On July 29, Signor Benito Mussolini will be 44; but last week the Associated Press reported that Il Duce, at two score and three, already manifests a species of partiality usually characteristic of older men, as follows:
"Whereas bankers, statesmen and other personages often fail of audiences [with Mussolini] . . . young girl visitors from the United States and England are almost certain to be ushered quickly to the Duce's presence. . . .
"Americans who come to Italy with the intention of obtaining an audience with the Premier should not rely...
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