NEW LIGHT ON MUSSOLINI

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 126, 24 November 1926, Page 9

NEW LIGHT ON MUSSOLINI

"RIDICULOUS ONE-MAN SHOW*

BRITISH CORRESPONDENT'S VIEWS.

(United Press Association.—Copyright^ (Received 24th November, 10 sun.\ LONDON, 23rd November.;" Declaring that Fascism will collapse at tlio latest ivith the disappearance of its founder, Mr. Renwick, the "Daily; Chronicle's" special commissioner ai; Rome proceeds to dispel a general conception of Signor Mussolini, Tho wonderful picture conjured ug of Signor Mussoliui dashing from one Ministry to.another, taking instant decisions on matters of vital national concern, giving orders for wonderful new measures, seeing Ambassadors, reviewing Fascists, riding in tho early; morning, and rushing off somewhere' a* night, is, he says, nothing but pict.UT.es.(!ue Propaganda. Signor Mussolini in reality is rather lazy. He has spurts of activity, but there. is littla evidence that they are really effective. The noise about his six portfolios is X ridiculous business.. The truth is that he has only at call a gang of sbrthraters trained to tyranny and nothing else. He cannot trust them. Signer Mussolini has a command of pie* turesquc phrases, but they are beginning to pall. Italy has been looking for deeds, and has j been disappointed, "When this ridiculous 'one-maa show' crashes, as it must," adds Mr. Ken wick, "when the biggest political fraud ever perpetrated on a natibi is ended, when the'bluff is. called, there certainly will be serious trouble Tha cost of living is still most expensive, and white bread recently disappeared. Graft goea on, taxation is heavy, and there are 500,000 unemployed. Petty; tyranny is constant, yet Fascism mn|| not be criticised. In such a state -M> the country that when Fascism faHs it will be difficult to find a man will*, ing to own he was ever a, 'Black Shirt.*' Meanwhile, telegrams from Paris suggest that there are active dangers from the international policy of Tasdsm,. particularly in connection with militarjj preparations on the Franco-Italian frontier." /