ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATIONS IN ITALY
ENTHUSiASM LACKING
(Received November 5, 10.10 a.m.)
ROME, November 4.
While the troops advance in Abyssinia Italy is celebrating Armistice Day. Signor Mussolini and members of Cabinet attended a special Mass in memory of the 66,700 Italians killed in the war. The whole country is observing a holiday, and public buildings are beflagged.
"Italy will smash into victory," declaimed Signor Mussolini to the crowd celebrating the anniversary, but despite the customary shouts of the Duce he did not secure a notably enthusiastic response. The assemblage seemed pensive, partly on account of rain and partly owing to realisation of the plodding nature of the Italian advance in Abyssinia. Therefore the usual enthusiasm failed, to characterise the celebrations.
The populace is beginning to realise that the time and money required to complete the campaign may be more than Italy can afford.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 110, 5 November 1935, Page 9
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144ARMISTICE DAY Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 110, 5 November 1935, Page 9
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