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MUSSOLINI Benito (1883 - 1945)
L.A.S. "Mussolini," Milano March 23, 1915, to a "Dear Comrade" [Pierre Renaudel, director of L'Humanité]| 1 page in-4, headed Il Popolo d'Italia, Quotidiano Socialista| in French (crumpled paper with slight tear, pastedown).
On Italy's entry into the war, advocated by the Italian socialists.
He received and had translated Renaudel's article. "The current events press us. I lead a hard fight, but without wanting to be too proud, I think I have won. The Italian proletariat is beginning to move towards the inevitable intervention. I'll have the newspaper sent to Paris. I hope that in the next International Congress of the Party I will find a little more justice towards me. But - first - conditio sine qua non - it is necessary to hit the Prussian"... It is said that we will mobilize towards the end of the month... [The same day that this letter was written, Italy declared war on Austria. It will declare war on Germany in August 1916].
PROVENANCE
Former Dominique de VILLEPIN collection (II, 29 November 2013, n° 433).
L.A.S. "Mussolini," Milano March 23, 1915, to a "Dear Comrade" [Pierre Renaudel, director of L'Humanité]| 1 page in-4, headed Il Popolo d'Italia, Quotidiano Socialista| in French (crumpled paper with slight tear, pastedown).
On Italy's entry into the war, advocated by the Italian socialists.
He received and had translated Renaudel's article. "The current events press us. I lead a hard fight, but without wanting to be too proud, I think I have won. The Italian proletariat is beginning to move towards the inevitable intervention. I'll have the newspaper sent to Paris. I hope that in the next International Congress of the Party I will find a little more justice towards me. But - first - conditio sine qua non - it is necessary to hit the Prussian"... It is said that we will mobilize towards the end of the month... [The same day that this letter was written, Italy declared war on Austria. It will declare war on Germany in August 1916].
PROVENANCE
Former Dominique de VILLEPIN collection (II, 29 November 2013, n° 433).