Large Number of Politicians Banished With Subsistence Allowance Rome, May 27.
Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies to-day in regard to the estimates of the Ministry of the Interior, the Premier, Signor Mussolini, denied the "stupid foreign assertions" that 200 Italians had been banished under the Fascist regime. The facts were: 1,527 common criminals had been imprisoned; 41,541 politicians had been. warned; and 698 politicians had been banish-, ed to two islands, where they were each paid 10 lire a day. Some of them had written renouncing their anti-Fascist activities, but—no) amnesty would be granted before) 1932, "fam convinced," declared Signor Mussolini, "although a ruling class Is in course of formation, that I must myself carry out the task' of governing: the Italian nation is not yet born."
Referring to foreign politics, the Premier said that two policemen Great' Britain and. Italy—were Franc engage Thent not to attack each other. Italy's armed forces must be Perfected so that Italy should be able, at a moment's notice, mobilize an army of 5,000,- 000 men, The Navy must be: strengthened and the Air Forces made. so numerous that "the surface of the wings of our aeroplanes should be able to obscure the sun. Thus when the vital moment of European history has been reached between 1985 and 1940," the Premier Aeclared, "Italy will be able to make liber voice hoard and see her rights finally acknowledged."
The; Chamber voted by acclamation that the speech should be! Publicly placarded,—Reuter,
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