ITALY: Politics

Mussolini has discovered a new way of getting rid of members of his Cabinet:

Two ministerial Departments, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, were abolished by Mussolini.

He then formed a new "Ministry of National Economy" to replace the two former Departments. A new Minister, Signor Moiet, was appointed to take over the " Ministry of National Economy."

Signori di Capitani and Rossi, Ministers of Ministries which no longer existed, handed in their resignations. Which were accepted. Both gentlemen were suspected of anti-Fascist sympathy. Their resignation leaves Mussolini...

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