Upon the 2,677th anniversary of the foundation of the Eternal City, which is also the Fascisti Labor Day, the freedom of the city of Rome was conferred upon Benito, Premier of Italy, by Senator Filippo Cremonesi, Royal Commissioner of Rome, a position carrying the powers of mayor and alderman.*
The solemn ceremony took place on Capitol Hill. The Capitoline Halls were filled with bemedaled Black Shirts and uniformed officers. Senator Cremonesi, in opening the proceedings, explained that the high honor "is reserved for the highest and is...
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