The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-01
ITALY TO SEIZE
ALLF|REARMS
Gioiitti Plans Drive to Confls-
cate Guns Believed Hidden
BY WOrkmen.

ROME. Oct. I.APremier GioIitti. IL
10 asserted. intends TO seize all arms
held by citizens, without regard 20
their political views. IL is said, also,
that the premier 10 ready TO expend
almost any amount OF money TO dis
cover where deposits of arms. which
are known TO exist. are located.
This attitude OF the premier de-
yeloped after the discussion in the
Senate OF bill which would Increase
the penalty for the carrying OF arms.
During the debate General Grandma,
FORMER minister Of war. declared that
men who had been employed in arms
manufactures had stolen firearms 10
be used against the state law and la
trampllng on public and private lib
critics. He asked that most energetic
measures be taken TO find hidden de-
posts OF arms
Gioluti declared that most OF the
arms complained OF we're those pick
cd up In the Venetian provinces sftes
the Austrian retreat. or were stolen
from the Italian military stores, es-
peclally those containing explosives.
which generally had been badly
guarded.
CONDITIONS UNCERTAIN.
the premiers precautions may be
well taken. for social and Industrial
conditions In Italy might be com
pared TO those found In the country
after violent earthquake, when
tremors continue a considerable time.
The great shock OF the metal work
ers' movement is passed, but the set
Element will require days and kper-
haps weeks. A gradual readjustment
viii be necessary. and employers and
Workmen must reach a series Of COM
promises which will render possible
! the ga satisfactory cooperation Of the
two elements under a new system.
which is at present still in its theo-
| retic stages.
In the mean time there is unrest
with possibilities of violence. Ten
| sion Is especially acute, for instance,
in Turin. where workmen, melted by
extremists, have again hoisted red
hags over some Industrial plants
from which they retired early this
| week. They are insisting upon being
paid for the work done during the
period Of occupation, while the EN-
ployers maintain they will adhere to
the agreement signed in this city be-
tween parties to the controversy.
RIOTS OVER WINE TAX.
Residents OF the village of Veletri.
the chief wine producing center in
the Roman Province. fired on cara
bineers today during a demonstra-
ton against the tax levied on wine.
During the conflict one Of the viii
| layers was killed and one carabineer
was fatally wounded. Eight others
received more or less serious in
juries --s-s ~.>,s' -
Diferspocs over the question Of pay
for ~ork done by the employees OF
Psvi} during their recent occupation
of industrial plants have led to a
| NJ ri kA In
| that city. Thus far there have been
no serious incidents.
This question OF pay for work done
| while the men occupied the factories
| Is the chief block to the final agree
ment between owners and workers.
The employers maintain that they
| agreed to pay arrears on wage ad-
| vances from July 10 simply to avoid
any discussion. 1t is expected an
understanding, or compromise, will be
reached soon, but i'm the mean time
extremists are pouring oil on the fire
hoping to make the situation worse
FORM WORKMEN'S STATES.
Cooperative workmen's Technical
| staffs are being formed in various in
| dustrial centers In Italy to take over
factories from actual owners and
| work them for cooperative benefit
One of these staffs is already working
dt near Naples, ana an
other is being organized near this
| city.
Negotiations for the tran formation
| OF the +. ]. A. T. automobile works in
| Turin into cooperative society, with
the workmen as partners having the
| largest share in running the company.
are going on.
Alarm is felt in Leghorn over tn,
prospect that American shipments Of
coal to Italy will be stopped. News
papers of this city publish a telegram
| received by an agent of an American
| firm which says: owing to the revo-
lutionary movement In Italy. we have
ceased sending coal and are cancel
ling former orders, the stability of
| Italian money being uncertain
STEAMERS CAPTURED.
Newspaper dispatches state tn.
capture of several steamers by tho
Federation of Seamen has had n dis
astrous consequence, as Italian eX-
porters have decided not to trust their
| cargoes to Italian ships. Switzerland,
| which formerly used Genoa in its
commerce with America, has can
celled contracts amounting to 1000. 900
| francs (about 5000 0O) and is sending
it's goods to the United States by way
Of Marseilies.
Signor Ancona. who was a member
Of the Orlando cabinet, writes in the
Giornale d1talia of the situation:
| 81 do not know how the mems
participation in the management Of
industry will work out, but do know
II will be the greatest fortune or the
deepest disaster for Italy. II the men
return to work. so to speak, with
bombs in their pockets, looking for
trouble and a suitable spot and time
to explode them and with their minds
full of anarchism and communism;
| II the masters hamper She men, deny
| ing them just share of the earnings.
| then industry will suffer complete
strophy and be involved i'm everlast-
ing ruin"