If we intend to remain true to the ideals of Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson, the armies of occupation will follow a quite different line of action. All the Fascist higher-ups and those among the lower ranks who have shown particular fanaticism, should be interned on penal islands for the duration pending the decision of the future national government. All Fascist organizations will be disbanded and their headquarters closed. Fascist uniforms, badges and flags will be forbidden. Fascist legislation limiting personal and political rights will be repealed.

Internal Freedom

The Italians will be left free to re-organize their press, their associations, their political parties. Then, within let us say three months, municipal elections by universal suffrage will be summoned. After three more months, elections for provincial councils will be held. At the end of the year a national Constituent Assembly will be elected.

When a regular government has been established by the Constituent Assembly, the peace treaty will be signed. The armed occupation will come to an end. and America and Britain will have earned respect and gratitude by their fair dealings and their humanitarian activities.

Which Way, Then

Britain and America, by demolishing Fascist military structure, preventing Communist seizure of power, and granting the Italians a cooling period during which they can freely organize them selves, will empower them to work out by themselves their own salvation and choose according to their own wits their own form of government.

Unfortunately, everything we witness leads us to held that the British Foreign Office and the America State Department have little use for Liberal traditions and intend to follow pro-Fascist policies all over Europe.