New Britain herald., 1930-12-16
EASCISM SPREADS
 OUTSIDE ITALY
Hitler Successful in Germany
 MuSSOlini RatleS Saber

creasing importance in the inter- national field.
 Once regarded in Italy as ''an article not meant for export" it has penetrated into European poli- tics to a considerable extent.
 The victory of the Hitlerites in Germany. whose policy has a spiritual likeness to Italian Fas- cism, drew international attention on the concept of Fascism as a political theory and practice. The victory of the German Fascists was follow ed with the greatest interest in Italy.
 Italo- French relations have been one of the outstanding questions in politics in Italy ever since the London Naval Conference. The position has altered many times and often looked very black for any agreement between Italy and France.
 Mussolinis spring tour of Tus- cany and his fiery speeches at Lucca, Florence and Milan, marked the least optimistic phase of the ltalo-French question.
 The Duce's important speeches of 1880 were those at Florence and Milan in May. With their allu- sions to the sword, to the neces- sity of ornaments and the refer cnces to warlike preparations go- ing on abroad against Italy, they aroused international interest. The Duce's declarations that the sword was more beautiful than words, and cannons more admirable than speeches, raised widespread com ment.
 October speech
 Mussolini, however, in his equally important October speech before the Federal Secretaries ex- plained the intent of his Tuscan speeches. saying that they were intended merely as a warning to the Italian people not to be lulled into a false security.
 The speech, which was one of the most important he has made in some years, illustrated the growth of Fascism as an interna- tional idea. He described the European world as rapidly being divided into two camps, Of Fascism and anti-F'ascism. He stated that the two outstanding doctrines were Bolshevism and Fascism, between which, he opined. the world would one day have to choose. Illusions 10 d possible revision of the peace treaties formed another important part.
 Important notifications in the tax on all sales of merchandise and a heavy increase of the cus toms duties on imported automo- piles were outstanding features of the Italian fiscal year.
 On April 21. Mussolini inau- gurated the national council of state corporations.
 In February, an important com mercial treaty was signed be- tween Italy and Rumania. The Austrian-ltalian treaty also was signed in the spring.
 Death Penalty
 The Fascist Grand Council ap- proved the institution of the death penalty not only for grave political crimes, but also for com mon crimes of terroristic charac ter.
 The new Penal Code was ap- proved and becomes effective July l. 1881.
 July witnessed the disastrous earthquake of the Eulture region where o''er 2.000 persons were killed and many rendered home less,
 The regions affected were all in South Italy in the Rcnevento, Melfi, Foggia. Naples and Bari re- gions. The towns that suffered most were Lacedonia, AQuilonia and Melfi.
 A second earthquake of minor proportions occurred at Ancona early in November. Here the loss or life and material damage was much less.
 Marconi came into the public eye when he made his experiments in the late spring from his yacht "E.lcctra" lighting up the electric illumination system at the sydney exhibition and talking across the Atlantic to New York direct from Civitavecchia harbor
 Public Works
 A large number of public works were inaugurated during 1880 for total Of more than a milliard and 100000 lire. This figure included public works commenced pre- yiously to 1880, but declared ready for public use in October of 1880.
 There were two royal weddings in 1880, that of Prince Humbert with Princess Marie Jose of Bel eium. celebrated on January 8, in the royal chapel of the Quirinal, Rome, and that of Princess Gio- wanna with King Boris of Bulgaria celebrated at Assist on October 25.
 In the ecclesiastical world, there was q series of concentrations and Qualifications in June, when among others eight Canadian martyrs massacred by the Red Indians were made saints.
 On July 3, Pope Plus XI held a consistory at which five new cardi- nals were made: Their Eminences Leme, MarChetti Selvaggiani, Rossi, Serafini and Leanart.
 Among sporting records, Madda- lena beat the worlds flying record