Word: mediterraneanize
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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World War II may make Il Duce's everlasting reputation as a statesman. Few statesmen have ever been caught in such a hole. If he stuck his head out in one direction, it would be chopped off by Britain and France-on paper at least, their Mediterranean fleets could blow his to bits and their armies might overrun northern Italy. If he stuck it out in the other direction, he would have his other transalpine neighbor, Adolf Hitler, to deal with. And so, while the Italian press explained that Italy would remain neutral indefinitely, Mussolini...
...general use of the public, and 2) to discuss them in print, on the air, or any other way. In the last few weeks the air has fairly crackled with important, and usually coded, admiralty radio messages-Germany calling all ships home but its submarines; Britain ordering a Mediterranean blockade; U. S. Navy telling its personnel the score. These and others appeared in the U. S. press, incurred no Federal crackdown. But one of them was also broadcast by at least one radio station, Manhattan's WMCA, and last week there was an official fuss, with apparently more bark...
...what about Egypt, neither dominion nor colony, nor full-fledged independency? Strategically crucial in Mediterranean naval plans (see p. 22), a sovereign power that recognizes Britain's special interest in the Suez Canal Zone, Egypt is legally no more than an ally of Britain. This week, Egypt demonstrated how an ally could act to give support...
Biggest factor in Mediterranean affairs is Italy's future policy. Nobody knows it better than astute Ali Maher Pasha (long an adviser of King Farouk), who became Egypt's Premier three weeks ago. Many an anxious Briton had urged that, if Italy is to be neutral, she be forced to give some token to insure neutrality...
...importance of Turkey in the great question mark of Mediterranean strategy (see p. 22) was emphasized in Paris by the welcome given last week to Behic Erkin, new Turkish Ambassador. President Albert Lebrun made more fuss over receiving this dignitary than he did about his own 68th birthday, which fell simultaneously. Encouraged were the French when Ambassador Erkin assured the world that Turkey was 100% with the Allies. Said he: "Human progress is a product of peace. . . . It is this ideal that is at the basis of France's and Turkey's policy. . . ." Giving Mr. Erkin scarcely time...