The San Francisco call., 1904-10-19
Government ReinfOrces the
Garrison and Holds the
Squadrons in Readiness
in View of the Elections
OUTBREAK BY
EXTREMISTS LIKELY
Ministry Answers the Agita-
tion With a Declaration
in Full of the Programme
1t Intends to Carry Out

ROME. Oct 1S.-The opposition par
ties accuse Premier GioIitti of weak
ness toward the extreme parties, which,
they say, caused the organization OF
the subversive movement, especially at
Milan and Genoa. The anarchists urge
abstention from the elections, recon-
mending instead propaganda in favor
of the political prisoners
All the garrisons have been REIN
forced and a squadron of warships is at
Genoa The labor exchanges will hold
national convention Wednesday at
Milan The extremists are taking steps
to increase the revolutionary propa-
ganda in the army.
A royal decree was published to-day
fixing the general elections for NoveTn-
ber and the supplementary balloting
for November 13.
The decree was accompanied by a
report of the Premier, setting forth the
situation and giving the Governments
programme as liberty, order and peace,
for which the Cabinet asks the support
of the electors. All the Ministers join
in signing the statement of the Govern
ment The Ministers declare the Gov
ernment has fully carried out their
programme. which the Chamber had
approved. particularly as to the policy
concerning commercial treaties and
the development of state railroads.
The report of Signor Giolitti begins
with reviewing the work Of the Cabinet
since it has been in power. and says it
was hoped that the Cabinet would be
able TO continue with the present
Chamber the solution of two great
problems-the commercial treaties and
the settlement of the railroad question.
Continuing. the report says:
But the country has been deeply
disturbed by disorders artifciaIIy pro-
voked without reason, which have Gre
ated such state of things that it is
difficult for the present Chamber to
maintain the serenity necessary for
the discussion of those vital pro-
gramnnes on which may depend the
economic future of Italy for many
years.
In, order to give the electors a clear
idea of the situation the report outlines
the programme of the Cabinet, saving
that in their home policy the Ministers
will not change the programme fol-
lowed since February. 1901, namely. the
most ample liberty within the limits
of the law
The extreme parties" the Premier
says, abused this liberty, but recent
events must have taught them that if
they have strength to arouse the
masses, even without serious reasons,
the worst elements can take advantage
of it, so that the extreme parties be-
come responsible for their excesses,
which no honest person can approve
and which render necessary eff1caciOus
action on the part of the Government
to protect public order without which
the cause of liberty would soon be lost.
Therefore the Cabinet proposes to in
crease the forces at the disposal of the
police and to provide for the better ed
ucation, especially of the middle
classes
The report also announces that IL is
the intention of the Cabinet to have
the railroads return under the control
of the Government, to introduce logi-
cal and serious reform in taxation and
undertake the conversion of the state
debt, which would already have been
accomplished had it not been for the
war in the Far East, which disturbed
the financial markets of the world, and
declares that a reduction of the mill
tary budget of the state is absolutely
irreconcilable with the security of the
country, although the alliances and
friendships of Italy with the surround
ing powers assure the preservation of
peace.
The defense of the state, it is added. !
cannot be improvised when danger sud
denly arises but must be lengthily pre-
pared. When alliances are made and
maintained among strong peoples they
can never, for the dignity Of the coun-
try assume the form of protection.
Therefore the necessity to be strong
and secure is deeply felt more by the
people than by the Government, and
consequently the countries ruled by the
most popular form Of government have
rapidly augmented their military ex-
penses more than other countries un-
der different forms of government