The Archive · 1924

Ex-Service Men

Rome, Nov. 11.

The growing opposition to the Fascist Government and its methods has been fanned by the Combattenti Association consisting of ex-service men. A. collision between the two organizations a few days ago was followed by Gen. Peppino Garibaldi, the leader of the Combattent!

Association, expressing a desire to fight a duel with Signor Mussolini which, however, did not eventuate, but Gen. Balbo, the head of the Fascist Militia, has challenged Gen. Garibaldi, The Government has Row prohibited al! political meetings and this the Combattenti Association declares is directed at, them. The bitter feeling. is intensified "by a striking Combattenti Association appeal on the eve of the smiling of the Chamber of Deputies attacking the Government lied terms. The manifesto declares that the Combattenti Association has never recognized any monopoly of patriotism and em-Phasizes that the first and foremost obedience to the law. Tt invites Parliament and the Government to see that violence ceases and Inw resumes its normal course for all.

Later. lament opens to-ith indications of troublous ahead, The Opposition has Published a strong manifesto to the decision not mentary work 30 long as the situation which it i¢ denounced in June, when it withdrew from Parliament after the Matteotti murder, continues in_an even more aggravated form. The manifesto claims that the: Opposition represents the majority of the ination, but that power is illegally exercised by the minority.

Signor Mussolini, in a speech at the meeting of the Deputies of the majority parties, said that the Government' intended to advance rapidly on the road towards norm-

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