A man wounded by subversives in Verona.
A soldier of the Militia wounded in the Province of Cremona.
Fascists wounded by subversives in Forli.
Communist ambush in San Giorgio di Pesaro.
Subversives who sing the “Red Flag” and attack Fascists in Monzambano.
In the three days of this January, 1925, and in a single zone incidents occurred in Mestre, Pionca, Valombra; fifty subversives armed with rifles strolled through the country singing the “Red Flag” and exploding petards. In Venice the Militiaman Pascai Mario was attacked and wounded. In Cavaso di Treviso another Fascist was hurt. In Crespano, the headquarters of the Carabinieri were invaded by about twenty frantic women, a chief of a detachment of Militia was attacked and thrown into the water. In Favara di Venezia Fascists were attacked by subversives.
I bring your attention to these matters because they are symptoms. The Express train No. 192 was stoned by subversives who broke the windows.
In Moduno di Livenza, a chief of the squad was attacked and beaten. You can see by this situation that the sedition of the Aventino has had deep repercussions throughout the whole Country. And then comes the struggle in which one side says: Enough! When two elements are struggling the solution lies in the test of strength. There never was any other solution in history, and never will be.
Now I dare to say that the problem will be solved. Fascism, the Government, the Party, is at its highest efficiency. Gentlemen, you have deceived yourselves! You thought that Fascism was ended because I was restraining it, that the Party was dead because I was holding it back. If I should use a hundredth part of the energy that I used to compress the Fascists, to loosen them.... Oh! You should see, for then....
But there will be no need of that, because the Government is strong to break fully and finally this revolt of the Aventino.