Word: mussolini
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Camera dei Deputati passed a vote of confidence in the Government, considered tantamount to passing the bill for electoral reform, which gives two-thirds of the seats to the party that gets a plurality of the votes. It was a great personal triumph for Mussolini. He had said he would have his way and he got it. At the conclusion of a rough, dictorial speech he exclaimed: "What is liberty? There is no such thing as absolute liberty!" Ex-Premiers Orlando and Giolitti congratulated him; the entire Chamber rushed and hoisted him shoulder high and carried him around the building...
With the connivance of the Vatican, Mussolini neatly eliminated Don Sturzo, leader of the Partito Popolare ( Catholic), principal opponent of the Dictator's scheme for "electoral reform" (TIME, July 2, July 9) . Don Sturzo resigned the leadership of his powerful Party tamely, declaring that he did not wish to cause trouble over the relations between the Partito and the Church. He will be replaced by a Committee of three, Giulio Rodino (former Minister of War), Giovanni Gronchi (former Under Secretary of State), Signor Spadaro (Party Committeeman). No member of this Triumvirate is sufficiently astute or strong to withstand Mussolini...
...ministerial Departments, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, were abolished by Mussolini...
Signori di Capitani and Rossi, Ministers of Ministries which no longer existed, handed in their resignations. Which were accepted. Both gentlemen were suspected of anti-Fascist sympathy. Their resignation leaves Mussolini a Cabinet composed almost exclusively of loyal Fascisti...
...considered unfortunate that this death should have occurred after Mussolini destroyed the ancient municipal government of Italy's cap ital and substituted a Commissioner...