Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS
AND CATHOLICS IN
VIOLENT SESSION
Premier Nitti Tells Chamber
of Deputies the Hour
Is "Grave."

! by tho Associated Press
! ROME. December 4.-The chamber of
deputies opened yesterday amid great
excitement. socialist deputies being
e, present in larger numbers than on
| Tuesday and all the Catholic party mem
bers appearing in their seats.
! Socialist Deputy TreveS resumed his
/ protests against what he termed the
! indlgn,tieS suffered by his companions,
and declares lie represented the wishes
of all parties who understood the grave
! hour through which the country was
) passing.
| Catholic Deputy Mauri in reply adj
mitted the situation was serious and de-
plored reported violences. urging that
a union OF all parties was necessary to
! bring about a spirit of pacificatiOn He
ended by declaring: The country needs
peace and work.
Socialists IronicaI.
! All the Catholics applauded, but the
| socialists denounced Mauri crying,
| ironically to the loyalty of the Catho-
! lies to tn" Pope up to a few years ago
| in what the anti-clericals charge We're
! his aspirations to restore the temporal
power of the church, making himself at
| the same time Pope and king
The Catholics at this redoubled
their applause. which took the form
| of demonstration against socialist
attacks and in support of Signor
Mauri's speech. while the socialists
shouted 'Jesuits. Jesuits! For
| ten minutes the confusion was SO
great that the session virtually was
| suspended.
NOn-Socinlists Applaud Nitti.
| Premier Nitti. in a short statement.
agreed with Socialist Deputy Treves
| that the hour was grave for Italy
and declared it was for that reason
| he sought the union of all Italian
| forces. promising on his part to pro-
| lect both the majority and minority
dNuties and the lives of private citi-
zens and asking the socialists to
| judge him by his work, and not from
| erroneous ideas. The speech of the
premier brought loud applause from
the non-socialists.
Orlando Presfdes.
Former Premier Vittorio Orlando
| chamber. to which position he was
| recently elected, and delivered a pa
triotic address. recapitulating the
events of the last few years
Appealing for support. Signor Or
lando said: THE president of I'll.
| chamber must be surrounded by the
prestige necessary to such a positio1
| if parliamentary work is to procee,
without disorder. parliament being ::
guarantee of impartiality for every.
| BODY. Inc SOCIALISTS hoOted while tn.
+, other members of the chamber ap
! plauded.
The newly elected president az
| tempted to Conciliate the opposin
parties and said he trusted he woul.
| be assisted by all the socialists. TIL
latter interrupted. shouting: Not b,
US"
This retort aroused the resentment
of the remaining members of til
| chamber, and in reply to their expires
sions of disapproval. Socialist Deput,
CAREER shout nS IF you dont ike
&c. out We will go on alone"
The nomination by the king O.
Tomasso Tittoni, former minister {
foreign affairs, as president of tn
senate, was confirmed by that bod.
today.
The republican deputies have pre-
scented bill in the chamber of depu
ties providing for abolition of tn.
law requiring members of the chan
Der to take the political oath.