| Abstrakt: |
Gabriele d'Annunzio's Endeavor of Fiume (the March of Ronchi, September 12, 1919) was promoted by military and political groups. On the political side, the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI) played a relevant role. Its key figures were Antonio Vio, mayor of Fiume and a venerable Mason of the local "Sirius" lodge, and the founders of the "Oberdan" lodge, created in Trieste in December 1918. Among these, Giacomo Treves from Turin had a prominent role. His "papers" document the contacts that existed between members of the Masonry and d'Annunzio in the preparation for the "endeavor". However, there was no real "plan" for it. After a few months of deadlock, some followers of the "Commander" hinted at a second "march" from Fiume/Trieste to an indefinite destination (maybe Rome?). Faced with the prospect of a short circuit, subversion, socialist uprising and military repression, the great master of GOI, Domizio Torrigiani, rejected any further political coverage, as document by Treves's "report" (presented here in the Annex). After 1921, he would still support d'Annunzio, including as organizer of the anti-fascist Federazione Nazionale Legionari Fiumani. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
