Show WHO IS MUSSOLINI MUSSOLINI- WHAT MUSSOLINI WHAT WHAT IS HIS AIMI AIM Urging that the settlement of the Italian debt Is a part ot a necessary program to world fi U financial stability President Cool CoolIdge Idge Is Insisting that the senate or of the United States should not further delay action As to what is taking place In Italy under Mussolini is not made clear In the dispatches but re- re recently recently re recently Basil Bassi Miles tilles an American 1 has Investigated conditions In that I coUntry and has made a a report While in Russia Bolshevism has been practical which Involves involve a destruction of ot private property rights In Italy quite a a different system is being tried with prop prop- property property erty city rights fully tully recognized recognised Mussolini came into power when his hie black Fascist marched on Rome in October 1922 and took possession ot of the government Putting into effect economies the dictator changed a deficit of 15 billion lire In 1922 Into a sur surplus plus of ot million lire In fn 1924 He did this by doing away with witha a great number of ot government loafers l af rs who had bad drawn salaries and given nothing in return He placed paced th the government railroads on a paying basis He was able to check cheek Inflation and keep the theire lire tre from in 0 11 0 to 25 lire now representing a dollar Unemployment has almost disappeared although th the depre depre- depredated depredated depreciated dated franc franc Is 15 allowing France td Invade Invade the tho Italian markets Italy population though in- in In Increasing creasing a year and shut from emigrating to America IS finding work at home Hydroelectric Hydro power 18 Is beIng created and this is being done at ata ata a cost a cost to consumers one fourth one that t charred charged In fn the United States It Italy lr has hu no coal and therefore water must develop Its water wafer power Italy taly has haa been short abort In lu wheat and so a campaign Is 18 on to sUm mUm wheat production and new ar as are being reclaimed areas for tor ag- ag agri c ri Mussolini has hu established e ec o councils In the provinces which do the work work of chambers ot of commerce l Mayors of ot com corn communes of ot less lees than population tion lion tion are appointed by the I prime minister thus extending the he dl dl- dl TecC dl-TecC e C power power o of f to the smaller mailer towns Government of ot officials hostile to the tho regime can caD be discharged Loans obtained abroad for tor or more than one year must be approved by the government Business and labor ar are organized for tor the tho settlement or prevention of ot labor and and disputes and labor courts erected to further the elimination of strikes Mussolini Is head bead of ot the army army and navy naY and in charge charre ot of the theair theair air air service ya To head heal of ot govern govern- government government ment In Europe has the power of this man nan It U the army gets rebellious Mussolini can fall back on his shirts black shirts equal In numbers lumbers to the army and as well armed and trained although a volunteer force So Italy has two armies one under pay the regular army and and the other a militant force ready to crush the thi regulars It If they get out of bounds In the past military military dictators always have been In danger of ot a STouP group of om officers ers resenting the I authority of civilians civilian and taking the control I of o government out of otheir their hands but Mussolini does not trust to the military men un- un under un under der him Any showing lack of loyalty are dismissed and it if re- re resentment resentment re resentment is shown by the body ot of the command Mussolini stands ready to bring the black shirts down upon them Therefore the source of ot the dictators dictator's dictators dictator's power Is s sin In the mass ot of the he the people who bellev believe in him and stand read ready to todie todie todie die tor for him Miles in his excellent report says The philosophy back of ot this program is highly important Mus MILS Mussolini claims claim that workmen of this land are arrayed under our our banner and insists that his regime unites all the elements of ot production and places them upon neon 1 I an equal plane for tor the benefit othe the whole nation First of all althere there Is an appeal for tor class collaboration col collaboration instead d of class con con- conflict In explaining the suppression slon sion ot of all press opposition one ot of Mussolini's a ablest blest lieutenants nants the minister of ot the in interior tenor lately insisted that the discipline which Fascism gives to I the press corresponds perfectly with that given to the whole na nation tion in order to resuscitate from Its very ery depths the life lite of the country Liberty Liberty of or the life and andol ot nI the development of ot the nation Is more Important that th the lib liberty erty ot of each Individual citizen Mussolini declares lils purpose Is Isto isto isto to promote the productive efficiency ency of the nation The following Quotation probably discloses his beliefs as much as any recent statement he be has made like Individuals can either live or The The next five fire or 10 years eara will be decisive in the destiny of ot ou our our people We shall obtain the be maximum productive efficiency of ot the nation in the fu tu future ture tune Just as we obtained It dur dur- durIng during ing the war when disputes In workshops were not tolerated I consider the Italian nation still In Ina ina Ina a state of war This speech was made In sup supporting porting the tho new law aimed to organize the relations of ot capital and labor and put strikes beyond the pale It expresses exactly what he has bag worked on since he began the building of his party during the war He appears to tobe tobe tobe be that Interesting phenomenon a S Socialist who ho has ta taken en devot devot- devoted devoted ed patriotism as the endurance test for tor a general administrative legislative and social reform property based on the right of ot private property lIt Itt his bis party he has carried the exaltation of spirit attained In the war over Into the period of ot reconstruction He has used and is using today the a apse e motive power to accomplish a radical reform in times of ot peace as that which made possible the achievements of Italy In time of at war and nd boldly demands the same unquestioning submission to government authority Opposition In the war was treason tion today is fa equally outlawed U If his opponents cannot see the light then for them it if n necessary necessary there will be the cudgel and cold steel Mlles Miles says It Jt Is an experiment fraught with peril perU The Tho differ difference ence euro between success and collapse still hinges too loo much on one man dangerously co so It is fa true that the ability ability which Mussolini found lacking among the lieutenants lieutenants ot of othis his early days das of ot power Is la now appearing In men of ot evident ca- ca ca capacity parity like Volpi Roc Roc Roc- Rocco Roc Roc-co co and others other but sceptics and alarmists fear he may be creating a sort of ot Frankenstein whose en cn- energies ergie be he hEl may have to vent lu In some hazardous foreign adventure either In the Balkans Balkan or the ast astern ern l Mediterranean The apprehensions aroused the report continues are times Home I times Umu surprising in n their disclosure of ot tho the jealousy which still marks international relations But for tor the moment Italian bust busi business ness stages Its Us recovery and ex- ex expansion ex expansion after life Ufe war ar In that at at oi o ot confidence and pub lic c order which is la the life lite blood ot of Industry Industry end agriculture A gallant attempt is being made to marshal all the elements of production for tor the country's welfare with full knowledge ot of the economic handicaps to be overcome o but with a courageous determination to win In out To No r friend friend of or the tho Italian people can canfall fall fail to experience e a thrill ot of o ad admiration for tor what bat they are at at tempting or to hope that leader still still only 52 32 years old old- old may mar prove Inspired to guide them wisely Although Mussolini's government gov government still sWI remains an experiment experiment meat ment ment it is vastly the most roost inter Inter- InterI interesting I eating esting of modern times fraught with perils and yet pregnant with possibilities for tor good which may prove ot of highest nn importance mayI I |