ITALIAN DICTATOR.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 3 November 1926, Page 5

ITALIAN DICTATOR.

THREATS TO KILL HIM. SERIES OF ATTEMPTS PLANNED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. ROME, Nov. 1. Voluntary Italian exiles, who have their headquarters in Paris, declare that they are determined to kill Mussolini since Fascism, like a serpent, cannot be exterminated without crushing its Lead. Several of tLese men, equipped, with money, arms and bombs, have entered Italy intending to make a series' of attempts on the Dictator’s life. During a demonstration in Ventimiglia (Sicily), in connection with Sunday’s attack on Signor Mussolini, a Frenchman failed to remove his hat while the Fascist hymn was being played. The crowd thereupon made a demonstration before the French sulate ahd attacked several Frenchman. “BLACK SHIRTS” DEMONSTRATE DEATH PENALTY FOR ASSASSINS DEMANDED. ROME, Nov. 2. Thousands of “black shirt” ex-ser-vicemen made a demonstration in Colonna Square last evening and gave thunderous cheers for the Duce. Signor Turati, SOcretary-General of the Fascist Party, declared that Fascism demanded the death penalty for those behind the recent dastardly attack, as well as the death penalty for the actual perpetrator, and the Grand Council also demanded death for Zaniboni, Capelle, and Lucetti charged in connection with earlier plots. Signor Turati added that Fascists strongly urged the Duce against imperilling the greatness of Italy, which was bound up with 'his life* FAMILY ARRESTED. ROME, Nov. 1. Zaniboni’s father, who, it is alleged, belonged to the Unitarian Socialist Party, has been arrested, and also the youth’s mother and brother. Another brother, who is serving in the army, swooned upon hearing of the tragedy. On recovering, he said it was incomprehensible as the whole family venerated Mussolini. He expressed the opinion that Zamboni had no accomplices, but that his mind suddenly became unbalanced.