Evening star., 1920-02-05
Widest DISORDER
|N|TAL|AN CHAMBER
''Camorra," :" ''viva ProIetar-
lat" Among Cries Heard
During Economic Debate.

ROME. February (by the Asso-
ciated Press.-Scenes of wild disorder
prevailed in the chamber of deputies
today during debate on the conomic
situation, particularly relative to steps
taken by the government to requisi-
tion oil. Later bitter recriminations
were exchanged by socialist and Cath
! olic members of the chamber.
When asked to explain the scarcity
| of oil and recent orders commander
| ing supplies, Signor Murialdi, food
controller. asserted that while there
was complete liberty of commerce,
| ''oil had disappeared from the mar
ket." At this point Deputy Vella, So
! cialist shouted: "Oil exists, for there
is still in stock the whole production
of last year. 1t is you who is hiding
| it,"
Invectives Are Launched.
| A dozen socialists launched invec-
| tives against the food controller.
| Deputy Bombacci crying:
| You are a member of the Camorra.
| You want to sell to the advantage OF
| those who own stock in oil companies.
You are one of them. Down with the
| Camorra."
, Murialdi. who stood impassive with
his hands in his pockets.
eff any one has a specific accusa :
! tion." he said. finally, he has only 10
| bring it forward. / will inexoraDly
punish whoever is guilty of prof1teer-
i ing in OIL" p
! I'VE will do it, was the retort Oh
Deputy Bombacci, while Deputy Bar
| beris, who was formerly a cart driver,
! shouted in thunder tones:
you buy oil at $50 lire and sell II
at 1900. Camorra! Camorra!
Tumult Indescribable.
The tumult, which was indescribable,
a.
heard yelling from the public gallery:
| Shut up! Shame! I protest! Viva
proletariat!"
Ushers threw themselves upon the
man who uttered these words and took
him out while he shouted, Viva pro-
letariat, which suffers and weeps."
Deputy Cappa, Catholic. later in the
session. questioned the undersecretary
of industry and labor as to the opera
tion of the central organization estab-
lished to assist the unemployed The
undersecretary answered that under
the new regulations three members
of the organization were members of
the federation of workingmen. When
Deputy Cappa tried to answer he was
shouted down by socialists, one OF
whom, Signor Mattetti. yelled:
You represent blacklegs. You are
spltf~ to the profiteers" =
Deputy Bandelari. Catholic, an
swered. -..' -
Premier Nitti and other leaders at
last succeeded in restoring calm and
the session continued without incl
dent, the subject under discussion be-
ing expenditures of the ministry of
public works.
Ask Cessation Of War.
ROME, February 3-The first, sit
ting of the chamber presided over by
Vittorio Orlando, the former premier,
was almost entirely taken up with
discussing a motion presented by the
socialist group disapproving of the
government policy and asking for AN
Immediate and definite cessation of
war"
1t also condemned. first the financial
measure. asking that the burdens of
working classes; second. measures
respecting the high cost of living and
urging the prevention of speculation;
third, the economic and political rela-
tions with the vanquished countries
and with Russia and demanding the
cessation of the policy of territorial
conquest and the avoidance of future
wars-which would mean complete
rehabilitation. and. fourth, the pro-
posed solution Of problems regarding
land which gust be socialized.
aggerated attitude of the Italian
foreign affairs, which, he asserted, had
| only the effect of spreading through
out the country. and even in parfia-
ment. a sense of nervousness which
was not justified by the situation
The motion was rejected by 2l4 10
95. Thus not even the entire socialist
group voted.