The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-04
BlR1 OF
new ERA
IN ITALY
Claim Made That Tri-
u1llph o f Fascist
Has Saved the Coun-
Try From the Bol-
sheVists

tIy from the Dol
shevists
Rome, Oct. 81 IBy the Associat-
ed Press) The triumphant entry
Of Fascist troops into Rome today
was the apotheosis of Italy's blood.
less revolution Old Roman who
witnessed the entry Of the soldiers
OF the king Of Italy into the cap
isal of his newly welded kingdom
on September 90, 1870, wept for
JOY and viewed that October 81,
1sa2 will forever mark great
epoch in Italys national life For
IN 1870. they said. Italy was born
Today she has been saved from
Bolsheviki
The younger generation. which
IN a few days accomplished this
tremendous change in Italy's po-
hticai aspect, viii lock back upon
their eountryss leader. as those vet
erans with dimmed eyes today re-
called Garibafdi.
The day broke clear and flne,
with one Of Italy's brightest suns
lighting the way TO Borghese park
as the Faseisti troops, abroad
early, proceeded up Pincian hih
from Yivca, Santa Marinella, and
other places on the outskirts OF the
city, where they had been camp
Ing for the past three days.
zz.sH IS a Fascismo sun. said a
sturdy young black shirted peasant
from iae plains of Piedmont. as
ne led the Piedmont contingent
into Borghese park, where $4,000
Fascist representing all the prov
Inces Of the Ringdom from north
ern yenetfa and Lombardy to
southern Galabria and Sicily, as
semb.ed.
With military precision they
formed and automatically fell into
the places assigned to the,n-dark
visaged youths with set, deternnin-
Cd faces, upon which shone the
light of victory, all wearing the
ubiauitous black shirt. But the
res of their equipment varies from
sEul1 caps to soft felt hats and steel
helmets some Of them were with
out hats and most nondescript
trousers, nulticolored socks and
shoes that ranged from top boots
to- dancing pumps. They were
armed only with riding crops and
baudgeons. one. man from Anacona
swinging baseball bat.
Briskly they swung into line to
the tunes of innunlerabie bands,
the Roman contingent leading the
way along the Pifcian Hill road
TO the Piazza del Popolo to the
Porta del Pepolo. The army of the
people entered the Kingdoms cap-
itaT through the gate Of the Peo-
pie into the Peoples square, then
marched down the corso Umberte,
Rone,s main street. lined with
flags. Every ~window was filed
with Romans cheering. some show
ering flowers upon the passing
black shirts, while those In the
streets saluted straight armed from
the shoulder and hand extended
towards the west.
Straight through the heart OF the
city the procession. continued, the
youths never looking to the right
or left, and acknowledging the ac-
carnations and cheers only by
singing Fascist marching songs.
Thus they reached the monument of
victor Emmanuel and the tomb
goi the unknown soldier.
After the ceremony was con-
ciuded at the tonah of the unknown
soldier the Fascist proceeded to
the Via Rationale, Rome's national
highway, past the ruins Of the earl
lest wars and reached the Quirinal
square, where they were formed in
front OF the palace.
BY this time the number of Fas-
scisri taking part in the procession
was yariously estimated at $4,000
10 so.890, late arrivals at the
gates of Rome Fastening to fall
m behind the units which had
formed In Gorghese park. HON.
age having been paid to their king
the celebration was now over. The
Fascist reformed and marched di-
rectly to the station, where SO
trains capable of Transporting
from 500 to Loco soldiers each
rcd been held in> readiness since
morning, in accordance with the
nobilization order that every sol
dier must be on his way home be-
fore nightfau''
1TALYs NEW RULER.