TEN YEARS OF FASCISM

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21118, 20 March 1934, Page 9

TEN YEARS OF FASCISM

+ Italy's Advance MUSSOLINI LOOKS TO EXPANSION (UNITED 1-r.SS ASSOCIATION—TIT ULEl'TilK' IlLElinAl-U —COI YU'.GUT.) (Received March 19, 5.5 p.m.) ROME. March IS. The city was aroused at 4 o'clock this morning by buglers sounding the "Reveille." and 7000 soldiers, many in Fascist uniforms, filled the five-galleried Opera House for the second quinquennial meeting of the Fascist regime. Signer Mussolini, in the presence of members of the Cabinet and other dignitaries, said that expansion in Africa and Asia was the task of future generations of Italians, adding that it was not a question of territorial conquest—the nations in possession must not block Italian expansion.

Democracy, Liberalism. and Socialism were dead, but Fascism could effect a balance between man and machine. The treaty of amity with Switzerland would be renewed and Italy would continue to offer her helping hand to Austria as a sovereign state. Reform in the League of Nations should be attempted after the conclusion of the armament conference. An armed state which was not executing one-fifth of the Versailles Treaty could not logically oppose the application of parity rights to Germany. Germany's claims regarding effectives and defensive material should be recognised cm the basis of the convention suggested by Italy, thereby re-esiab-lishing imuerslgnding and leading Europe out oi darkness.