New-York tribune., 1919-11-25
Scioloia Succeeds Him,
and Rumors of Crisis
Even Hint at the Abdi-
cation of King Victor
Threats Made to
Assassinate Ruler
Socialists Are Planning to
Stampede Parliament;
Opening Is Postponed

ROME, Nov. "a (By The Asso-
GATED Press) .-Tomasso Tittoni,
Ital an Foreign Minister, has re-
signed and Vitario Scialoia, Min
'ster Without Portfolio. has been
famed to succeed him, according
20 the "Epoca."
.Rumors of the widest character
regarding the possibility of very
serious crisis, involving rot only the
Cabinet, but also the reigning house
# Italy. are in circulation as the
opening of Parliament approaches.
The reopening Of the Chamber of
deputies has been postponed FOR q
lew days. This has been made
necessary by delays connected with
he election formalit:es.
The Socialists, proud of their
reccnt victory, are eager to con-
.inue what they call their "march
forward The older, more authori-
lative members of the party. how
ever, such as Deputy Turati, leader
OF The lntransigeants: Deputy Ire
yer, and Signor Modiglania are
against any cxcesses.
Radical Power Increasing
Ths new elements which have en-
fered the Socialist parliamentary group
arc declared to be animated by levolu-
iionary sentiments and to favor an ex-
trcme policy which. in their opinion
will lead inevitably to the advent of
6olshevism in Italy. This section now
undoubtedly is the most numerous, if
lot the most important, one in the
party. 1t is considered that it almost
certainly VIII assume command of the
nv because OF the audacity and de-
.effh'natlon OF lis members to attain
aonlroi by Whatever means seems best
= them.
Members of this section are quoted
IS declaring that comprising as they
10 mo th;.n 150 "live wires amony
ne $50 D Huties the ret viii not dare
oppose them, and that they will be able
accompl sh "some supreme act of
Febeillon WI ich will overthrow the tot
rer.ng government OF the bourgeoisie."
Formerly the Socialists never at
ended .hc o"ering of Parliament, alb
senting themselves so they might avoid
oelhg present when ,he King delivered
his speech from the throne and to es.
cape tax. ng the prescribed oath in the
Kings presence. The newly elected
1%t1eme Socialists, however,, now in
alst that the entire group should at
tend he ceremony. hiss the King in
81 t him the moment he appears, and
prev cnt HIM from speaking They
even have gone SO far as to threaten
that he would be attacked on his way
TO the Chamber or upon his return.
No Measures to Prevent 1t
All this, it is pointed out, may be
much more than is possible Of accom-
pliahment. Nevertheless. it has had
The effect OF making he responsible
authorities restless and anxious. 1t
has been conceded among them that
there is no measure which it would be
possible TO take to prevent $50 mem
pers whistling and shouting and max
ing it impossible for the King to be
heard.
The rules OF the Italian Parliament
do not provide for any such contin-
2ency IA is thus threatened. for it is
stipulated that no pc ice or armed force
Senators and Deputies meet. There
would be no means of applying CO.
rrcion, aS the meeting cary in De
cember viii be the first gathering of
The new parliamentary body. and the
III es Of the new chamber for main
tanning order will not then have been
formulated
Tne council of ministers has been
meeting almost daily to discuss this
grave situation, as we'll as the Adriatic
ccmpl cations.
Itffrnt N'nuid Rot,ro C,b;uot
Foreign Mini ter Tittonis friends
repros sent him as Of the opinion that i,
would be better for the Cabinet to re-
sign because the ministers. through
neither their ult nor any on the part
Of Premier Nitti o. whom Sicnor Tit
toni is strong admirer have failed
20 realize the country's expectations.
It IL pointed out that they ave not
succeeded in changing the attitude of
President viii on toward ltay v have
not settled the Adriatc question and
hav" suffered rever~ e in the general
elections. Consequently, rightly or
wrongly, tie Z aiorlty Of public opin-
ior is ar9irst them.
In such a situation Signor Tittoni
3 represented as be ieving that the
men conducting public affairs should
nave the force OF character to put
heir country's good above all else
sacrificing themselves even though they
we're convinced they had done the best
IN their power to serve the nations
interest.
Nitti Ready to Fight
Premier Nitt. on the other hand, is
'leciared by those close to him to be
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