Evening star., 1920-09-19

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- industrial drama is being en-
acted in Italy and the hou
fast approaches when a nev
order-closest national cooperation
between employer and empaoye-wil
be veached or, conversely. the nation
may be plunged into chaos tn
hepths of which the world dare no
conjecture.
There rs much to suggest the latte
with the radicals of the nation tax
Ing, advantage of Industrial discon
lent to usher in an era of out -and-ou
under Moscow's direction
But. on the Other hand. those wht
know the Italian mind and tempera
ment, and know the workings of th'
government, realize that there i:
greater chance that Premier Giolitt
will usher in an industrial era o.
beace and production. ThereAare Vaiie
teasons for the supposition.
The government has been.arraignee
bitterly for its camplaisant manner
huring the period when hundreds ol
factories were being seized by work
men. Wrath. particularly among the
|ndustrials of Italy, was aroused when
[he premier steadfastly refused to use
roops to oust the workmen from the
metal plants of northern Italy. The
koyernment up until theipresent week
as not needed the pleassof the manu-
-
lteps to crush what they believed
Ind what may yet eventuate. In an
ra of Industrial as well as social and
economic disaster. The government
as bided it's time and this not with
| ut forethought.
Danger Giolitti Faced.
Had. Premier Giolitti announced that
he government would lend it's entire
.upport against the usurpers of pow
in the metal factories of Italy. in
tantly there would have arisen, even
mong the moderate labor interests
the nation, the cry that they were
} be ignored in. the vast and vital
eadjustment of Italy's social and
,onomic affairs. which have been, to
Nv the least, extremely trying since
he war. Undoubtedly the great con-
liberation of labor would have
bundled the signal for a general
rike, halting all business through
at the country, and thereby ushering
an era OF chaos, resultant from
hralyzed industry. business and gov
nmental machinery.
1t is just such a period Of stagna-
On and chaos that the radical ele-
ents, known as the syndicalists.
we endeavored to inspire. Strikes
Turin, Milan and Rome, as well as
In practically every case the
ndicalists have sought to make
ch one the starting point for q gem
al strike. for only in this is there
ance Of winning the political pow
that is necessary to overthrow all
cepted forms of government and
pplant 1t with that brand Of which
min and Trotsky are devout apos-
Invariably national strike ideas
We failed It was but natural that
same group Of agitatnrS should
We sought to make the metal work
seizures signal for concerted at
hpts to overthrow the government.
d they have perilously near sue
Pded in swinging the italian fed
ktion with them in the establish
mt Of their radical ideas, but dis
Echeg from Milan and Turin would
icate that in this they have failed,
only danger at present being in
Plongation of the disputes between
ustrialists and labor.
Net AntaEoni1iAg Labor.
premier Giolitti has given labor lit
chance to say that the government
antagonizing the laboring man of
nation In fact, recognising the
uliar after-the-war problems OF
ly. he has told the industrialists
I without doubt the era of old re-
onships as between them and the
rkmen is ended forever. It is un-
kstioned that the Italian premier,
y that he has entered the dispute,
1 do everything within his power
bring about agreement wherein