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...vessel, called the Nuova Italia (New Italy), is not an Italian boat, but was taken from the Germans. Literary, artistic and historic works outweigh all other subjects, only a small section being devoted to industry and commerce...
...ostensible purpose of the Nuova Italia is to strengthen the bonds between Italy and South America, particularly the cultural bonds. It is possible, however, that the project has been made use of by Mussolini as a means of keeping d'Annuezio out of mischief for a few " months...
After him came many generations of authors, all hoping for an "Italia liberata". Some, with Dante, desired an emperor; some hoped for a confederation of the various free cities; and some expected conquest by a single state. Finally, the event occurred in a manner slightly different from that which any one had anticipated...
Another anti-Fascismo incident occurred in Northern Italy when Colonel Rossetti interrupted a Fascist meeting with cries of "Viva I'Italia libera" and "A basso il Fascismo!" He was then manhandled by the crowd, who subsequently discovered that their victim was the man who sank the Viribus Unitis (flagship of the Austrian navy) single-handed during the war. Rossetti speaking of this experience said: "I was treated by the Austrians with all the honors of war when I was their prisoner, but when I breathe the sacred word Liberta, all I get from my own countrymen is kicks...
...clock; the program of the concert follows: 1. March, "The Queen of Sheba" Gounod 2. Overture, "Light Cavalry" Suppe 3. Waltz, "Estudiantina" Waldteufel 4. Fantasia, "Samson and Delilah" Saint-Saens 5. Scenes Pittoresque Massent 6. Spring Grieg 7. Introduction to Act III, "Lohengrin" Wagner 8. Rhapsody, "Italia" Cosella 9. Selection, "Il Provatore" Verdi 10. Love's Dream after the Ball Czibulka 11. March, "Father of Victory" Ganne