While great respect exists in India for the literary reputation of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore the pliability his character is a source of amusement to both Europeans and Jeducated Indians. As I think I have already informed you the poet is at present on a visit to Italy where he stated that he was meeting! friends as well as taking a holiday cure for his health. "Some time previous to leaving for Europe he had expressed his disapproval of Mussolini and Fascism in vigorous term: Tt seems, however, that since he has met the great dictator he has radical ly altered his opinion, It is true that he qualifies his praise by the statement that Fascism while good for Italy would be no good outside! that: country. Still he "is glad to have had an opportunity of secing Mussolini's work. He is a great man and Fascism is assured of Place in history." No doubt Mussolini will give him a signed photozrapti of big self for this welcome Tittle pull.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.