ANTI-WHISKERS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18893, 7 January 1927, Page 9

ANTI-WHISKERS.

MUSSOLINI'S CREED

BELIEVES THEM DECADENT, (BT CABLE—PRIS3 ASSOCIATION—COFTSIGHT.) (A VETS ALIAS ANI> N.I. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, January 5. My mastery over body and brain gees on all day, and all night. My sleep is like a babe'?. I believe I could sleep through the worst tumult, as I did in war-tim*: bombardments when 15 minutes off duty "

This is a passage in the first of a series of intimate articles written by Signor Mussolini for the British United Press Association.

Describing his average day, he says. "I can .concentrate on one subject to the exclusion of all others, and switch from one to another with the same concentration. I retire at midnight and rise at seven, giving strict orders not to be awakened except for bad news. This was Napoleon's rule. Ido not remain in bed a minute after the first yawn. Lying-in breeds stagnation and demoralises self-discipline. I then shave myself. I am an anti-whiskers man. "Whiskers are a sign of decadence. When the declino of Roman glory began whiskers came into stylo Fascism replaces them with cleanshaven youth, attired in riding breeches. "As 1 go to breakfast- I wonder sometimes what an Englishman, American, or German would call it. There is no fruit, toast, sausage, ham, egg or coffee. It consists merely of a glass of milk taken without company. Itwould be an honour even for my own brother to be invited to the tabie. It is then 7.30 and I am ready for my morning canter."

"My day consists of one hour of recreation, seven of sleep, and sixteen of work. Eating is a minor function in my existence, and is only a matter of minutes," says Signor Mussolini in his second article. "I take life ov a running jump. It is life I am trying to instill into the hearts of militant Fascists so that they will be ready and pulling on the leash, impelled by the thought of an invincible destiny. My clarion cry is: 'lt is necessary to live dangerously,' which is the essence of a charmed life. The very idea of Fascism is to be bound to a leader who will lift the torch of sacrifice and be the bravest of the brave."