The Washington times., 1937-02-15

Sometimes the reason parents o
of race or religion.
And sometimes parents inclined
to be hoity-toity object to one OF
their offspring mating with one
from a family lower in the social
scale, or in financial rating.
But if all parents would follow
the example of Italy'S II Duce, dt-
ference in rank or absence OF bank
balance would not so frequently
blot out the rosy dreams of young
folks in love.
Mussolini's son, Vittorio, seems
to be a chip of the old block. He
drives for an objective without
stopping to take obstacles into &C
count. When he was II years old,
army officers refused to let him
ride in a military plane, because
he was too young.
But Master Vittorio appealed to
his father. Back came the desired
answer to his request, with the
authorization signed, Lots of love
and kisses. Your Papa, Benito."
SEEKS CONSENT
But lately it was disclosed that
the chip had again sought consent
from the old block. This time it
had to do with a girl. But the
girl was one Of the People. She
hadn't any money, or any special
background.
And young Vittorio was in ter
ror lest Papa Benito turn down
his request to make her Mrs. Mus
Solini, and say nothing whatever
about "love and kisses" this time.
Or say, as the late President Cool
idge quoted his pastor as saying
about sin, I'm again It,"
When a man in a position like
that of Italy's dictator is bent on
founding a dynasty, he seldom
takes true love into account. Look
at the way Napoleon rode rough
shod over the love affairs of his
family, insisting that all Of his
brothers and sisters hang up
their hats in royal households, to
strengthen the parvenue Napole-
onic dynasty!
LOVELESS UNION
You remember what he did to
his brother Jerome's love match,
with Betsy Patterson, of Baltimore,
refusing to recognize it, and COM
pelling his brother to contract a
loveless union with a German
princess.
Recalling those things, young
Vittorio quaked in his shoes. He
was much more jittery than when,
in 1884, he won his wings as an
army pilot, or the year following,
when he flew with the Death Head
bombing squadron into Ethiopia,
and grew his first beard.
So, taking his courage in both
hands, Vittorio wrote a letter to
Papa Benito, confessing he had
fallen in love with a young girl.
Orsola Buvoli, who was 81 and
WlGQOuG a OOWIys
Back came the answer from the
gentleman who regards himself as
the incarnation of Julius Caesar
"What has that got to do with
it, if she is qualified in every
other way to be your wife? So
long as you love her, and she is
good and strong and capable
Of bearing you many sons, that
is all that is necessary. You had
better marry her at once"
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Young Vittorio and the girl
friend lost no time in announcing
their engagement, with the Dicta
tors consent, and in less than 8
month they plan to honeymoon ir
Hollywood.
Does MuSsolini really believe ir
young love, or is it gesture made
to the people? His daughter, who
will shortly be in this country a!
an ambasSadreSS of Good Will, haE
married young man with a title
But MusSolini knows well that
his support comes from the great
mass Of the people who have
neither money nor title, and hi
consent to a marriage between
son, of whom he is inordinately
proud, and a dowerlesS girl, will gt
a long way toward making hin
popular.
And lots of young folks in Amer
lea deeply in love, will wish theiI
papas and mamas shared tn
views of II Dlce.