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Show British Aid Means War, Gayda Warns U.S. ROME, Jan. 29 (AP) Virginio Gayda, foremost editorial spokesman for fascist Italy, .declared Wednesday that the United States' policy of aiding Britain is a violation of neutrality likely to Involve the United Statei in war through "legitimate re- action oi the axia powers. ' "The Increase of American aid to England, far from not drawing the United State into war, brings her nearer the conflict by deliberate delib-erate plan," Gayda wrote in II Giornale d'ltalla. The United States, he declared, should not believe the can continue con-tinue this policy "without finding some unforeseen and quite unpleasant unpleas-ant reaction at the end of the path." Gayda said "Cordell Hun must have known that the policy of the North American government long hat been violating the elementary principles of neutrality. ' "Violation of neutrality without provocation become aggressive. At such it exposes one to the legitimate legiti-mate danger we say legitimate of reaction from the offended powers." Gayda asserted that transfer of American destroyers to Britain wa an example of "open violation of International law." The editor drew a distinction between be-tween Washington's position and the "non-belligerency" which Italy used to define her position before the declared war last June 10. The Italian policy, Gayda aald, was Justified Jus-tified by the axis alliance with Germany and controversial questions ques-tions pending between Italy and the aUles. "These two reason do not exist for the United States," Gayda asserted. as-serted. "But North American policy pol-icy already I far beyond that of non-belligerence. It already U on the edge of waging war." |