Foreign News: Futurist Food

Futurism in Art was founded by Filippo Tomaso Marinetti on Feb. 20, 1909.

All authorities, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica, agree upon this date.

Last week Futurist Marinetti, who has be come a potent Fascist, set what may possibly become a second historic date, founded Futurism in Food.

Signor Marinetti's original, epochal "Futurist Manifesto" was published by Le Figaro of Paris. Last week his new manifesto appeared in Gazzetta del Popolo of Turin.

Major premise of the new Futurism:

ABOLITION OF ALL PASTE FOODS (PASTA ASCIUTTA), SUCH AS SPAGHETTI, RAVIOLI, LAZAGNA RIPIENA, RIGATONI, LINGUE DE PASSERA AND PASTINA.

Minor premise: "Rapid presentation, under the...

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