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THE BIBLE, THE FOUNDATION


OF AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Upon principles the Bible they founded their Civil and
Religious institutions American Public Schools
founded by for the expressed purpose of teaching American
children to read "The Scriptures" -.-1.s.<
For half century the only any American Public
School the Bible which the and girls who became the
fathers and mothers of the American Revolution learned their letters
and spell and their little school houses, did
Abraham Lincoln the little log cabin his
letters then spell and read his mothers old English Bible
at her knees and before he DID, when she died. he had
read it through three times.
Because their Bible
became fit to become the founders Of the American Republic which
they founded the principles of the Bible
laws civilized lands Abraham Lincoln ibued
with the teachings Of the Bible from his mothers the
OF her DEATH he fitted become the his country and
the Lberator of from human slavery bestowed
that lived. - F. ---.-
If America to remain the Washington who
cared 1T impossible the world without the
Bible and of Lincoln, who sad In Book
nave that the best book which given men,
then this book must be reopened the children
Public Schools OF our Republic, it them
1oundauon OF nation until foreign influences ered seeking
TO suppant Public Schools with
The message of President children of An-
CO. sent in response to request for Centennial
should be inscribed doorway School
follows ..-.--. - ,'/'
Hod fast to the Bible anchor of you liberties:
write It's precpts hearts
10 the influence Of this book indebted
Vzaton and to this must look guide
The Truth That Makes Men thing can
keep them fee and the Bible the only liberty
present and for the future has passarchgt
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An investigation revealed that ONLY
women ennd the bars of
school graduates Where sending your chdren the
or the kind? -
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A fatal habit settles upon one like
a vampire and sucks his blood.
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1T would be fine concerned about thu
welfare OF their children they chickens.
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editor Winona
estng incident Jew tolerant
ne he said presently loud
h SNOW me Aasman and show
travelling salesman who happened heard
hebrew spoung The sxfo Kannan
salo I'm Kansman, show blanky coward" Ie
mental into
action SO that he could speak, sa Me gust look at
--K-K-K- +.
Heavyhash Of the ST. indypendent would drink "bo
brew made according to the following an
editorial with steamshove ck vicinity Of
slough to get OF scents Later burogs an up
hgned alley and gather the "hops
ana add one gallon OF foorwax
large piece OF black bark and Let
ure stand until the blue shines
cncoehon SO hatt will absorb ks mixture through
an W. W. SOCK so it won't work The Spirits for i'm
mediate consumption Is.sss-.. Es-4s 800 - -
Ola Levang in his Levangs Weekly says Ku Kux Kan can
not DO the right thing the the statement
fully understood by the Khan emphasized Il LONG before
the editor read and repeated the words
Klux . $50. -ss-N s ~
Jack ock) Roach of Pine Island states that
he'll watch Pine Island businessmen they Join the Kan
be something in action Come
and "can the bluff" of the
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THE MIDDLE CLASS

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Think IT over

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| : ->~. AAAsSAeosAohS ouo popular
sovereignty.
8. The entire separation of church
and state and Opposition to every
attempt to appropriate public mon
eys, directly or indirectly, for the
support Of sectarian institutions.
6. The American public school,
nonpartisan, nonsectarian, efficient,
democratic; for all the children Of all
the people; equal educational oppor-
tunities for all. I
2. The incucation Of patriotism,
love Of the flag, respect for law and
order, and undying loyalty to con-
stitutional government.
Grand Commander Cowles in his
allocution said:
ITO this melting, in the one hum
dred and twenty-third year Of the
life OF our supreme council, / give
you cordial welcome, and, using an
old form Of Masonic salutation, [.
greet you at all points of the tri-
angle, which is the great Masonic
symbol Of liberty, equality and fra
ternity."
In support Of the Oregon school
bill he said:
The outstanding, most successful,
and most encouraging Of all happen
ings. largely brought about by Scot
fish Rite Masons, under the able |
leadership Of P. s. Malcolm, So,
grand master Of ceremonies Of our
supreme council and sovereign grand
Inspector general in Oregon, to whom
The greatest credit is due, was the
adoption by the state Of Oregon In
popular election, by substantial ma
Iority, Of q measure for compulsory
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kept looking at the landscape.
which was beginning to lose it's
green in the Autumn. 1 follow
ed the flight of the swallows,
the course" of the stream. We
crossed Forli. The city made a
deep impression on me.
II knew only that had gotten
lost there once and that they
found me after several hours
seated TRANQUILITY near the bench
Of a shoemaker who had gener-
ously given me, a child hardly
four years old, the stub Of a Tus-
can cigar to smoke.
THE strongest impression when
we entered Faenza was made upon
me by the iron bridge, thrown
across the Lamone, which unites
the town with the suburbs. 1t
was about two o'clock in the
afternoon when we knocked at
the door of the academy Of the
Salesiani. The door was opened.
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Cavalry! Cavalry 10 coming"
Is yelled in answer. The cry Is
caught up. 4 panic ensueS, a
mass OF terror-stricken, fleeing
humanity. In minute the
square is emptied Mussolini
alone remains to face the enemy.
A moment later a peasant On
horseback turns into the square
and trots TRANQUILITY past, The
deserted leader steps down from
the platform and returns home,
having learned his first lesson in
the art of mountaineering,
In 1911, during the Italian war
in northern Africa, which ended
with Italy's annexation of Tripoli
and Lydia, Mussolini was a fire
brand pacifist. He condemned the
war as an adventure, asitated
against the monarchy, and
preached resistance to the govern
nent. He was arrested for sedi-
ton. tried and sent to prison.
He spent seven nenths i'll chains
as a convict When he came out
his prestige among the Socialists
throughout the country had groWn
enormously.
6ontinued en- Page %
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knoWs His Value

Mussoiini made the impression
upon me Of an actor, OF man
who knows his value. His
rugged head is set on a frame
of medium size. His very high
forehead forms a strange contrast
TO his powerful jaws and fanatical
eyes, which lend his face the ap-
pearance of a person not alto
gether normal. He likes to dis
play his small, restless hands,
which suggest q fidgety disposi.
ton
found a certain kinship be-
tween Mussolini and Trotsky.
Both have swift and eccentric
eyes and impertous manners.
Mussolini is man of few
words. He is reserved and often
surly. He 10 affectionate with no
one. He has no confidants. no
intimate friends. He can con.
centrate anywhere and write an
article in a cafe, amidst a group
of uproarious friends. OH a street
car. or In the theater between
acts. surrounded by his wife and
three children.
Mussolini IL primarily q man
Of action. He 10 an admirer Of
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I'm Predappio the voters OF the
Socialist and popullst parties had
smashed the ballot boxes to pre-
vent the victory of the Clericals.
The Judiciary authorities had Ia
sued several warrants OF arrest
and one Of these hit my father.
I found myself at the crossroads
az result OF the news.
"To proceed or to return? /
decided to continue my journey,
and on the morning of July 10
l got off the train at the sta
ton of YVerdon with lire and
10 centimes in my pocket"
From ~YVerdon the young Mus
solini walked all day and eve
ming to the nearest city. lie was
hungry, but he walked on. He
passed a house where IA pros
porous family was at supper
around a able loaded with food.
He wanted to resist temptation
and continue his Journey, hut
hunser drew him TO the open
window Of the tantalizing dining
roeFa. He stuck his head iRt0
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Named by His Father After
the Mexican Patriot Who
Executed the Emperor
Macmillan
Macmillan

the window, his fierce eyes
alarming the comfortable folk.
Have you bread?" he asked
rudely. No answer. Let me
have some?" No one spoke. but
hand took a loaf Of bread from
the table and gave it to the
vagabond.
Thanks, good night" Not
word in reply. In the dark Of
the night Mussolini, filled with
bitterness, was ready to fling the
bread into the nearest ditch, but
stopped at the last moment.
Hunger conquered.
For a while he earned his liv-
ing as a manual laborer. He
worked as hodcarrter. But he
soon started out on the road
again. Once he overlook Rus
sian tramping IN the same 6irec-
ton and carrying a bundle of
books in one hand and an alarm
clock in the other. Mussolini be-
came interested.
What In your manner" he
asked. The Russian pulled out
his card. Under his name was
doctor of philosophy, doctor of
letters and professor of some
thing else.
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It was Sunday. The King
didn't wish to do any business
on Sunday. But the long shadow
Of the impetuous army Of black
shirts grew darker over the capt.
tai. Their commanders, Deveechi
and Grandi went to implore the
Kings aied-de-camp to dispatch
O telegram to the obdurate son
Of the locksmith. There was no
time to be lost.
The King finally realized that
this Sunday was unlike any other
Sunday in his life.
He dictated a telegram to Mus
solini, the editor in the black
shirt Half an hour later, I'M
precedented rapidity for Italy.
It reached its destination.
It is 2 p. m. Sunday, October
%. The young man in the black
shirt. his piercingly black eyes
radiating smile of triumph.
turns to his brother at the desk:
"Arnaldo. we must issue an
extra The King has entrusted
me with the task of forming
new government.
And passing between rows Of
desks, he smilingly walks out
into the street.
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What are you doing here?"
asked the officer of the law.
II? Why, am about to get
up" replied the youthful tramp.
You better hustle then"
Wait a moment, I'll call the
servant. if you please. to bring
me- my clothes"
Get up quickly or 1 will make
YOU get up" retorted the officer
and helped the future Prime
Minister to the police station.
1t was Mussolini's first arrest
As an extreme Socialist he was
vet to know prison and exile.
When he returned to Italy ne
became the Socialist candidate in
local election. His opponent,
who was wealthy. won. Infuriat-
ed, Mussolini, after the example
of his father, smashed the ballot
box
He was tried and condemned to
prison, but fled to Switzerland.
Now his real struggle began AS
a political exile Mussolinl came
in touch with the Italian intel
lectuals in Switzerland. He
worked and studied. While he
attended the University of I4au-
same, where he took a degree as
professor of French, he earned
his bread as a common laborer at
odd jobs.
But his views and character
were not to the liking of the
Swiss authorities, and he was
expelled as an undesirable. He
moved on to Austria, but there,
too, he soon attracted the atten-
ton of the police by his radical
propaganda,
He edited a Socialist paper in
the Trentine and contributed 10
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the decadent Old World has rap
idly taken up the catchword, and
the virus Of Fascism is now
spreading like wildfire every
where.
'All power to the young" is
Mussolini's popular cry, but its
meaning, as ancient as human
nature, has been expressed long
ago by Louis XIV: 1.-THE state,
it is L"
Fascism has been described as
Black Bolshevism. It has been
glorified for it's extreme national.
ism and patriotism and its hos
tility to socialist and radical union
organizations in the country.
It's audacity and it's efficient
force attracted small and large
property owners and monarchists
and this brought to its ranks the
officers of the regular army.
It's agrarian character made it
q farmers movement and its sup
port by certain banks give it the
character Of a capitalistic con-
spiracy.
The presence in its ranks Of
Giolitti ''defeatists" and pro-Ger-
mans. of adherents Of the Vatican,
alongside Of the masses Of war
veterans has bewildered many OBJ
servers.
Some have analysed Fancism as
an expression Of Italy's over
population due to the immigration
barriers in America, which used
to absorb the energy Of hundreds
Of thousands of young Italians.
When all this is said about
Fascism, one asks, more puz-
zled than ever, What, then, is
Fascism?''
The answer is that Fascism is
Mussolini-a personality not a
new kind Of government.
Who, then, is Mussolini?
Born I'M poverty, son of a lock-
smith, he became a thief and
ragamuffin in his childhood, an
elementary school teacher in his
youth, tramp, a hOd-carrier, a
revolutionary, a militant pacifist,
= violent agitator, a convict in
chains, an exile. a depOrtee as
undesirable from two countries,
a leader Of the Socialist party, q
journalist. and editor, and then a
soldier, a patriot, . conspirator, q
terrorist crusader, commander
Of an army, and triumphant
conqueror of Rome and now die.
tator Of his country.
He can run the ship Of state
as boldly as he can drive an
automobile, pilot an aeroplane, ride
a motorcycle, or WELD a gun. He
can command a national assem-
bly, as effectively as he can hyp.
notize a mob or handle a gang of
armed youths. His admirers
point to the fact that he is the
youngest prime minister in
Europe.
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solini In his photographed
sketch. "is a village situated on
the bank. Of the Pc. The village
is about a kilometer distant from
the river and is protected against
floods by powerful moles which
are used as highways. l ar.
rived there on a gloomy, foggy
afternoon.
THE same day l met the lead
ing citizens of the village, the
socialists and officials and OBJ
tanned board and lodging for
forty lire eight dollarO a month.
MY salary as teacher was
fifty4six lire monthly. 1t was
nothing to boast of. The follow
ing morning I opened school at
once l had about forty boys
of rather gentle disposition. l
grew tot love them. At l o'clock
school was over, and I could dis
pose of my afternoons and eve
nings at my pleasure.
Every Sunday there was
dancing in which I also took
part. In the meantime the
months flew by and the summer
vacation was upon US. I con
ceived the plan OF emigrating to
Switzerland and trying my for
tune there. telegraphed my
mother for money and she sent
me forty lire.
'I arrived in Chiasso. on the
border, in the evening of July .,
While waiting for the train
which was TO take me to Switzer-
land I bought a Secolo Ia Milan
newspaper and was more than
stupefied and grieved to find in
1t a correspondence reporting the
arrest Of my father.
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Danger in Alarm Clock

why do you carry your alarm
clock like that?" asked Mussolini.
II don't. know what to do with
it. the Russian replied.
But you will be taken for a
thief" The Russian was not
disturbed. When the two reached
the nearby city, Mussolinf ad-
dressed his companion:
You haven't a penny, and
neither have I. You don't know
where to go, and neither do 1.
However, I have nothing in my
hands. but you have an alarm
clock. This rubbish, my friend,
may bring both OF us to prison.
A police officer could not see the
logic Of two gentlemen such as we
owning an alarm clock but lack
ing the means to provide ourselves
with a bed.
Therefore. either throw that
clock into the first ditch or we
shall part. 1t is better to avoid
being awakened tomorrow in Jail
facing a charge of robbery
"Good-by,' said the Russian,
who preferred to- keep his clock.
'Good-by." replied Mussolini.
what time is it?''
"A quarter of nine," was the
reply.
Thanks. let us hone - '""s'
that it is correct" And Musso-
lini walked off. He went tnrou1f
the Illuminated center of the town,
enviously peering into the bright
restaurants, and stopped at a
bridge. He descended to the
stream and found it dried up.
Sitting under the bridge, his
back against the wall, he fell
asleep. In the middle Of the night
he woke up, finding his bed un.
comfortable, and moved to a
neighboring barn. There he was
awakened in the morning by a
policeman.
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An I'LL Omen.

my father was at first reso-
lutely against it," Mussolini con-
tinued, but ended up by giving
in. In the weeks preceding my
departure I was more mischiev-
GUS than usual. felt within
me a vague unrest. I had a con-
fused presentiment that school
and prison were nearly syrony.
NOUS. I wanted to enjoy the
last days Of my liberty. to revel
in the streets. in the fields, In the
bitches, in the vineyards among
the ripe grapes.
Finally everything was ready.
clothes, equipment, money. I was
not grieved at leaving my brother
and sister. Edvige was already
three years old. Arnaldo seven,
But 1t hurt me profoundly to
abandon Il canary which ] kept
under my window In a cage.
AT the parting ! wept. My
father and I seated ourselves
IN the cart drawn by a donkey.
We placed the luggage under
our seats and drove off. We
had not Go7e two hundred meters
when the donkey stumbled and
fell.
An Ill omen" said nay father,
but he helped the donkey rise and
wa moved on. During the jour-
nsy I did not utter q wsEA. I
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Career Short-LiUed.

1T was presented to the exam
liner, who inspected me and
said: He must be a lively boy
Then my father embraced and
kissed me. He was very moved.
When / heard the big gate turn
on It's hinges I burst into tears"
His career at the academy was
short-lived. Benito liked a brawl.
He attacked his comrades and
was severely punished more than
once. Finally he was expelled
from the academy. His parents
placed him in a school nearer
home. Although of incorrigible
conduct, he was tolerated for his
intelligence and abilities. The
headmaster. q brother of the
famous poet Carducci, made q
angular prophecy to the lock-
smith about his wild son:
HE is a boy Of such intelli-
gence that at thirty he will be a
Minister OF State"
During his years at school tho
young Mussolini was guilty of
many an escapade. Once there
was q concert In honor Of the
composer Verdi, given In the
municipal theater, which he
wanted to attend. But e. permit
from the school authorities was
not to be thought Of.
He made a rope out of his
bed clothes and with the aid of
his comrades descended into the
street. In the same way he
climbed into the building after the
performance and returned to bed
At the age of fifteen he grad
uated and qualified ar an element
airy school teacher To that period
belongs his first literary efforts,
controversial articles and two
sonnets. After long exsrtien he
succeeded In finding a post in
village school He was nineteen,
'N0ualtisFi Emilia" writes Mus
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Napoleon and everything Napo-
leonic in history. Will-power is
one of his divinities. He derides
the Socialists because they lack
will. The true followers Of Marx,
he holds, have no efficiency. He
ridiculed Kerensky as a lawyer
who could talk only. History is
made, he says, by men of action.
Mussolini hates professors. diplo-
mats, commissions, or conferences.
He never asks for proofs of
identity or letters of recommen.
dation from the members Of his
staff. He has one test for them:
DO it." They are judged by
their ability to act and obey and
conform to his ideas.
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Reads Like Romance.

His lfe-story reads like a
romance from the age OF adven-
ture. In the following autobio.
graphical record he described, In
his abrupt style. his childhood:
IT was born July 90. 1888. in
Varano de Costa, an old hamlet
in central Iatly not far from
Bologna. was born on a Sun
day at 2 p. m, on the day Of
the patron of Camminate. the
ancient leaning tower from which
the last Of thu Apennine but
tresseS dominates the plain of
F'orli The sun had been for
eight days in the constellation Of
the Lion.
MY father was called Alex
ander He had never gone to
school. When he was scarcely
ten years of age he was sent TO
a village, Dovadola, as appren-
tice to a locksmith. From Dova-
dola he moved to Maldola, where
he received internationalist ideas
current in the years 1S76-18s0.
Having mastered his trade he
opened a shop in Dovia. This
village did not enjoy good repu-
tation. The inhabitants were of
brawling disposition. My father
worked and at the same time
began to spread the idea Of the
Internationale. He founded g
society Of followers, which was
later broken up and dispersed by
the police
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Comes on Birthday.

1t il a striking coincidence
that it was also on a Sunday, at
2 .. m, and on the twenty-ninth
of the month, thirty-nine years
ago, that a son was born in the
humble hut of one Alexander
Mussolini, a locksmith notorious
throughout the province Of Ro-
magma as o violent information
alist.
The locksmith admired revolu-
tionary heroes. He christened
his son Benito, after Benito
Juarez, a Mexican revolutionary
leader and president, who execu-
ted Maximilan, the Austrian
Emperor of Mexico.
Today the son Of the lock
smith Benito Mussolini, IL the
dictator of Italy Some OF his
followers believe he is Europe's
man of destiny, the Napoleon OF
the twentieth century, who Will
Get the pace or the coming gen.
erations.
In three years he forged and
welded together the most aggres-
sivc party in the world outside
Of Russia. the Fascist organizs.
ton. All order Of young and rash
crusaders.
Two weeks after the King
summoned him to govern" Italy
he declared in the venerable.
italian Chamber Of Deputies:
with three hundred thousand
boys armed to the teeth, ready
for anything and almost nys-
ticary at my orders -" 7
ran turn this dull and lazy cham
Der into an army camp"
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More than once came home
with my head gashed by a stone.
But I knew how to take care of
myself.
81 was a most reckless coun-
try thief. During vacation
would arm myself with a small
shovel and together with my
brother Armada spend my time
toiling in the bed of the stream.
Once I stole from a bird-trap the
birds which were put there as
bait. Chased by the owner, 1
ran frantically down the hill,
forded the stream, but did not
abandon my loot.
IT would sometimes go to my
fathers forge. He made me blow
the bellows. had an extraor
binary love for birds and particu-
larly for the screech-owl.
IT abserved the religious Gus
toms together with my mother.
who was a believer, and my
grandmother, but I could not
remain long in church, especially
during tedious services. The rosy
light of the burning candles, the
penetrating odor Of the incense,
the colors Of the sacred draperies,
the drawing chant Of the pray
ing and the sound Of the organ
disturbed me profoundly"
Mussolini's mother wanted to
give her son a higher education
at a religious school, and sug.
sested sending Benito to the
academy of the Salesian Order.