The Washington times., 1934-11-01
By H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
International News Service Staff
Correspondent


International News Service Staff
Correspondent
(Copyright, 1884, by International News
Service. Reproduction In Whole or
In Part Strictly FOrbidden)
ROME, Nov. Reds riot in
Holland. French cavalry shoot
down the Partisan mob. German
Nazis fall before firing squads Of
other Nazis, and Russian peasants
starve to fulfill Moscow's orders.
Austrian Socialists die on barri-
cades, and the Austrian chancellor
lies murdered in putsch. Polish
anti-Semites kill Jews and the
Polish minister of the interior
dies by an assassin's bullet. Ru-
mania mourns a slain premier,
France her foreign minister, and
JugoSlavia her king.
This is the continental Europe
scene in the year 1894, and this is
the news Romans read as they sit
in their cafes on the Corso Um.
berto, sip the inky black "Es-
presso," and reflect that italy
seems a peaceful place. They
sigh:
Thank God for MuSSOlini."
Italy has had no fighting
since Fascist squads blackjacked
the last rebellious Socialist many
years ago. Reds are today a
strange form of dragon useful
in Italy to frighten children
No Strikes Exist
Organized crime passed out
when the Duce crushed the
Malta. Political murder ceased
when the Socialist Deputy Mat
teoti was beaten to death by
Fascists 10 years ago. Strikes
are unknown in Italy. Mobs
only gather in Italy to cheer
Mussolini. Firing squads may
fire in Germany, and peasants
may starve in Russia, but there
are no firing squads and no
starving peasants in Italy.
Twelve years ago, Italy was
the most disorderly spot in
Europe. Today Italy is the most
orderly country on the continent.
Twelve years ago, Mussolini was
the villain of Europe. Today he
has become the prototype of a
score of dictators.
FaScism has become respectable.
Because it has become respectable,
and because it's advocates can
claim many successes in Italy
and because the world of 1884 is
so confused and diSorderly,
FaScism has also become the
most significant ace to
Democracy.
Few democrats have been at.
tracted by the example of Nazi
Germany. Fewer have felt an
urge to emulate Bolshevik Russia
Many during the most prolonged
and painful economic crisis in his
tory have toyed with the fascina.
tion of Fascist order.
Fascism Spreading
All evidence seems to show
that, unless war comes, there is
a great deal better chance for
FaSciSm to win more ground than
for Communism. The territory
already conquered by Mussolini's
imitatorS since his march on
Rome in 1922 is impressive proof
of the reality of the Fascist
threat to democracy.
Hitler followed MusSolini'S ex.
ample. This is about the only
thing Mussolini likes about Hitler
today.
After Hitler came Dollfuss in
Austria, and after him Schusch-
nigg, not only an imitator of
MuSsolini'S political system, but
his vassal as we'll.
Portugal adopted the Musso-
1ini cooperative state" and in
rudimentary form it is being at
tempted by Latvia and Esthonia
Spain is the latest country to
head for FaSciSm.
How many outsiders know what
the Fascist cooperative state" is
and what it means to do?
Called a Blackjack
About Italy we hear from some
critics of FaScism that MuSSolini
is merely a successful brute, a
Supergangster.
Socialists declare that Fascism
is nothing but a blackjack to stun
the working class into submission.
Other critics define FaScism as
o system of insurance to preserve
capitalism.
TOmOrrOw-The Fate Of Human
Rights Under F1SciSm.
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