Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-21 | Page 2 | Duce Foresees Powerful Pact

Duce Foresees Powerful Pact act ROME Feb 21 INS INS Her Her Her archenemy archenemy arch- arch enemy nemy in international relations out of the way Italy was quick today to o show a willingness to settle her longstanding quarrel with Great Britain Removal of Anthony Eden of sanctions fame from the British foreign ministry marks the complete complete com- com triumph of Premier Chamberlain Chamber- Chamber lain ain of hastening peace with Italy as the first step toward pacification of f Europe through a power four-power pact act with Italy Britain France and Germany Jermany in the Italian view Such a power four-power bulwark successor suc- suc cessor to the dead Locarno pact and nd the idea of collective security under the League of Nations would prevent war at least for a considerable considerable consid- consid erable number of years Italians feel eel Italy hopes to gain from Britain In n the conversations already opened in n London today recognition of her conquest in Abyssinia and resumption resumption tion ion of normal trade relations so that liat Italy can secure a loan in London's London's Lonon's Lon- Lon dons don's financial markets Italy is also ready to examine any plan Ian Britain may offer for withdrawal with with- With With-I of volunteers from Spain Such withdrawals of nazis and fascists fas- fas as- as already have been considerable considerable consider- consider able ble and Mussolini himself agrees agrees that hat there are only about Italians fighting for the insurgents