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E. Pound Rapallo

Via Marsala 12-5

spreading his umbrella over an United Italy. (extention
to Naples a fluke, against everyone's judgment, but
political necessity when it was done.) ^A duce in Eng. wd. certainly have taken a
very different route.

In the preset football match between the Xtn/ churches
I don't see why the KiRRK shd. hobble in too far behind
the Old Whore of Babylon. If you haven't the eclynical
I'll copy the paragraph mentioned.

2.

BUT in nanny case, and whatever you think of details of
Doug/ the FACTS of the Woergl experiment are KNOWN.
Immediate application of stamp scrip to the dole, wd. mean
immediate relief of infinite misery, and I can NOT think
any man innocent or excusable, who refuses to look at
those facts. Any more than I cd. acquit a physician for
neglect of knowlege of known specifics and neglect to use
'em.

I know the english press is too vile to disseminate
knowledge, The French "Illustration" carried an account of
Woergl last Sept. (9th. sept). I've one remaining copy of
a reprint, but I imagine the H. of C. library has the
Illustration on file.

Will gladly lend you my clipping
if not.

Re/ B.U.F. my letters in Morning Post stirred up some correspondence
which has declined rapidly on my asking for bona fides. Can you
give me any side lights on "Who's Who" in that camp.

There may be some "good guys", but I have as yet no proof that
the Duce's will toward the public good has any British
parallel in black shirtism.

^met Delcroix in Rome recently. Very interesting & very
untranslatable.

yrs Ezra Pound