Word: fascistization
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...King Victor's birthday, Signor Benito Mussolini, Italian Premier, distributed the Medal of Italian Unity to some ex-service men in Rome. Said he to them: " If not in my capacity as head of the Government, certainly as an Italian and a Fascist, I believe it is my duty to declare that Italian unity is not yet complete. The medal, therefore, relates to that unity which was reached after the victory at Vittorio Veneto...
...properly managed. It is my task to provide mechanism that will endure and to have the various parts of this mechanism running without friction; then after I am gone it will be able to run itself. A dictatorship must answer the purpose for which it was introduced. Certainly the Fascist regime will last a very long time...
...recalling practical Fascist accomplishments he said...
...northern Italy a band of ardent Fascisti were passing through a village. Atop a castle tower was a red flag! Infuriated, the Fascist leader went to the Prefect and informed him that the village was in the hands of the Communists. The local Fascisti were called to arms and the Prefect dashed off to deliver an ultimatum to the Reds. Only the custodian was in residence in the castle and he was summoned to appear forthwith in the presence of the Prefect. Questioned as to the meaning of his rebellious act, he replied that the military authorities had commanded...
Cause. The revolution undoubtedly owes its origin indirectly to the Fascist revolution in Italy, although it is important to remember that the military clique in Spain has existed for a long time and has enjoyed considerable power. If the revolution was of Fascist origin it was nevertheless based upon a desire to annihilate political corruption, which has been rampant in Spain for decades. To this must be added the indecisive handling of the War in Morocco against Abdel-Krim, leader of the Riffs. To give one specific instance of corruption is to mention the case of Don Santiago Alba...