Valenti was the Italian Consul-General in New York, Signor Gaetano Vecchiotti who, he said, had cent buted to Fascist publications, addie: ed meetings of Black Shirts in New York, and on one occasion, in 1936, addressed members of that bod: celebrating in New Jersey the defeat of Ethiopia.
Another consul named was Antuiio Toscani-Milla of San Francisco who, Mr. Valenti charged, had appealed to American citizens io support the Italian Government.
In his letter to Mayor LaGuardia, Mr. Valenti charged that the New York City public schools had been used for the dissemination of Fascism. To reporters he revealed photographs: of what, he claimed were, Fascist uniforms worn by Brooklyn school-children. Schoolchildren attending one school meeting, Mr. Valenti said, were attired in the uniform of the Young Balilla, a militant organization of Italian youths.
Mr. Valenti went on to charge that the International Confederation ' of America, an organization that lists Governor Lehman and many other public officials as honorary members, while.avowedly cultural, was really engaged in Fascist propaganda work.
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