Word: duces
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That a Negroid nation should be menaced by spectacular Dictator Benito Mussolini highly excited the world's Negroes last week. Not only Harlem but every other darktown was on the qui vive at news from Rome that for three nights running II Duce had sat up secretly with His Grand Council, contriving who knew what against the African Majesty of cocoa-butter-colored Haile Selassie I (Power of Trinity), Emperor of Abyssinia and Conquering Lion of Judah, whose somewhat Jewish features support his boast of descent from Biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Clarioned the Negro...
Since Benito Mussolini, too, is a Great Editor, the Italian people read in their papers last week nothing about Abyssinia except references to the "arrogance and provocation" with which Power of Trinity I continued to make no reply to II Duce's demand; for a $44,900 indemnity, apologies and Abyssinian salutes to the Italian flag...
...Italian Field Commander: General Emilio de Bono, an original Fascist Quadrumvir of the March on Rome, was relieved as Minister of Colonies by II Duce last month and sent to Africa when Statesman Mussolini determined to postulate Abyssinian aggression...
Only a corporal in the World War, Benito Mussolini this week abruptly mobilized for his first war as Dictator with gusto. Calling to the colors more than 250,000 Italians-two divisions of the military class of 1911-plus three classes of naval fighters, II Duce sent 50 battle planes thundering on ahead to Africa...
...staffed La Stampa with crack journalists. His editorials are considered almost as authoritative as if they appeared in II Duce's Popolo...