The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-10


means of hand grenades and other eX-
plosiyes has been exposed by the ar
rest of TO Of the consiprators four
hours before the time fixed for carry
Ing out the plans. About the same
time so of the reds motored to Fort
Pratalata, four miles from Rome. and
tried to induce the garrison TO join in
an attack on the Rome market places.
The soldiers fred on the bolshevists
and seized several of them. The 9TH
ers fed. The city remains tranquil.
Rome. July S.-Quiet has been re-
stored in Florence and several other
cities where disorders have marked the
food situation.
Demonstrations against the high cost
of living and against food profiteers
however, have occurred in Milan, Leg
horn, Plessandria and Brescia.
Premier Nitti declared to newspaper
men that the sole cause of the recent
disorders was economic. He appealed
Gals
The Italian socialist organizations
have decided against a general strike
for July 20 and p as a protest against
allied Intervention in Russia and Hun
gary.
"PubIIc Welfare Supreme Law"
'Salu publica suprema lex" the pub
lie welfare is the supreme law, the an
cient motto of the Romans, is being
applied by the Italian government at
this critical moment of the national
life of Italy.
THE government closed one eye; in
deed, in some cases, BOTH for so long
that the people took the law in their
own hands, said a leading Italian
statesman.
"They were aiming to give a harsh
but deserved, lesson to profiteers. 1t
was right that the people should pun
tsh those who made millions through
the suffering of the entire population
which for over four years strained ev-
cry nerve in the face of the greatest
struggle of its history.
with pitiless energy, however, aas
pitiless as its leniency heretofore the
government now intends to repress any
attempt to transform a just protest
into something more serious"
Military Forces Occupy Towns.
Florence has been occupied by mill
tary forces and the machine guns of
the troops were not taken there mere
ly for show. They were used against
mobs and robbers The same thing
has happened at other most rebellious
centers, especially at Ancona and Bres-
ella, where many persons were wound
ed.
However, all now is quiet at Flor
ence, as the strike was declared off at
midnight Saturday.
In Genoa, where the uprising against
the cost of living took most orderly
form, the people imposed a reduction
in all prices. watched the carrying out
of this order and prevented any VIC
lence against shopkeepers. They in
tervened whenever attempts were
made to ransack shops, putting down
the disorderly elements with much
greater energy than the police ever
used At Milan the people have pre-
sented an ultimatum. demanding that
the prices of all necessities be materi-
ally reduced by Tuesday.
Mob Ransacks Shoe Shops.
A mob ransacked nearly all the shoe
shops at Palermo, the troops being
called too late to prevent pillaging.
When they appeared they were re-
ceived with applause, the crowd shout
ing to the soldiers, mo firing, boys; we
are not at the front Here we are all
brothers and are against the YAM
pires who have starved us"
From all towns where disorders have
occurred the same report is coming. A
week ago everything could be bought
at high prices, but now the shops are
closed, goods are lacking and moth
ing can be found. Entire families in
many places are in despair to find
something to eat.
Count Olgfatl, project of Florence,
has been removed from office. He was
transferred to that city from Milan
during the war after he had been I'M
able to prevent a general strike in
Milan.
Rome Shops Cut Prices.
Shopkeepers here, learning that the
riots throughout the Romagna' district
were spreading to other cities, decided
to reduce prices without waiting to be
forced to that course by mob violence.
The shopkeepers here passed reso-
luton announcing reductions "as
high and unavoidable patriotic duty
with view to preventing any conflicts
between consumers and shopkeepers or
producers, which would be TO the adj
vantage of parties seeking to benefit
by any trouble" No reductions on lux
uries were announced.