“ Fascist Watchword is Peace ”

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 258, 30 October 1937, Page 5

“ Fascist Watchword is Peace ”

“Absurd Peace Treaties Must be Revised” IL DUCE’S SPEECH United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright ROME, Oct. 28. “The watchword iu this, the 16th year of Fascism, will bo peace,” said Signor Mussolini when addressing 200,000 people at tho Mussolini Forum. Ho added: “The word <peace’ lias been abused by reactionary so-called democracies, but has a profound human meaning used by us who have fought and are ready to fight again. “These 15 years of Fascism have culminated in the ro-birth of . the empire without taking a single metre from other empires. “The absurd clauses of the peace treaties must be rovised.” declared 11 Duce, “and great people like the Germans must be given their right place in the world. “On the eve of the closer solidarity of Italy and Germany regimes develop ing Bolshevism must be eliminated.” II Duce sneered at critics of the capital levy, which, he said, was imposed by the State and not under the orders of capital. “Raise aloft your standards,” - Duce concluded. “It will be extremely dangeorus for anyone to cross swords with this new and powerful nation.” According to a Berlin message, the German Press has taken up Signor Mussolini’s advocacy for the return of German colonies and declares that England must make reparation.