Show I My Twenty four Hours Hours' By Benito Mussolini Premier of Italy aly as told to THOMAS B. B MORGAN Rome Manager of the Unit United d Press Copyright 1927 by United Pr Press ss Associations All rights reserved Reproduction in whole le or in part prohibited in all parts of the world This is the first of a series of articles on his daily life and work by Benito as told to Thomas M. M Morgan Rome manager of the United Press Each article in this series has been personally revised corrected and approved by Premier Mussolini O t W 1 m 1 It has been my mr rule of lire life to employ th body and mind to render the m maximum x mum output We Ve have not yet fUlly exploited the potentialities of physical and and mental man to the point of calling him efficient Just now we can but meditate on those possibilities and try to attain as best we can the limit of our capa- capa I believe as William James that the use of all our mental and physical faculties wOuld permit us to accomplish Infinitely more than we can even even imagine should ye te yeuse use these facUlties facilities with proper coord co- co ord ordination Moreover what I do I do with the maximum of my ability I concentrate concentrate concen- concen on the matter on hand wh whether ther th- th er It be e riding speaking or directing directing direct direct- ing the government I pour out the same enthusiasm on a simple ceremony ceremony cere- cere mony mony as I 1 would on an Important diplomatic affair I play hard I work hard My Iy mind works on that which I will it to work Should It be forced to change its train of I thought to tale take up another it can cando cando do It with the greatest ease case leaving leaving leav- leav ing the previous matter completely behind It is free to to study that i s b. b i C.-i i e 1 f oo o I forr t outsIde for that J such a power the mind Is always r l' idy to devote its full to that which the will vill wills unhindered by other impressions which try to push themselves Into its gearing to disturb its efficient functioning NAPOLEONS NAPOLEON'S RULE This mastery over ver bOdy and brain travels with me the day long and the long My Iy sleep Is lIk like that of a babe It Is profound relaxed ye- ye undisturbed and therefore riely reposeful for fot the ph physical sl cal agencies whIch form part of the nervous system I believe that I could sleep soundly during a bombardment bom- bom and could profit by any respite In the whenever my commander would permit me after long days and nights of incessant incessant in- in conflict to satch even f fifteen if- if teen minutes minutes' sleep Even now on big days such as the meeting of the fascist grand council which reaches long into the night I can go home take an hours hour's sleep and return to work vork refreshed and relaxed Ordinarily I go to bed at midnight and rise at 7 The orders orders' orders are are that Jam uever to be disturbed except In case of very bad news It is ismy ismy my I that good news can wait wait-ther there is no Immediate urgency urgen- urgen cy of communicating It and th the joy of it announcement will be much more greatly relished after aHer a refreshing re- re freshing sleep Besides a bad dream might Intervene and spoil the effect if if ifon on one is a wakened awakened while the news in the morning is a a great antidote for the dream This rule adopt ed ed therefore from one whose achievements reached more stupendous stupendous dous heights helg than anyone since his and I fInd that it permits a rest the disturbing elements ele- ele ments being all eliminated from tho th mind putting It in repose The fact is that I have only ened three times assumption tion of power The first was a fire at the cc central telegraph office In A. A t I Z 5 BE BENITO I O. O MUS S MUSSOLINI'S PRECEPTS Mas er your o ly nd mind C n ate on tl-t tl one thing Ir 1 orf ro 1 L 1 G s venno hours s 's N Never ver stay in bed after the thein n. n st stint nt of awakening Read the newspapers while dressing Shave I. I 1 am am- Drink a grass of f milk for breakfast o I Rome of Italy's heart tern tem of communication and the sec sec- second ond time v as' was durIng the Corfu Incident Incident In- In In p the s I 1 rose ioe immediately on the latter occasIon to deal promptly with it When there is a serious situation on hand the prompter thE thE- the better Things might be I rIghted whilO a few hours hours' delay spell spen disaster After settling te Le matter I returned to bed and enjo enjoyed ed another two or three hours hours' sound repose The third time I was disturbed was on the death of our lamented Q een Margherita l She had a noble and magna magnanimous soul souto endowed wIth angelic virt s s. s I her gentleness and sympathy with high and low She was gracious to alland an all anand and to her last wished me wen well for forthe forthe the greatness of Italy She was hailed as a fascist queen and all fascIsts loved her profoundly The Continued on e pageS 8 J MY HO RS' RS b Ii I T l m page 1 sickness receded ded her hel death med filled the da tit th anguish and 1 I gave orders a I should be kept Informed of n 1 r l' condition and be awal awakened an night l that a turn for forthe forthe the worse worle o cur red She died peacefully peacefully peace peace- fully y one morning mom and andI I arose t to prepare t t nations na- na n nIng and bring what lr could to the king and the ro OW al family DAI DAILY DOZEN Ord Warily It is front from a sound sleep orf f seven hours I awake on da day every day ready r ad to meet It H greatly refreshed with restored I Ier energy er and replaced force Seen Seem as it to prove my I instinctively stretch and wn giving my lungs and muscles n extra awakenIng and as quicks quick s a flash I am out ot of bed My ly day has begun I neVer stay in bed It a moment after the yawn awn I cannot but think that the Uie practIce or of 1 lying In bed after one a Is conducive to lassitude and and dull duB ness It cannot but bu br breed ed stagnatIon stagnation tIon or of body and mind It Is de- de to to the discipline o of self It H puts a defensive spirit in life and robs the Individual of a b bold ld and smashing offensive to face the day While still in my pajamas I I take a few X very simple arm and leg movements just to limber me up up I 1 breathe deeply to get my lungs full ruIl of fresh air That operation just takes a minute or two and I Iam Ithen am then ln in my bath l ba bath h is always tepid the temperature tem tem- of the body I am nut not a disciple of oC the cold bath the first thIng in the morning for the reason th that t the functions of the system em have not reach reached d their maximum momentum and to require the heart and nervous organs to resist a cold bath is asking too oo much of them before they put proper on n full speed The tepId bath meets my requirements and tempers me for a brIsk rubdown I attach great Importance to the latter I perform it myself and brIskly v very r briskly I will not allow a masseur near me as I 1 do my rubdown to my O n own liking lik- lik ing and without anY ceremony I 1 know it is more efficacious us The blood is forced to circulate and I feel my m- whole being somehow springing into action The skin Is refreshed and ridden of all redundant redundant re- re surplus ready to be renewed re- re and stay healthY TR TRAINED INED READER When I 1 come from the bath the newspapers are brought to me I read them white while dressing for my horseback ride I a am one one of those who can truly say th that t he was once a newspaper man and responding to my training I can glance through them With ith the eye of the experienced experienced editor To dress while reading read read- In ing Is not a a. a difficulty The dressIng dressing dress dress- ing Is a purely mechanical function and subordinate to the will without ariy any conscious thought It should not be a subject for fOl mental expendi- expendi ture We Ve do It ey every ry day then wh why not make nake the physical agencies which the operation jn dressing takes work automatically just as ones one's fingers do on the typewriter or the th piano The reading ot of the newspaper then becomes an added product of the mental menta mechanism which it can perfectly well ae om- om pUsh plash While the fingers fingers- are occupied elsewhere ere My ly shave comes before I put on my collar I have become rather skillful in the use of an American safety razor and though my beard Is thick and stiff I 1 have attained such de that I feel like sayIng saying say say- Ing so many seconds from lather to towel or 01 whatever shavers self are supposed t to measure theIr speed on on However I have to use a new blade every time I 1 shave for there are no blades made that can stand standmore standmore more than one shave on my beard ard And I must shave every day It all must come off too for tor torI forI I wear no moustache which is one of my American attributes I am Fascism Is Glance at the busts of oC the great Roman emperors emperors and you will find them all shaven clean Caesar Augustus When the decline decline de- de cline ot of Roman glory began whiskers whiskers whis- whis kers came Into style It is true ot of all periods The Renaissance was wasa a beardless perIod Whiskers were the rule In the old decadent cadent regime I which fascism replaces with youth I ot of shaven clean faces The beard is oriental the smooth face occidental I dental A SPEECHLESS BARBER My 1 barber peeks in at me occasionally occa- occa looking with en envy vy on the accomplishment ot of the safety When I 1 am not pressed for to time I 1 let him do the shavIng He Ho is nO barber He has a character an all his 0 oun n and was not made in the same mould which ordinary barbers are made in He Is not loquacious He tills me none ot of his troubles and I 1 Itell tell teIl him none ot of mine lIe withholds withholds with with- holds hIs joys s and I withhold mine Ile He does not play with and fondle my face when I 1 allow him to show how hoo much he can beat the safety 11 Iv is a man devoted to shaving in which profession ho he is an artist lIe Ito lathers any extra flourIshes flourishes flour flour- and draws vs the razor across across the face without unnecessary expenditure expenditure ex- ex of physical effort eUort He ap ap- predates with me that hat useless effort et- et fort is lost So well have both ofus ot of otUs Us carried this out that We have not exchanged more than two words outside ot of greetings in the entire tour four years he has has' been giving me me mean an occasional shave I go then fully attired wearing my riding breeches to 0 breal breakfast fast It ItIs ItIs Is what 1 call caIl a bre breakfast I wonder wonder won won- der sometimes what an Englishman Or an American or a German would call It and what what-he would do with such a breakfast as mine There is no fruit There is no toast There are re n no sausages ham and eggs breakfast foods or anything which v would uld typify the modern breakfast There is eVen no coffee cortee for I do donot donot not drink coffee In any form it is not not a food tood it Is disastrous for brain workers M My breakfast simply simply sim- sim ply consists ot of a glass ot of milk and andis andis is a matter of t one minute I drink it at the table In small gulps so that It might be properly salivated Milk 1 Is a wonderful rood perhaps perhaps per per- haps the best food known to man This one glass of milk contains enough nough nourishment to sustain me until the midday meal six hours hence It is always taken when I 1 Iam am alone for I am not a great lover ot of company at table The greatest honor I can bestow upon anyone Is to invite them to lunch It would even be an honor for my own brother Cesira m my servant pUtS the milk on the table and then withdraws She is 40 and silent uncommunicative It Is Is' 7 30 and I am ready t to tale take my morning canter cant In In tomorrows tomorrow's Telegram Premier Mussolini tells what he does with his one hour a day of recreation Also he definitely anSwers the worldwide rumors that he is afflicted afflicted af- af with an incurable malady Mussolini Ban Bans Night Club Dances noilE ROME Jan 5 Cabarets P night clubs clubs' and nd all similar h haunts of nocturnal l amUsement Un throughout Italy are being tamed lamed by order of the authorities giving rise to stories stories of complete cl closing ot of the resorts in line with Premier Mussolini's l plan pian to make this year ear one ot of intense se with a minimum mini mini- mum amount of play Regulations issued by the authorities authorities author author- restrict the hours ot of oT operation and prohibit dancing of all kinds Cabarets may remain open from 10 I P. P m m. m until 2 a. a nn m. Jazz bands may play and performers may sing but not a single performer or visitor may dance Not only the Charleston Charles Charles- ton black bottom and fox trot but old fashioned waltzes and two steps come under the ban Police officials will keep vigilance on the sidelines to prevent violations 1 Two ot of Romes Rome's three cabarets have alreadY closed their doors the remaining open is offering jazz concerts to patrons with enough will to control their response to jazz rhythm I |