El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-16
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Z promised 70 pay into the cooperative,
Z IN monthly instruments, depending OF
the size OF his wage, the sum or 5Oyu
lire. The profits wiz 90 back into
To Return Capital
when our capital shall have
reached the amount OF 200 000. 600 lire
we shall begin 70 pay back 70 the In
vestors, not dividends nor Interest
but the original capital which they
II would never raise a finger 20
help the italian seamen % become
capitalists" said Gulietus y tne
most enthusiastic moment Of the IN
tsrview. I'VE are coming into q leW
srs 81 eooperativs endosvor. me
seamen must keep their solidarity
with the working class Of the world.
When we have bought these shipa We
sailors, out Of our own money. and
when they begin to make big. profits.
as they VIII, we VIII pay BACK 70
ourselves what we have put Into the
enterprise taking neither Interest
nor profits, and then the ships VII
be run By the seamen Of Italy for the
benefit % all the workers Of Italy
and hope, Of the world"
asked Guilietti how they pur-
chased their first ships. "Ag you
know" he said. 7 left the Socialist
party AZ the beginning Of the war.
was against militariEm and I didn't
mind beginning on Germany. The
sailors went into the war, too, and
did magnificent service Afterward
the government appointed commits
sion to inquire into means for i'm
proving the conditions OF the workers
Of the sea I as a deputy, was a
member OF that commission. There
we're five ships which belonged to
Germany lying fl port at Genoa, and
their disposition being On question ]
bid for them IN behalf Of the Carl
baldL The commission approved the
idea Of selling them 70 ths sailors and
me government also approved 50
everything seemed settled, but some
how We were never itsie 70 complete
the negotiations. and on fine day We
heard that the government was 60
inE . give them to the ship owners
VINO had lost vessels IN ths war"
Seized the ships.
And u vas here that Guilietti
laughed 7 told the sailors then that
they'd better lust take the ships" he
said $50 they did. They occupied
them and ran I'D tbs red flag, and
every sailor throughout italy was
ready 70 stand behind the action. And
re told the government: Now, we've
Eot the ships and Weiu give you
6.o0o,00o lire for them So the gov
eminent took the price. You see. be
concluded. 1T wasn't exactly a reTo-
luton"
The sailors have renamed all the
vessels after socialist and national
lst leaders. Since the purchase Of the
first five the sailors have brought
two more, getting one IA England and
the other in Genoa They have money,
was told, 70 purchase seven more
when the opportunity cones 70 make
q good buy"
SLOW but SURE Method
wanted 70 ask Guilistti Just one I
question Hitherto" ] said, you
have purchased these vessels, but you /
want TO get control OF the Italian /
merchant 11arins-isn't this method q .
slow oue2"
II know what you mean" he re- I
piled quickly. but I must say % .
you that the sailors Of Italy are pre-
parCd. the present situation remain /
ing what q Is, 20 accomplish their l
ends IN the manner that I have OUT
lined. But the situation may change
Who can tell what viii happen next I
In italy as q Is"
III you ask ne what Z myself think I
viii happen VIII tell you this only: I
The workers OF italy mean to control ]
should be happy u they can attain |
their ends without bloodshsd and Vi I
olence- We are q very civilized peo-
pie Ia italy. and We do not know
Whistler we can DO 80 much"