The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-13
LABOR WOULD.
CONTROL PLANTS!
Demand italian Parliament Be
Convocated for Passage Of
Enabling Laws.
OPPOSE REVOLUTION

Milan, Sept. i3.--Immediate convoca,
ton Of the Italian parliament for III,
purpose OF passing laws under which
Workmen may ,Nke over management
OF Industrial plants has bean demande,
by the confederation OF labor, In SEES
sion here.
Resolutions favorng compromise o
the situation resulting from occupation
OF plants by workmen throughout ltal.
we're adopted AZ n stormy session o
leaders bitterly attacked tho confed
Grafton and demanded that the socle lis
party assume control OF the situation
which they claimed, had taken a purel,
political aspect When the socialist
demands were rejected an additlona
resolution was passed by the confed.
Grafton. which asked tho president OF
the chamber OF deputies and Premier
Giolltti 10 call parliament into session
I'VE demand" this resolution read
Immediate convocRtion OF the cham
her OF deputies IN order that the situa-
ton may be examined and laws pro;
posed which Will bring about radical
| legislative measures, which. through
requisition OF industrial plants and par
tiolpation In their management by
workmen, viii prepare the way for
direct control In the interests OF col
This resolution was telegraphed TO
the president of the chamber and the
premier.
sull Mssslne Troops.
London, Sept, 13,--Althougi the Italian
Confederation OF Labor has declared
against an immediate revolution In
italy, tho government liz stiii maasing
troops In tho industrial districts. accord
ing 20 Milan dispatch TO the Daily
Express today,
While the delegates to the national
labor conference at Milan voted by n
majority OF 100000 ballots against u
revolution. they resolved that the iron
and steel workers should control the
plants they have already seized through
the soviet system.
A speech by Slguor Daragona. labor
leader and socialist member OF the
chamber Of deputies, did much 20, sway
the eelegatca 1T the. Milan confidence;
He recently returned from Russia and
ha declared he did not believe that c"rn-
munlsm would flourish In Italy. n VIVA
after Aignor Daragona's speech that the
labor leaders decided not to attempt 70
spread communism beyond the metal
factories which are already In tho work.
crs' hi nds.
The italian labor confederation has
decided TO treat seizure or the metal
factories by the workers M an expert
nisnt. They desire TO see how the soviet
system turns out before taking any
steps towards lts extension 20 other
branches OF industry. The deciAion Of
the railway men not 10 handle any
troop trains made II necessary for the
war ministry to employ MILITARY ivrriea
for the movement oi troops
h tome diapatch said that the seNr
eminent In Ntiil maintaining y policy ~
neutrality In tho absence OF premier
dloltu.
Aix-Les- Bnlnes France, Sept a.
Premier MlIlerand Of France aud Pre-
mier Giolitti of italy resumed this
morning their conferences over inter-
national questions. begun yesterday,
When the premlora met today. Count
BONN -l.ongnre. the italian minister TO
France. and Camille Barre, the French
ambassador 10 Italy, were present.
Fire into villa,
Turin, Italy. sept la,-~unknown
persons fred several shots today into
the villa Of SiRnor Dibenedetto, engi-
ncer OF one OF the metal works here.
Tho engineer replied 20 the fire with
his revolver and killed two persons,
only one Of whom has been identified.
The police ARRESTED nlbcnedetto. The
worltmen evacuated the plant u