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The Human Side of Italy‘s
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; vestigstor Who Studied
_ Statesman At Close
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By MILTON BHDNNEIL
ROME—This is the story of Ben-
'. ito Mussolini—the man.
The world has known the dynamic
premier of Italy and the most dra-
matic figure in tL. world today only
as the eternal of dictators.
It has looked upon him as a mod-
ern Caesar—a superman whose au-
tocratic power none in Italy dared
defy.
In other lands he has been called
a despot. a ruler who counsels with
no one and a lender who has forced
his iron will on the Italian people
by an army of black-shined I-‘ss-
cisti.
lndorniinble.
His very features have stamped
him a man of indomitable will.
Those beetling brows. the cold.
piercing gaze of his great eyes, his
granite-like jaw and the manner in
which he carries his head have giv-
en Mussolini a mask of iron in the
eyes of the world.
But what is behind the mask of
iron? What kind of a human being
is the real Mussolini?
‘i‘hat is what I came to Rome to
discover.
And I found that the man whose
will is law in Italy and whose words
cause nations to tremble actually
takes orders—not from any political
or governmental power. but an old
peasant woman. Cesiro. by name.
Mussolini might have u. palatial
palace in Rome for the asking. but
instead he lives in a modest apart-
ment.
The Dloznwr‘s Boss.
And it is old Contra, now 65. who
dictates to the world's greatest dic-
tator in her motherly way. just
what Mussolini shall do in his home.
She prepares and serves all his
thesis. sees to it that he eats only
the plainest of food because his
health is not the best, runs, the
apartment as she sees fit, refuses to
let him be disturbed when asleep.
and issues many other orders.
In other words. she is boss or the
place.
The diet of the man of iron con-
sists mainly of food that seems more
suitable for a young child. Rice.
chicken and eggs form the basis of
his meals, with an occasional salad.
Mussolini never cats sweets or
outry .and sbstalns from too and
coffee.
Gives Up Wine.
Formerly he used to enjoy a bot.
lie of red Chianti as much as any
Italian but now he drinks only milk
and water. believing that alcoholic
drinks are injurious to his health.
He even placed a ban on to-
bacco recently. Formerly he was
often seen with a cigaret between his
lips. but he has decided that smok-
ing has a bad effect on his throat
and lungs. .
Despite his light diet and his poor
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health. Mussolini is one of the hard-
est Working rulers in the world.
in the United States. the Presi-
dent has general supervision over
the various government depart-
ments, but does not attempt to run
them directly. t
Mussolini does.
in addition to being premier and
bossing the fasclsli, Bonito fills i'our
cnblnot Jobs. He directs the foreign
affairs of Italy. runs the army and
navy and watches over aviation,
President Coolidge has to regu-
late every moment in his day.
Imagine. the-n, how Mussolini
watches the minutes. Accordingly
he has a saying: "Who calls docs
me pleasure; who ubstnins does his
honor." -
Let's go around the clock with
the busiest statesman in the world.
Gets Up At a.
In the morning he rises between
6 and 7 o'clock. takes'n cold ‘iath
and often, gets out in his auto be-
fore Rome is astlr.
He never has guests for breakfast.
IJromptly nt- 9 o'clock he enters
the Palazzo Chigi. the seat of gov-
ernment. The various ante rooms and
waiting rooms that make up his suits
are quite gorgeous with vases. gob-
eiin tapestries and [old furniture. but
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{his own office is a huge h h-
ceillnged room with no furni uro
except a big desk at the extreme
end.
This desk is usually cleared of
papers before he calls it a day. if.
its occasionally happens. he appears
in tile morning unshaven it means
he has toiled into at night and re-
turned to his office unsbuvcu rather
than wait to show and come in
i810.
At 9:30 he, goes through the most
important mail and the telegrams
from Italy's various ambassadors.
At it) he telephones his orders to
the perfect of Rome.
At 10:30 ho scans the Italian
newspapers with the practiced eye
'0! an editor who for years trained
himself to extract the contents of
ltho papers before writing his own
editorials.
% At 11 he dictates important dis-
patches to embassies all over the
world.
Confers Willi Senators
Between 11:30 and 1 o'clock he
sees a number of important people.
including senators. bonds of
eminent departments and cabinet
members.
Between 1 and 3 ho returns to
his apartment in Yin Rosella where
old Ccslra. his housekeeper. is pa.-
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Wrm Namber‘In Paris
\ Elma—Even wrong numbers on
Paris telephones cost money since
the rates were increased and in big
hotels it is Just as expensive to get
The new rates have done away
with all free telephoning or even rs-
ducsd rates for customers in cafes
and restaurants. most ‘of which
. carry a sign warning regular cus-
tomers that all former arrange-
ments are ended.
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Former Judge Now
Sits As Committee
BRIDGEPORT. May I. (AP)—
Judgo John E. chlcr of Stamford.
who recently retired, from the Eu-
preme Court of Errors. having
reached the age limit. yesterday set
at the County Court House as a
committee of the Superior Court to
hear evidence in a mechanic's lien
case.
to his library. where he reads a
mountain of newspapers from all
over the world. both those regularly
subscribed for and those sent in oy
Italians who think they contain
matter of interest.
Mussolini speaks German and
French and reads German. French
and English. Thus be pretty well
covers what the world is saying
without the need of translators.
He often clips things out. pastes
them on blank sheets. trahscribcs
the name and date of the papers
whence they were clipped and then
marks in a bold hand a huge red
letter V on each clipping. inside the
V there is a small letter m. to the
official to whom Mussolini sends
such a clipping this means that the
contents have been read by Musso
um and ‘he wants the opinion of the
recipient.
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Mussolini returns to ills ofllce by
4 in the afternoon. From then until
KOV- ‘
8. 9 or even later if necessaryyhis
tune is glvmi up to important con.
I rerenccs on government affairs nllb
I his cabinet.
' Mussolini does not keep union
hours. Iienco knocking off at 4 by
. chiefs and staffs. us is the practicc
in Washington. is totally unknown
in Rome. For instance, my engage.-
ment with a big man in the forl‘lgb
office was for 7 at night. At that
hour I found things going at full
tilt all over the place.
When he leaves the Palazzo Chigi
Mussolini usually goes {directly
home. where he cuts a very light
1 dinner. He then rcilrcs to his library
where he phllges into heading un-
til midnight or nflnr. Two or three
times a week he goes to the Quir-
u inal to discuss affairs with the king
and present papers for him to sign
thus making them laws.
The second article in this series
will appear in The Evenlng‘Bentinci
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. EmEmperor Too Poor To
' Help Needy Petitioners
BERLIN. (AP)—li‘ormer Emper-
or William is .poor. He admits it
himself, and until the German Clov-
rrnment decides whether he is to
be reimbursed for his confiscated
properties in Germany he has been
compelled to cease his assistance to
the needy.
To one of the recent numerous
appeals for money sent to him at his
will: in Doorn. Holland, where he is
in exile, the Kaiser through his sec-
retary von Kicist wrote:
"I am extremely sorry that it is
impossible for me to give you money.
As you know. the private fortune
of his Majesty still is in the hands of
the Republican Government. Means
for rendering assistance. therefore
, is not at hand. I am sure y0u will
i believe that it pains me greatly not
to be able to help as 1 have hereto-
fore."
William receives a pension of 50.-
000 marks a month from Reich. Be-
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Rare Trophies From Land
of Sheba Tell of Civiliza-
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the generosity of. cit-Governor Sim-
eon E. Baldwin of Connecticut. Yale
University has Just acquired an in-
teresting collection of South Arab.
ian antiquities. relics of an old
"Himyarite" civilization dating from
the second or third century. B. C.
The collection includes seven
sculptured heads in alabaster. evi-
dently broken from statues. and
eleven stones bearing inscriptions in
the ancient South Arabian charac-
ters. There are also a. few smaller
pieces. including an inscribed vase.
The sculptures are all characteristic
specimens. and the inscriptions de-
serve publication. in the opinion of
Professor Charles C. Torrey. profes-
sor of Semitic Languages. at Yale.
“Material of this nature." ores-
sor Torrey said today. "tho well
represented in the larger museums
of Europe. is as yet hardly to be
The
civilisation to which it belongs. that
of the 'Land of Sheba' is still almost
completely unknown. and the reg-
ions where its principal remains are
to be found are inaccessible except
to native Arabians."
The objects comprised in this col-
lection were purchased in Aden by
a resident of New York City. who
knew that they were rarities and
brought them to this country in the
belief that they could be made use-
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Huntington 0 Halo. they were of-
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