§ 30. Captain FOXCROFTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that our popularity in Italy is becoming gravely endangered by increasing pro-German propaganda; whether he is aware that this propaganda is being powerfully assisted by the recent action of the Allies upon the Fiume question, the decrease in our coal export to Italy due to our decrease of output, and the shortage of food; and whether, in consideration of these things, of our traditional friendship with Italy, and of her services and sufferings during the War, His Majesty's Government contemplate affording to Italy equal facilities in the matter of food as are being afforded either to Germany or Austria?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI am convinced that the ties of traditional friendship between this country and Italy, to which the hon. and gallant Member refers, are too deeply rooted to be seriously affected either by hostile, propaganda or by causes and conditions arising out of four years of war. But he may rest assured that we shall do all in our power to render every assistance to our Italian Ally, and that she now enjoys far greater facilities in the matter of supplies than either Germany or Austria.