The Panamanian response to the Italianpress’s declaration that Italy’s frontier is Panama was a messy”frontier” incident. An Italian admiral commanding two goodwillcruising cruisers and the Italian Minister to Panama motored out ofPanama City to make an official call on Panama’s President. Caught withtheir windows down, they were soon so covered with refuse heaved atthem by angry bystanders that their call had to be postponed while theydrove back to the flagship for a change of uniforms.*
*Month ago sailors from a German training ship were peltedwith rotten eggs and tomatoes while goosestepping down Havana’sfashionable Prado.