Evening star., 1925-11-12
MUSSOL|N| IS HELD
FOE TO DEMOCRACY
German Writer Accuses Itai-
ian Premier of Warlike
BIuSterings.
By MAMMALIAN HARDEN.

By Radio to The Star.
BERLIN, November 12-The sweet
flute tones Of Locarno have been in
terrupted twice within a week by the
trunpet's rude blare, and both times
the blare came from the same man
Mussolini.
Italy has been celebrating both the
third anniversary OF the Fascists
triumphal march into Rome and the
cheap victory won November 4, 1918.
over the Hapsburg army near the
village of Veneto. The Fascist "duce"
celebrated both events with hymn
like speeches
Another year has proved again
that we are unconquered and uncon-
querable,' said the Italian premier.
The world that was going TO bury
fascism under ridicule regards it to-
day with admiration and initiates its
methods. a frivolous attempt to as
sail 1taly's sacred borders would be
met with q demand for battle and war
from the whole country. Despite
Locarno, war would come again, and
hence we, much as we rejoice at the
beat or the peace doves wings. must
see that we have a strong army, navy
and air fleet and must keep the ma
tons warlike spirit awake. But we
have conquered the domestic enemy;
We shall conquer international plu-
tocracy, which IS allied with denIa
gogy, and we are near our goal. And
If a year later / summon you TO a
place which you do not yet know you
will follow the call with no less en-
thusiasm than you exhibited yester-
day"
Fascisms Growth Steady.
Such is the tone Of the speeches
which Signor Mussolini delivered be
fore jubilant masses. 1t Is alleged
that only the watchfulness OF the
police prevented an attempt on his
life from Socialist Freemasons, and
the dissolution of the Socialist and
closing OF Masonic lodges were de
manded and carried out quickly.
Fascism enters its fourth year with
stronger roots and higher crown
than ever before. Its victories throw
into the shade all attempts at imita-
ton heretofore made in Hungary,
Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria and now in
Syria. Only two countries on the
European continent are free from the
the powerful will OF the masses
Italy and Russia. Europes political
north and south poles.
Shall one construe MussoliniS 8
words as meaning an intention 10
wage war? Italy could not wage
war against any great power, nor
could she find adequate help any
where. We know that she is deter
mined to protect her new borders and
hence is opposed TO the union of Aus
tria with Germany and seeks fulfill
ment of her old desires for Tunisia.
But many things indicate mat Mus
soini would sacrifice these ongings
if he could thus hasten reali1 Son of II
"fratellanza latina" with Spin, the
still cautiously concealed desire to
unite Latin peoples against the
threat of Germanic nationalism.
Old Roman blood courses in this
mans veins. Wasn't it u mastery
piece of work when, in the last days
of the Locarno conference, he Sc
cured the cooperation of Italy in the
security pact and thus deprived Great
Britain OF a monopoly?
Since he is chief of a country with
long open coasts, he may not provoke
Great Britain's sea power, but he
plans stealthily to prevent a resur
gence of British power in the Med
iterranean. He who conquered boil
shevism in Italy carried on correct
diplomatic negotiations with MoscoV.
The loud admiration of international
tinanciers does not prevent him from
laundering against international
terateurs, but protects Italy's arts and
supports d'Annunzio and the vision
ary dramatist, Pirandello. He de-
spises democracy and parliamentary
ism as much as Lenin did, but never
theless he appears as Europe's only
statesman of capacity and vision. is
he one? His opponents withdrawal
and surrender have not proved the
contrary. lie believes the states in
terests are superior 10 those OF any
individual lie will suffer only Il par
lament with advisory powers. and he
rejects everything which Europe re-
CARDS as gained by the French revolu-
ton.
That he is on a false road cannot
be proved by. the sad tangle of Ger
many's and Frances parliamentarism
but only by rejuvenating and purify
ing the basic ideas of European
democr acy.
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