MUSSOLINI'S PURPOSE

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 123, 27 May 1930, Page 9

MUSSOLINI'S PURPOSE

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tinted Press Association—By Electric Tele- j graph—-Copyright. IJOME, 2otli Ma)-. The, scenes marking Signor Mussolini's .reception at Florence vero repeated at Milan during the celebration of Italy's intervention in the World -War. j It is cftimated that 200,000 people were present. When Siguor Mussolini mounted the rostrum in the Piazza of the Milan Cathedral, the streets, windows, and xoofs/\vero black with people. Evou the gargoyles of the cathedral were festooned with humanity.

Signor Mussolini said that; his hearers would not expect him to supplement his Florence speech, upon which he had meditated for a long time before it was pronounced. He had made it his purpose not. to allow the Italian people to ? be lulled to sleep by bleating sheep which really were wolves. To. thoso who accused him of'not behaving in a Ministerial style he retorted that Fascism was. a revolution,, and "I'm, tho head and creator of an insurrection."

In tho course of his Florence, speech which was delivered fit a Fascists' gathering, 'Signor Mussolini said: "There are people .who think they can isolate Italy and who would not be averse to starting war against tho Italian people, even through the-territory of a third Power. We await them at, the crossing. Though words are beautiful things, nuiehine-guns, ships, and aeroplanes - are still more beautiful. Right is a vain word unless acconrpanied by might." ■ . . ■ .