MUSSOLINI

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1930, Page 5

MUSSOLINI

BLATANT SPEECH. United Press Association. —By Electric • Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Received 10.10 ft.ni.) ROME, October 27. Declaring that the world was divided into Fascist and nnti-Fascist camps, Afussolini stated that side by side a moral war was being waged against Fascism, and a war of fire and steel was hastening along frontiers. How could he in face of batteries in position. forts built and military dispositions planned, fail to arouse ( tlio people of Italy, whom those now unmasked tried to represent as the only danger to European peace. Italy would arm herself because the other nations arm- : u2 would disarm, when the others disarmed. Cannons are more beautiful than fine words, which were only di- . ine when they can settle international disputes. "We are arming to defend ourselves, not to attack anybody. It is absurd to my that peace treaties cannot he revised. The violators of the League 'nvenant are those who are trying perpetually to maintain two classes of States, one armed to the teeth and the other disarmed in vie.w of Italy’s "I'owded population. Tt is only towards eastern Europe that she ran expand peacefully, which explains the friendship to Hungary and Bulgaria. Fifty battalions of Fascist militn •pported by fifty thousand cadets ffiv>s on 98/10/31 a display of armed might hitherto not seen. None can, and none shall stop us.”