The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-28
Italy Paying Honor
 To Birth OfFascisn1
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to enforce It's economic penalties. But there is hope still that the actual day for beginning the en- forcement may yet be deferred, ana that a basis for negotiations VIII be found within the next few weeks.
 Fascists are prepared for the "most desperate resistance" 10 nenalization to which Mussolin ex- horted them Saturday in ms an nual message to the black snirt 1egions.
 They believe that trying months face them and that the nation must make great sacrifices. But they pe- lieye that Mussolini's star Of des- tiny will take them through to final victory.
 All over the Italian peninsula the black shirts and their allied organ izations were on the march today in celebration of the anniversary.
 Guards of honor of fascists and Balilla, the pre-fascist body or poys, were placed at the statues ana monuments to men who fell In the fascist revolution.
 Public works which cost 66O,OoO,- 900 lire ($53,592,000) were inaug- urated in token of the progress fascism has made in modernlzing the country. Roads, canals, cleo trification projects, public buildings, reclaimed lands were included.
 Real Thought With Armies
 But the real thought of the coun- try was with the armies in East Africa-the northern army facing the rugged peaks that lead to in- ner Eethiopia, the southern army in the Ogaden desert, beset at many points by rains, which IS 10 drive for Harar and the Aodls Ababa-Dj jibout railway.
 These armies are expected to give Italy a place in the sun among colonial nations; ti make 1t possible for thousands of hardy Italian peasants to spread their country's prestige and glory into the African continent.
 The northern army is well rested; it's position is consolidateed; 1t is known to be ready for it's next drive when the zero hour comes.
 Already advance units have moy- ed out and occupied new territory. On the plains sout hof the Adlgrat- AduWa- -Aksum front Gen. Diamanti in command of the advance con- tingent has raised his tent and a big Italian flag on the very spot where the red tent of the Emperor Menelik and the green tent of Ras Mangascia were erected before the battle of AduWa in 1896.
 Plains Filled With Soldiers
 The plains are teeming with Ital- ian soldiers, with batteries of ar- tillery, with tanks and plodding mules.
 Machine guns and several bat teries of field guns have been post ed on heights dominating the plains ahead of the Diamanti men.
 The preliminary advance has add ed six villages to the occupied ter- ritory. Their people, carrying white linen flags and headed by their coptic Christian priests, submitted willingly. Several village leaders crossed the lines before the advance and told the Italians that they would be welcomed as liberators.
 There was no effective resistance to the advance. The Ethiopian rear guard occasionally opened brisk fire, but retreated hastily when the Italian machine gunners got into action.
 Inspired by the occasion and the stirring message to the nation from Mussolini Saturday, fascists seem- cd to pledge themselves anew to- day to see the crisis through at no matter what cost.
 Glory of Caesars
 They recalled the statement of Mussolini early in his career that the glories of Caesars must be re-