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...Fathers of Halberstadt (Prussia) prudently changed the name of one of their chief thoroughfares from Kaiser Wilhelmstrasse to Richard Wagnerstrasse. By way of added diplomacy they altered Hohenzollernstrasse to Friedenstrasse (Peace Street). Last week these alterations were swept away and the original names restored, a result of the German Fascist movement which has gained considerable headway of late...
While ultra-Fascists rejoiced in tearing down the post-War street signs, a moderate Fascist member of the City Council declared: " 'Hohenzollern Street' and 'Peace Street' are synonymous. Wilhelm II did more to foster peace while he reigned as Kaiser than any other monarch. The motto of the Kings of Prussia is Justitia fundamentum regnorum (Justice is the foundation of kingdoms...
Last week the Aventines apparently thought that the time had come again to participate in the debates of the Chamber, albeit the immense Fascist majority would continue triumphant on every issue. To Mussolini it seemed that this might cause a good deal of wasted breath. Mussolini is frugal. He ascended the tribune...
Amid an awful silence, the Fascist majority instantly passed the Premier's motion. The more circumspect Aventines, realizing what was going to follow in a moment, bolted from the Chamber. Those who did not immediately flee, were assaulted by the Fascist deputies, as soon as they finished voting. Many a lock of hair was literally torn from Aventine heads. Many a Fascist boot literally propelled Aventines through the wide portals of the Chamber and down the stairs...
...Aventines may re-enter the Chamber, thanks to our tolerance, only after its leaders have made three public declarations: Uno. That the Fascist Revolution has become an accomplished fact, the Fascist régime, which has so altered the Constitution of the Italian state that any preconceived opposition to Fascismo is politically useless and historically absurd. Duo. That the nefarious and scandalous campaign of the Aventines has miserably failed, because it rested upon no foundation. Tre. That the Aventine pledges itself to cease to act in concert with Anti-Fascists abroad...