The Danger for the Parliamentary System (continued)

Let us look next at Italy. Why has dictator Mussolini appeared (there)?

It was for no other reason than that the Italian people seeing their parliamentary government lifeless and broken down came to lose all hope in it.

The king, the political parties and officials were all perplexed and completely at a loss, and (the country) was for a moment on the point of falling into a state of anarchy.

Just at this time, since the people did not desire bolshevism, they (accordingly) welcomed the dictatorship of Mussolini.

Now Germany and France certainly do not prefer dictatorship and only on account of the failure of the parliamentary government would they accept dictatorship in order to avoid anarchy.

Again let us look at France. Within two years her cabinet has been changed four times. As the foundation of the government is being constantly shaken, and small political parties are very numerous, the government policy is unable to be stabilized. The financial policy is particularly the cause of this constant instability of the cabinet.

From the point of view of economics France is in a flourishing condition, not like England and Germany where the problem of unemployment nas arisen. It is only because the government is powerless, that the financial difficulties are not easily settled.

For this reason the French people are daily losing faith in their government machinery. Of all European countries the French know most thoroughly the harm of dictatorship.

However they are obliged to admit that a dictatorship is better than a weak and powerless government. One hears that among the French there are also many admirers of Mussolini, and that is not without reason.

(to be continued)