New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-11

as before. From cafe terraces come
the strains of soft music, while the
populace sip their syrup of vermouth
in the dying heat Of Italian summer
afternoons. It is only on the outskirts
of Turin that there is again evidence
of Italy's industrial strike. Here the
usual red emblems appear on the great
F. |. A. T., Lancia and S. C. A. r. fac
tories and the Westinghouse works.
All these great plants are guarded day
and night by the workmen. They are
operators find shelter behind sandbags
piled on the corners of the roofs Of the
buildings.
The Italian Socialist deputies met
secretly here yesterday afternoon to
discuss whether Italy's industrial Com
munist movement should be converted
into a political Bolshevik revolution.
A great number of Italian Socialists
strongly oppose political action. They
tear that the country is not ripe for
a Communist regime, but at the same
time they cannot easily calm the feel
lngs of the workers which they have
been at such pains to- agitate.
To Await Premier's Return
To-day the Italian Socialists held a
joint session with leaders of the trade
unions to work out future program
of action. 1t is understood that moth
ing is to be done until Premier Giolitti
returns from meeting with Premier
Millerand at Aix-les- Bains. If no hope
OF settlement is then in sight, the
SOCIALISTS will demand Giolitti's resig-
nation.
In well-informed quarters it is said
there is little doubt that if events take
this turn Giolitti will do what the
Reds demand. The Socialists then
purpose to assume power. 1t is said
that King Victor Emmanuel realizes
that royalty has lost it's popularity
and prefers to sacrifice his throne
rather than be the cause of violence
IN this country.
Io-day's Socialist meeting was held
IN the town hall here, where the
Italian revolutionary movement now
centers. Just as Lcnine and Trotzky
lnaugurated their regime by changing
Petrograd to Moscow, so the Italian
extremists boast that Milan is becom-
ing more important than Rome, and
should the Reds take over supreme
power in Italy there is no doubt
that they would seek to govern the
country from Milan.
Soldiers Before Milan Banks
Soldiers are guarding the banks in
this city, but it is clear that no dis.
turblng events are expected within the
next few days. The Communists keep
watch over their factories, which the
forces of law and order make no en-
deavor to enter.
The Socialist newspaper Avanti this
morning published a cartoon leading
the reader to believe that the soldiers
had promised the workers not to fight
against them lin case they were called
upon. 1t is difficult to discover how
much of this is propaganda and how
much is truth. There is no doubt that
among the younger soldiers great SYM
pathy is felt for labor.
Before my hotel this morning a squad
of conscrlpts Of a new army class
passed singing an Italian version of the
Red Flag and cheering the names Of
LenI c and Trotzky.
cillors in Milan Socialists, but the
Mayor himself is an advanced Red
leader. The Socialists also are the
strongest group in the National Cham
Der of Deputies. Tho government
already lives by Socialist tolerance and
Is alleged to continue chiefly for the
sake Of the foreign policy.
Want Peace With Russia
All of Italy wants a quick peace
with Russia and to settle down with
out fear of future external conflicts.
Italians believe that their country is
only passing through an after-war So
cial illness which sooner or later will
attack all other countries. They saw
that Italy will emerge from her
troubles with fewer permanent wounds
than those countries which do not ex-
perience an internal upheaval until
later.
ROME, Sept. 10 (By The Associated
a press9' -, ,hi Belief exists in political
wall end the conflict between Italian
metal workers and their employers,
which resulted in the occupation Of
more than 400 plants by the men dur
ing the last week. is imminent. 1t is
tinted out that Premier Giolitti must
ave Saturday for Aix-lcs- Bains, where
&C will meet Premier Milerand of
France, and that ne could not 20 If the
situation in Italy was not cleared up.