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Show SOVIET-FASCIST RIFT STIRS FEAR VOSCOW. Oct 21 IINSi-Threats f a aerloua diplomatic alterratinn between eovlet Russia and Italy, with possibility Germany may be involved, were aeen today aa the Moacow regime expelled or Imprisoned Im-prisoned hundreds of Itallana throughout the U. 8. S. R. In eo doing. It waa revealed, eovlet Russia hae torn up a reciprocal treaty with fascist Italy under which Italian and Ruaaian cltitene have for years been allowed to work In each other's countries without with-out expulsion or discrimination. Possibility that the situation may spread repercussions from the west to the war-torn far east was indicated indi-cated when Japanese Ambassador Mamoru Bhlgemltsu left Moscow for Berlin. It was believed he would eound out Chancellor Hitler n whether the retch would aid Japan Ja-pan In the event of a Russian attack at-tack on tha Nipponese empire. Mors than 100 Italians have been thrown out of the soviet union inra April and tha "purge" Is itill under way. Many long-time Italian Ital-ian reeldenU, who have married Russian women who have borne them children, have been forced to leave their famlUes behind, with little prospect of aver eeeing them again. Soviet law forbids persona of Ruaaian birth to move their homes beyond the V. 8. B. R. frontiers. fron-tiers. Numerous Italians who refused to leave their families behind have been Imprisoned. Likewise, hundreds hun-dreds of Germans have been arretted ar-retted without a chance to return to their native country, Italy and Germany, it was learned, have protested repeatedly, but their omplainta have been Ignored. Their . diplomatic representative! have not been permitted to visit their Imprisoned countrymen. |