His cocksureness makes one gasp. Other Prime Ministers may believe themselves to be infallible, but none has dared, even in an election mat festo, to write of himself and his record like this:— on the inception and history of the Fascist movement. Mussolini founded it when he was expelled from the Socialist party for urging intervention in the War. He meant it at first to be a political party, but after the Armistice, when the Sodalists and Communists were gain. ing the upper hand, he realized that he would have to use force to reach his objective.
The March on Rome In his newspaper office in Milan he worked day and night to perfect his machinery, while Ministries rose and fell, the' lira began to slide towards the abyss, and the country was plunged into strike after strike, Finally in 1922 the weak Facta Cabinet took office—all alternatives had been tried and—failed—and Mussolini decided that his moment had come. He marched on Rome, and now justifies his action in these word It is bad enough to suffer a govern ment which creates nothings it is even worse to suiter a system of politics which cannot even create Administration, We are not told much about the March that we did not know before, except that the interview with the Fume Waa Mehorn terized by great Even after that Mussolini triad to rule with a Coalition Cabinet, but ko was soon driven by resignations to form his Grand Council and assume the mantle of Distator. In two years he had datanced the Budget. "He has sine: remodelled the banking and ed ational systems, reformert the police force, created a flying force, put a new incentive into industry, and concluded treaties with most of Italy's neighbours—an astonishing achievement, however it was accomplished, for @ man who was trained first usa teacher and then as a Journalist.
Mussolini is great phrase-maker. But in this book his eloquence is rather roughly handled by the translator, Richard Washburn Child, formerly United States Ambassador in Rome, and the printer.—"John soldier.
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