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...were announced in the press on the very day, Feburary 2, that the special conference was held. At that time Sizemore reportedly told the faculty members that Georgia's list of suspect organizations was to be substantially like the U.S. Attorney General's list except that certain so-called fascist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, would not be included. Statewide protest attacked this omission and the Klan was put back on the list so that in final form it substantially copies the Federal list...
There are three ways under existing New York statues by which teachers may be fired: (1) active membership in the Communist party or any other group that advocates the overthrow of democratic government by force (including Fascist and Klan groups), (2) insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher in refusing to answer or answering falsely questions asked by the Superintendent of Schools or his representative, (3) refusal to answer questions asked by legislative committee on the ground of self-incrimination...
...Playing off his rivals against each other and building up a loyal following among the underprivileged masses, he ruled for 15 uninterrupted years. With each new rebellion smashed he contrived to increase his powers. In 1937 he abolished Congress and established the Estado Novo, an "authoritative democracy" complete with fascist-type constitution, press censorship and well-populated political prisons...
...lists of subscribers to opposition papers" and was busy marking down those who were to be "beaten up until they bled." But, asserts Author Monelli, some of Mussolini's followers were far tougher than he. When his old Socialist enemy, Giacomo Matteotti, was murdered by some of his Fascist pals and Mussolini was blamed for the act, the situation scared the striped pants off him. Sobbing in the arms of one of his women, the chief cried: "Dear Matilde, my worst enemies could not have done as much harm as my friends...
Life of a Balloon. More afraid of his friends than of his enemies, Mussolini began to do his utmost to appease the friends. As Biographer Monelli sees it. he was terrified into terrorizing Italy. In 1925, "the Fascist regime became a regime of force," all opposition was suppressed, total censorship clamped on the newspapers. His followers made sure that the Duce's balloon of a phony identity was not punctured by public scorn. They kept him surrounded by "policemen in various disguises" playing the equally phony role of "fanatical admirers." These cops, known as "the Presidential Division," became...