Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-08
MusSoilNrs REVOLUTION,


when. only nhou, thre. month. ago.
lisn'io Mussoi,ni led his black coated
cohorts Go Rome ana fcced King
snd government, ~ surrender 20 his
bold leadership. there werc many who
believed Italy was On tho verge Of
revolution that would result, IN blood
ana turmoil like unto that which
marked th. dissolution Of the ancient
bourbon monarchy m France. NOR.
than century MAO. ana i,'a ~. orig
nal foundations of tho present
French Republic. Also. Il was with
30 kindly eye that the outside world
looked upon this compelling leader
~ the Fascist. ss the name ~ tho
Mussollul party wus. 20 the general
mind too closely siin 20 that 81 the
to'shc,ikL which az that time WAS
nlak'ns great siride, IN Italy. and
vhcse leaders hailed the new adven-
turcr az one who would 10 with them
r atm ana purpose.
uut not 80. Mu.sciinl had other
purposes in vicw-lu a word. the good
10 Itai, Iic assumed power IN a ccuu-
cas- sill distracted nv the results Of
fhe war facins with dread an uucer-
ain future. li- saw red revolution
rampaut and labor IN condition 81
,iolcnt unrest Had he been 81 the
accepted revolutionary brand. he could
have ,rr-sd a reign 81 terror
throughout tire country.
Nussc''ri. however. had oon,sruc,i~,
vhicn all interests would te repre-
sented. md IN which me wsifsre q.
M sns p~crle wvum .. assured. Tc
ihis END ne @rscsed M, cfYor,s. and the
re.u''. according 20 a ccrresponden,
nf che New York Times. have been
r,tuaorsinsriiy successful Here. q,
stated by mi. authority. = what he
hes done
MussOl.ni has torn he Vel from
he fetch a. communion. The
I.olsh.,fst prop,xsnaa IN Italy
lad been snresd 80 in.'d,ously.
30 steaithiiy that u Is only now.
whom tho country ha. returned 30
tnpro,ima's'y a normal state.
hat on ieoking back 20 what
l'nly was only few month. ago
me realizes ~. immensely % her
escapc.
For thrc. year, following she
var only "a hairs breadth spared
lialv from a boishovist rcvolu-
ion. Italy walked or . pr,cir,ce
70 imminen, danger % falling any
moment into the consuming fires
- anarchy and red revolution.
Tho steady inhitrauon % bolshe-
,Is' propaganda had placed man
neaiust man. olass against class.
lia,red wns the handspring 81
many mems actions.
Workers refused 90 labor % en-
rch dirty capitalists" Peasant.
lct th,ir crops rot rather than
ICED tho "hloodsuckinr hour
geoi-ir." To be weu-drcsscd VA.
to expose ones self 90 Insult IN
THO streets. To spit az the ma
tionai nar wrs considered Ineri-
toriou. action. To a. anything for
~. socd Of the country IN a nor
nal way was 10 commit the black
st % crimes
And the people o. Italy seem dl.
aoscd TO stand by him. loyalty and VT,
patriutic fcrvor. The old sovernmer
remains. but Mussollni. as the &C
ccptcd Premier. IL Ito directing ham
~. has no selfish plan. 10 impos
iase Napoleon. he has IN view N
ecpd % his people and the practicl
1cvclupmcnt ~ his country. The futul
amy stiii be uncertain. but 81 is cleai
~ shown he was "the mA,, Of n
hour" and has made a remarkab
heEiunlns.
Tho new Napoleon" OF Europe. a.
oordins 10 the aileeed prediction
the lato Count Tolstol. was 70 "com
out % the North" II may be he h,
.yiscn IN tho south. in the same oour
uf vhoso little island province
cgrsica save birth to the great I'm
.trcr ~ tho French.
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