Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-22
BLAME GERMANY
FOR SUCCESS OF,
ITALIAN STRIKERS
Capitalists Say GioIittl and
Banks Aided Scheme for
Labor's Rule.
BY HIRAM X. MODERWELL.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1920.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1870.
ROME. Italy. September 22-That
insidious German pressure, working
through. Premier Giolitti and power
full German-controlled banks. forced
the government and the industrialists
to surrender to the socialists demand
for factory control by soviets as the
result Of the "lock-in movement is
the accusation made by certain finan-
cial interests. These interests assert
that there is grave danger that Ger
many will succeed in running Italian
industry and regaining her pre-war
control over Italian finance.
1t is charged that during the in
dustrialists' conferences in Milan last
week signor Toeplitz. head of Banca
Commercials, alleged to be under
German control, forced the factory
owners to surrender. The president OF
the owners association, Senator
Cont. who is president of the Banca
Commercials, pledged the association
to the settlement with authority, thus
breaking down it's resistance. Ac-
cording to the same source of infor-
nation, Premier Giolitti also PLAYED
the German game in publishing the
project of royal decree for factory
control. He is. it is alleged, still as
pro-German as he was during the
war. when he fought against italian
Intervention on the side of the allies
Will Destroy Industry.
Signor Peronne. head of the Hugh
Ansaldo factories and Of the Banca
Itahana di Sconto, who is the mos,
powerful industrialst and perhaps, ,tbe
richest man in Italy, said to me to.
day:
Control of industry as demanded
by the socialists will DESTROY ItaIien
industry. If it Is true that hieh
finance supports the socialists, this
must be due to international infim.
ences seeking to destroy Italian eco
The word international" as used
by Signor: Perrone. can only mean Ger
man. The acculation against this
financial group Is very pointed" said
one high f1nancier to me today. "Rus-
sia was defeated in the war for one
single reason: Germany controlled
the Russian banks, the banks con-
trolled industry and industry dis
armed the army. Germany ATTEMPTED
the same in Italy. but failed because
of the-patriotism of the native Ital-
Now Germany after the war is at
tempting to do what it could not do
during the war. 1t is seeking to dis.
arm Italy in anticipation of the next
war with France. Through Sig
Toeplitz the financial group controls
deputies of all parties in parliament
together with a large part of com.
merce, industry and navigation and
| the newspapers and hence Is in con-
troll of the government, which is to
say, Premier Giolitti.'
Ranks Run Poiitics.
If these charges are even partl1
| true IL will be seen to what an amaz.
| ing extent thetwo great rival inter.
| ests-the Banco Commerciale ana tht
Banca Italiana di Sconto-are mall.
| ing a foot ball of Italian noIit;cs
Giolitti is widely accused of being 3
Commerciale man as Nitti was ac.
cused of being a Sconto man, 1t vii
be remembered that the July strike.
and riots were generally believed tc
| be the rsult of intrigue by the Scontf
interests to return Nitti to power by
provoking bolshevism to overthrow
the Giolitti regime. This time. il i.
charged by the Rome newspaper. tho
! Idea Nazionale, that Toeplitz loaned
Is, 100000 lire (nominally 5000. 600
| to the labor confederation to fnanc.
a strike. Thus it would appear tha1
| each side is willing to play with boil.
shevist fire to burn the others house
| Just at present there is much mys
| tif1cation over the actual state of tn,
negotiations between the Industrial
lists, the labor confederation and thu
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