helped prolong the war cost Britain untold bloodshed and wealth and almost caused her herto herto herto to lose the conflict in the It expressed belief the Italians should pay the price of their folly in believing in Musso Musso- lin lini Similar views are being expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed here by American officers officers officers cers and men although the feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing in this regard perhaps is not quite so pronounced as among the I British It seems however that Badoglio Badoglio Bado Bado- glio is still clinging to the idea that he can prevail upon the allies to forgive and forget and welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come the Italians as partners in their cause I S t |
