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The danger that a nation, forever the Duce is able to transpose these goaded on to self-consciousness, historical references, and, as a son may at length force its leaders in- of Mediterranean lands, he finds a to a war, Mussolini-so it seems joy in the masks of a dialogue. I to me-definitely obviates; he feels was astonished at the degree of his himself strong enough not to be plain speaking. Moreover, he has overpowered in a crisis of national thoroughly studied history, and not I our understanding of human whether his Ministers would exert

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This Italian, who confines -leadership to his OWN of Income Tax, has been declared the study of a man's deeds, writes their influence with the people his

is Well aware of for the HALF YEAR ending 30th Emil Ludwig in the "Observer", it in the same direction or against country; |June 1929, at rate of 1/111/8 per would of necessity be confined to their master; for the present, I see the manifold existence of Europe,

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be passée THE DIVIDEND will be payable question of dealing with a living ed during this interview was the emphatically that he ever claimed The second problem which I trac-yond his own borders. He denies and after TUESDAY, 6th man a living presence enters apon spread of Fascism in Europe. the supremacy of his race AUGUST, 1929, at the offices of the the stage, which reveals just as There seems to me to be a distinct others, and declares that to each Corporation, where, Shareholders much as it conceals. The writer are requested to apply for War-who strives to form his judgments Russian methods, which formerly reckons the bounds of Italy I do contrast between the Italian and belongs its own. How far he sine ira et studio, who prides him-

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the open question. The dictators in male from MONDAY, 22nd JULY, to quaintance of the men he is going phraseology of the Soviet State, Italian history seem the most in- Reply SATURDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1929, to portray; but we who do not run and perhaps not to phraseology teresting to him, and yet the man (both days inclusive) during which away from the impression of per-alone; in reading certain Roman whose life he urged me to write manifestoes оне sees similar was that soldier of freedom, Gari- period no transfer of Shares can be sonality rather seek it as the most dreams in Italy. Such dreams are baldi.

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What ranged us all against the two Stalin; but Stalin wants to spread trine and his policy with acep- his nerves by hard, relentless work. attempts to solve the social problem his ideas abroad, while Mussolini,ticism. With this man there is is the same denial of the freedom on the other hand, is sought after nothing of that warrior's eye to of thought; but in the case of Italy by certain groups in Germany and overwhelm an opponent or pierce Tom

A British sailor, described as Flaherty, of Belleville, everything depends upon the man, France. And when a factory works higa to the heart; none of those Ireland, and employed on the who is therefore a man of Euro- only for the home market and is significant pauses the old diplomats British cargo steamer Essex, has pean interest.

yet besieged by foreigners to send were so fond of, and none of that been taken to hospital at Toulon Rouds to them, it goes hard with southern gallantry to beguile the suffering from severe stab wounds. ambition to resist.

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first of all, natural, without pose, endowed with a strong feeling for nuances. On a dozen questions

There is ideas, are weakened by democracy alone, who lives in a two-storey Prescott and Ottawa. which only a man free of pre- rather than with such as would be house, looked after by an old house-now one egg in the nest. judices would have allowed a thorough-going enemy

strengthened by going over to keeper; a man who never goes into of chau- vinism to put to him, he replied Fascism. His belief in his new society, and plays the violin only without the use of any party form of State might bring him to for himself, phrases, not according to hard the point of not desiring to see it formulae, but with elastic thought established anywhere else, but of and feeling; and again and again keeping his discovery to himself. he declared that politica was not a

Mussolini's Policy

When I told him what Edison had said about 2 per cent. inspiration and 98 per cent. perapiration, he laughingly agreed and made fun of matter of dogmatic theory, but al This is closely bound up with the those people who think a great man ways.a human art. He almost personal aims of his dictatorship, is a good fellow from morning to night. This Тад first of never gave the easy answers the It is certain that in the beginning

let mie repeat, is an 19, political doctrine and his position, country from anarchy and that im tive statesman who, at any rate,

answers to be expected from his he thought only of saving his adept at nuances, an the answers that his friends give perialistic ambitions probably soon takes advantage of time. Thus he —but rather he gave the thoughtfu]}floated vaguely before his mind;

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ready to admit that every form of gives

impression of government has its drawbacks. man, who, to be sure, enjoys Pope, the Pope on his side being

Our central question is not the power, but less for its DWI fate of Italy, but the peace of sake than For building with Some of His Strength Europe; and, if Fascism seems op-it. For he essentially a Thus Mussolini, clings to the posed to peace, seems to endanger man of order, as appears in his monarchy, which he regards as it, then let as forget all the ad-wide programme, which he plans necessary, and speaks with per vantages that Italy enjoys through years ahead and has Fascism. As to the danger, 1 year after ye and has carried out sonal respect of the King. In this particular he has an easier time

The little fellow in the picture might set it down as my personal "Wait three years more," he said than Bismarck, because here there impression that this man will avoid twice, and added: "At present I are no court influences, no ob has lost his shoe, How helpless be war not as a pacifist, which he have sat here scarcely seven years;stacles of royal relatives and the would be if left to himself to find is not, but for the following four we have just begun.".

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ailments are prevalent, his health as a civilian who would have to Were he a fanatic and not a kind neither enthusiastic nor seduc needs especial safeguarding. rely upon an untried talent for of artist who desires to make some tive nor rough, but a highly educat

Children who are well require war; third, as a thinker and artist thing with his own hands, he would ed European, who understands that no medicine. But when they fall who would rather construct and be less aware of the dangers of every interview and political battle sick with stomach or bowel build up than, through storm and every personal dictatorship or he at bottom is a ganie. Ebony trouble, as they are liable sudden- tempest, snatch at some prize of would deny them more vigorously.

the When he uses Latin quotation orly to do in the hot season, doubtful worth, and fourth, as a However, it is my opinion that he enlivens his conversation with a promptest possible treatment is man nearly fifty, whose longing for believes more thoroughly in his French word, he does it without necessary. That is why Baby's adventure has been satisfied after own gifts thar in the successes of self-consciousness. At the council Own Tablets should always be being exercised on a grand scale Fascism and that he has already table of the League at Geneva, kept handy in the house, for, ait chosen three or four men who are Mussolini by his tone and bearing, miristered in time, they have sav to carry on the regime after his would not excite attention; he ed many little lives. are death; that he recognises the truth might pass for a South American The primary action of Baby's the result of direct ob or Goethe's saying: "Der Geist ist of good class. Of his Italian race Own Tablets is to gently move servation, it seems to

me immer autochthon" (genius is a he has orly the ivory tint of a cer- the bowels, thus relieving the sya- that the

tone of his Fas-ways autochthonous.) He seems to tain type-nothing of the play of tem of unwholesome accumula- clat speeches is not an objection. regard himself as a great episode, the hands, the movement of the tions. Then they quickly cool He knows very well what sort of which if it lasts long must leave chin or the way of showing his fine feverishness, sweeten the stomach, a speech must be made out of a behind enduring results; he is like teath. His desk, like that of every check diarrhoes, if present, soothe window and what to address to the Bismarck who was Well aware of very busy man, is almost bare the nerves, and Induce calm, individual mind. Nevertheless, we the dark side of his dictatorship. He is a man who seems to have health-restoring sleep in a perfect Germans have paid too dearly for but denied it up to the end of his nothing in common, with peasantly natural way To allay the the danger of having a master life, when he admitted it and de- or proletarian, whose proble, pains and assist the processes of peaceful by nature but forever cared his fault had been to give with large nose. ~ and large, teething Baby's Own Tablets are threatening with words not to be too little power to the people thrust out chin, suggests the without equal, and they also expel impressed by this danger, although For one desirous of discussing manly energy without which he worms. Of chemists, or post free Mussolini's nature constitutes, so questions of dictatorships in this would never have risen to this 50 cents per vial, from the Dr. to speak, the opposita pole to that room it's possible to draw example place but his manner, his well- Williams Medicine Co. 60, Kiang other man.

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