At this, he replied- "Many more interesting reports than many of our  
 ministers can produce." I watched him with great surprise. "That what You   
say is a very serious thing in regard to our diplomacy.- He smiled,   
saying "I did certainly not refer to the articles of Gayda. They are it,   
seems, not even worth reading." "And why do You make him write them then?"   
"Certainly I don't". "I do not wish to contradict; You, but; permit me to   
remind You, that Gayda recently published an article, where he supported   
the idea that, Italy ought to have half of Africa, from the Atlantic to   
the Indian Ocean. A similar article must have been inspired, if not   
directly dictated, by no other than Your Ministry. He answered to this   
with indignation: "I have never inspired nor authorized such   
extravagances. That article was one of Gayda's personal articles. After   
reading it, I felt very bad about it and found it; deplorable."Allow me to  
 make two observations: In the first place, an official journalist, has no   
right, whatsoever to permit himself such a "personal initiative" - and if   
he does the day after the publication of such an article, he can no longer  
            be considered an official journalist.           
 
                                                            
 
 
 In the second place: All the papers receive their instructions   
from the Board of Education to publish articles of mentioned kind.   
Therefore the initiative was taken by the Board of Education (the Ministry)   
and not by Gayda. "You are wrongly informed. It, is not true." "I can   
assure you that it is true." "It is not true. I can give You my word as to   
that." I remained silent and stupefied. But in that moment everything   
seemed to reveal itself; the vast disorganization of the Fascist   
propaganda. The Minister of the Board of Education, Pavolini, had probably   
                      grasped  some...