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...Mayor Walker went into a 45-minute conference with Benito Mussolini. When, after being photographed with him, the Mayor was permitted to leave the presence of Il Duce, there was an immediate outburst of enthusiasm. Said he: ". . . What a wonderful man . . . immense ... I don't know whether he wore a cutaway or riding breeches. ... I only noticed his attraction from the chin up... a man of superior attainments. . . . While we were together there was no minority, only unanimity." ¶After a luncheon given for him by Prince Potenziani, Mayor Walker made a speech which he began with witticism that...
Premier Benito Mussolini for the third time refused to permit Dr. Guglielmo Ferrero, famed anti-Fascist historian, to leave Italy, this time to attend the World Population Conference in Geneva. Il Duce's decision was made known by Dr. Ferrero in a letter sent to the seat of the League of Nations...
...violent Fascist quarrel was ended during the past week with a sudden, sharp shock. Dynamic Augusto Turati (TIME, Aug. 8), Secretary-General of the Fascist Party (and, in the opinion of some observers, the future II Duce), expelled one Signer Settimelli from the party for "grave and repeated lack of discipline," warning three others with a firm reprimand...
...disrupt, split and irrevocably sunder the entire party. No alarm was felt, however; Rome was amused, hilarious, even enthusiastic over the daily ebullitions of the four disputants. Then the Facist fiat put an end to their fulminations. The comedy was over. Rome smiled and turned expectantly to II Duce for the next thrill...
...conclusion, a care fully vague but unmistakable threat was hurled at the world in general by Signor Turati. The technique of this threat is now virtually "standardized" among Fascist statesmen in imitation of II Duce...