The Washington herald., 1922-11-01
Black Shirt Troops Stage
Triumphal Parade in
Italian Capital.
REVIEWED BY KING
FROM QUIRINAL
Weary Forces Entrain to
Demobilize Premier
Outlines Policies.

ROME, Oct. 31.-The dramatic con-
quest of Rome by the Fascisti-the
swiftest and most peaceful In the
long history of this ancient city
came to an equally spectacular end
when the great army of 10000
youths. in black shirts marked with
skull and cross bones. spattered with
mud. tramped double quick over the
ground of the Caesars in a great
triumphal parade.
They paid homage to the tomb of
Italy's unknown soldier, saluted
King Victor Emmanuel. who re-
viewed them from the balcony of
the Quirinal and then boarded fifty
special trains. In a few hours they
will be back at their plows. hag-
Cling with customers In their shops.
pushing carts over the cobblestones
and in their respective ways, leading
daily uneventfu lives after having
effected one of the most picturesque
revolutions IN all the history of
Rome.
Discipline Prevails.
The Fascist troops showed perfect
discipline. But they presented a
mud d-spattered. bedraggled appear
ance because of their weeks cam
paign. Mobilized q wetk ago. os-
tensibly for the Haplss congress.
they have bivouaG,. I'd ever since.
most of the tim, in ,ae ipen coun
try and in heav. ras.s Their faces
were drawn. Their clothes were
covered with dir Al wore black
shirts with great waite skulls and
cross bones. Most OF them bore war
medals. They were sfmed with any
thins, down 70 aagseys and sticks.
Seax<Ix. I'll ,Norf ttc- heiinets.
H3@E 5ni h<fpr4 The SntrsS
pr<uI6< {U¬ss went to the his-
tosie BoJ oJkees1 ttBt ,n1tsg6e the walls
cf fsor(e& Rhef tas Fascist were
conccpfrated. sas made a farewell
spee and revie 81 lis youthful
army. Then 1T o'clock the entire
army tfiunnphantly entered the por-
tk1el popolo where the ghost of
Nero IL supposed to wander at night.
MArchine double quick, the Fascist
srmy trayersed the entire length OF
the Corso Umberto. which in ancient
times was the Flamarian Way, 10
the altar Of the fatherland at the
base of Capitoline Hill, where hon.
age was paid to the Unknown Sol
dier. representatives of the army
and navy participated in this cere-
mony. Friendly feeling was mani
Tested throughout the he'demonstration
between the Fascist and the regular
army. navy and marine personnel
They saluted each other and dis
played utmost friendliness.
King Reviews Forces.
Leaving the tomb of the Un-
Known Soldier. the picturesqu,
army OF the BLACK Shirts a pace
faster than the double quick. sing
ing and yelling their battle cries
proceeded to the Quirinal- Hill
where King Victor Emmanuel re
viewed them from the balcony oI
the royal palace. Then the!
marched to the railway station
situated on the summit of ancien
Esquiline Hill. hustled aboard fifty
special trains and in a short tim,
were being carried to their homes
to be demobilized. 1t was strictl!
organized demonstration, carried
off at fast pace. which gave the
Fascist no opportunity to get ou
of hand. All stores were closed
streets were decorated. and most ot
the population was packed in tn,
streets SO densely that the paradinG
Fascist had only an extremel,
narrow path left open for them.
Seeks Prosperity of Italy.
Benito Mussolini. new premier
has already committed himself t
policy of commercial welfare fo
Italy. at home and abroad. His for
eign policy will have two aims.
both tending to promote a new er;
of prosperity for Italy. Thees aim
rae: First, development of friend
ships with foreign nations wn,cl
can furnish raw materials TO
Italian industry: second. establish
ment of outlets for Italy's surplus
population, through emigration t.
South America and Australia chiefly
The. Parliamentary situation /
indefinite. Mussolini said he prob
ably would summon Parliament No
vember I or s. II he can produc
a majority, Parliament will be con
tinued until the regular elections
and IL not it will be dissolved a
once.