Evening star., 1924-05-29
Mussolini Depicts Italy's Rebirth
Rescue of Nation From Caste OF Politicians Revie,Oed
World Vieus.

they undoubtedly are. Why? Be-
cause of youth, simplicity, boundless
energy. These qualities in due course
will turn from industry, commerce.
engineering, mechanics, to artistic
literary effiorescence. Material Amer
lea we know; artistic America we
are yet to see"
Sig. Mussolini is a great student of
history. He examines all phases of
human development from the stand
ask What three?" he replies: mo
matter. Cities always make history;
villages endure it" Rome, it goes
without saying. is one of the three
cities of Mussolinfs meaning. Hear
him on the Eternal City: Rome is
today, as ii ever has been, as it ever
will be, the living heart of our race.
1t Is the imperishable symbol of our
vitality as people. Who holds
Rome. holds the nation"
State Above All Glasses.
Thus he felt when. In the closing
days Of October. 1o"* he marched at
the head of $4,000 lue-shirted Ma
tionalists and black -shirted Fascist
to take possession of the capital-a
peaceful. disciplined, soldierly host,
entering a city equally peaceful, and
a city that smothered the marchers
with flowers.
what is fascisme's attitude to the
classes?"
None of US has ever thought of
denying the historical function Of the
social classes. Glass struggles are a
reality of history. But, precisely be-
cause they are. they are not to bt.
isolated from the other realities that
form the tissue of history. Class
struggles for example, cannot be alb
stracted from the reality of the ma
ton. Fascismo rejects the concep-
tton-as matter of fact, 1t has
been outgrown In modern scientific
thought-that history can be reduced
conception fascismo rejects in favor
of the more organic idea that the
classes act within the state according
to their several interests, while the
state, representing the historical unity
of the life of a people. is necessarily
above these interests and these strug-
giles. States have. with regard to the
classes. superior aim to attain. a
higher task to serve. They dare not
permit the struggle Of the classes to
assume supremacy in the national
life"
From the lips of Mussolini have
burst many expressions. which. taken
alone. would mislead the world con-
corning his temper and views For
example. he cried out to a great audi
ence on one occasion: 1t is blood that
moves the wheels of history. This
crimson figure OF speech would sug-
gest that the present head Of the
Italian state believes in war for its
own sake.
Peace Necessnry 10 the World.
DO YOU" | asked him.
Peace at any cost is as absurd as
war at any cost. Neither Italy nor
the United States, fortunately for
both and for all, followed the peace
at-any cost doctrine in the late war.
ones country imperiled means that
one must fight One cannot ignore
ones country any more than the tree
can ignore its sustaining soil. But
reject with equal energy the doc
trine that war can be the major in
terest of the world.
And. If you want to know some
thing else, namely. my opinion with
reference TO the worlds interests in
peace at this moment, ! reply, sim
cerely and in full consciousness, that
peace is necessary to Europe today;
and that I. for my part have directed
Italian foreign policy in this sense,
solving two of its most essential
problems-our relations with Jugo-
slavia and our relations with Russia.
Italy is nom aggressive. Italy wants
respect and friendship and is ready
to reciprocate them. Italy is abso-
lutely for clear treaty relations with
other powers, and for the strictest
honoring Of such treaties at what
ever cost
The final installment of Signor
Mussolini's interview will appear in
tomOrrow'S Star