THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
A Revolution Condoned. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the revolution which lias made .Signor Mussolini the military dictator of Italy b the. imlill'crenee of some of the greatest newspapers in London to tile political implications of tho change. Italy is a country with a. well-establish-ed and fully Hedged system ot Parliamentary government. The representatives of the people are elected under a system of proportional representation, so that Italian Parlianicntaiy institutions stand upon a part ieulai ly sou-d popular basis. The Facisti. composed mostly ot ex-soldiers, has armed itselt and imposed what the London “Times” terms a “White Terror” upon tlm population. Finally this illegal organisation has grown so sf oug that, it lias usurped the government and appointed its leader the absolute and despotic ruler of Italy.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1923, Page 2
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132THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1923, Page 2
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