The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-27
.ALARMIST TALES
ABROAD in ROME
One Says Civil War Impends.
Navy More Dissatisfied
Than Army.
WOULD REPLACE CABINET

Rome, Sept. 27.-Alarmist reports
are current In this city, one of them
being that civil war Is imminent
On one side would be ranged the ma
tlonalist and militarist factions, which
would be opposed by the socialists
several generals are credited with the
intention or heading the militarist
/ faction with view to controlling the
government, it being said that they
/ believe that the weakness of those
in power since the armistice caused
the present deadlock. Some of these
: generals have already been mentioned
as being in league with Capt, DAN
nunzio before the F'iume raid, with
the object of overthrowing by force
the Nitti cabinet and replacing it with
military dictatorship.
To Eliminate Discord.
The nav yis represented as being
even more dissatisfied than the army,
having, according to naval officers
statements, suffered more from 1.-The
lack of consideration of their Anglo
french colleagues, who have acted
as II they were masters of the Ad-
Ilatlc ana nave favored the Jugo-
Slav claims"
Forelgn Minister Tittoni Is said to
have expressed the belief that the
first thing to be done in the present
serious situation was for the cabinet
to resign, thus eliminating one reason
for dlscord-opposition to men now in
power. II is said his intention was
the formation of a national cabinet
including all the leaders of the chief
political parties, which would give
the government the greatest possible
power under the circumstances, Pre-
mier Nitti instead, considered that
the resignation of the cabinet would
be an admission either of culpability
or weakness, which would make the
situation worse. He added that he
naturally was ready and desirous to
be relleved of he tremendous re-
sponsibilty if any one would sugg gest
man better fitted to cope with a
terrible crisis"
Resignation Abandoned.
Signor Tittoni was obliged to con-
fess during conversation with the
KING, it is reported, that he did not
see any other politician having the
statesmanllke qualities and force
possessed by Signor Nitti. Thus. the
idea of resignation of the cabinet
was abandoned but there is no pros
poets as yet of any amelioration of
the gravity of the situation, nor is
there a distant glimmer of a solu-
uon OF t"e Ad4t4 ,ic problem.
Million Men on Strike.
Workingmen numbering apprexi,
mately 100000 are on strike and
dissatisfaction is growing every
where at the constantly increa sing
cost of living. 1t is impossible for
the government to call any men to tho
colors, especially after having re-
Gently pardoned all deserters under
the proclamation of amnesty. Strenu-
Gus efforts are being made by official
socialists to reach an understanding
between the workingmen and soldiers.
lhey are urging the latter to refuse
TO obey either their officers or the
government, and thus they hope to
organize in Italy, workmen's and SOL
diers committees which would lead
to the formation of soviets and m
heaval Of the whole social order, No
body has suggested a remedy for
this alarming tsate of affairs but hone
is expressed that some unforeseen
events may happen to give things
a turn in the right direction.