Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. News Chronicle Saturday, February 8th, 1941 Italians are Dispirited and Resentful. >From Our Own Correspondent. New York, Friday. Signs that the Fascist regime in Italy is fighting desperately to maintain its hold on a dispirited and resentful people continue to appear between the lines of news messages cabled from Rome. Today and yesterday there have been more of the famous "student demonstrations," which MUSSOLINI has been wont to stage whenever it becomes necessary to whip up a semblance of enthusiasm for one of his projects. It is not long ago that "student demonstrators" were parading through the streets of Rome howling "Tunisia, Jibuti, Corsica!" United Press reports that an extra guard of 500 fully armed troops was placed today around the United States Embassy in Rome. This might have indicated how roused and dangerous the demonstrators were, if one of the correspondents had not previously said that the total number of students taking part in the demonstration was about 500. Significant also is the broadcast by Signor ANSALDO, in which he said that many Italians are now understanding "the terrible seriousness" of war, but added: "We cannot state that all Italians are equal to the moment - no, not at all." ..... In Germany >From Berlin there continues to come news which shows how necessary the Nazis feel it is to soften the recent revelation that the United States is helping Britain. The Blackshirt paper "Schwarze Korps" denounces the school of thought that fears a repetition of the events of the last war and promises, even if America should intervene, it would make no difference to the outcome of the war. A cable from the German frontier comments on the "reserve" with which the German Press is now treating the war news, and boldly expresses the belief it is because of the growing desire for peace among the German people.