▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁as ▁an ▁at - large ▁delegate . ▁ ▁D ud an ▁was ▁a ▁Fre em ason , ▁probably ▁from ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁" Uni verse " ▁gallery ▁in ▁Rome . ▁During ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Council ▁of ▁F asc ism ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁ab st ained ▁from ▁voting , ▁bel ieving ▁in ▁the ▁in compat ibility ▁of ▁F asc ism ▁and ▁Mason ry . ▁Due ▁to ▁this , ▁he ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁from ▁the ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁sen ator ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁work , ▁he ▁always ▁rem ind ed ▁represent atives ▁not ▁to ▁forget ▁Dal mat ia . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁D ud an ▁managed ▁to ▁finally ▁achieve ▁his ▁dream : ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁Dal mat ia ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ship ▁of ▁Dal mat ia . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁D ud an ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁Pad ula ▁and ▁rem itted ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁for ▁San ctions ▁against ▁F asc ism . ▁His ▁sen ator