Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-15 | Page 14 | Il Duce's Voice Goes on Air in U. S. First Time

I 1 Ii aces ace's V ice Goes does on Air in inU U So S a First Time J CHICAGO Dec 15 AP The AP-The The fascist arm of Benito Mussolini l reached Into Chicago last night to break temporarily some 30 contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts which forbid Tito singing over radio Italian tenor of the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Civic Opera company was sought by station ON of the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Tribune to take part in a a. program featured by the bro broadcasting broadcasting broad broad- id- id casting of a message b bv by Mussolini 1 himself The contracts however contain clauses against his appearing before a microphone Word Yord of the difficulty reached Mussolini a a. close friend fiend of the singer The Italian government then prevailed upon the American di directors directors dl- dl rectors to lilt lift the radio ban for this single occasion It was the first time Mussolini Mussolini's s voice ever had been heard in America HIS Ilia message was electrically elec- elec recorded in hi a chamber of the Italian state department at Rome The recording was accomplished accomplished pUshed the Tribune said by transporting transporting transporting trans trans- porting from Milan to Rome the only electrical reproducing apparatus apparatus apparatus ap ap- ap- ap in the kingdom The message radiocast last night was in Italian but an English translation translation trans trans- lation also was given It expressed ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed the opinion that America and Italy have built an Indissoluble indissoluble ble relation of ot cordiality friendship and collaboration which will cause them to travel a a. long road to tog together to- to g gether ther The premier described fascism as asa asa asa a movement of a people which exalts all national virtues a strong government which has reorganized the nation multiplying Its productivity productivity productivity and energy a political system which has built a truly new and modern state a concrete and stable stable stable sta sta- ble politico social politico social edifice in which all legitimate interests are balanced balanced balanced bal bal- and harmonized