"But granted it to be a fact that Fascism shas eon "beneficent to the Italian and German peoples—which I have strong reasons for doubling—the advocates of Fascism here forget, that there are certain fundamental differences between the conditions in China and the conditions in Italy and Germany. "Both these countries, were essentially democracies, with a long period of political education along on site anal lines, with the people in possession of' certain constitutional rights and powers. How ther utilised these rights is not for us to judge, but the fact is that " the Fascist dictatorship in those two countries is to some extent based on popular support. The Fascist movements there are fundamentally. civilian in character. neither Signor Mussolini Herr Hitler being: No: armed force worth speaking of entered into play when the Fascist regime was established both in Italy and in Germany. Eight thousand "Italian Fascists marched on Rome, it is trus, but the Fascist dictatorship in Italy was not the outcome of civil war, while in Germany the Paseist' dictator ship was primarily the result of the ballot box, Both Signor Mussolini and Herr Hitler effected a cou eral, but taels coup Petat—at what they. did could be called' such "was city: more. or fess in the nature ofa constitutional Tevolue "China, on the other hand, is still dominated by @ feudal militarism, the Japanese invasion armed forces have been utilised for the Pumpose of settling internal differences, and in the last fighting in Szechuan alone between 40,000 to 60,000 casualties were suffered, And while the Central Government stronger everyday, it is yet unable to. exercise the fall force of its authority throughout the whole of the republic, being in many parts hampered by: the prevailing system lof regional independence,
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