Evening star., 1920-09-14
STRIKERS MAKING
TANKS AND RIFLES
IN ITALIAN PLANTS
Anarchist Demands Workers
Overthrow Present
Social System.
By the Associated Press

! By the Associated Press.
TURIN. Italy, September 1S.-w ork-
men occupying the Fiat automobile
plant here have. since taking over
the works. constructed 143 machine
rines. 1t is asserted they intend. If
! necessary, to use them either for Of
tense or defense. Workers councils
IN occupied factories here are said to
nave broken open safes and appro-
| priated funds to pay wages to work.
| men.
FLORENCE. September 1s.-Three
| truck loads of iron materials have
been seized by metal workers at the
| station at Arrezzo. near here. the
| workers claiming the iron was need
ed by them in factories they have
occupied. The value of the materials Is
! taken over is estimated at 500 OoU lire
Several motor lorries loaded with
wheat also have been seized by the
men.
| Demands Revolution.
| MILAN. September IA. Demands
that the present movement of metal
| workers in Italy be extended in order
, to destroy the present social system
OF Italy were made by Enrico Mala-
| testa. anarchist leader, addressing a
meeting of unions opposing the Con-
federation of Labor. Other orators at
the meeting, however, maintained it
| was advisable to bring about an un-
| oerstanding between all organizations
| differing from the confederation.
Malatesta and other anarchist and
| syndicalist leaders proposed the
| formation of a committee of action
! with the purpose of bringing about a
| revolution. Deputy. Giulietti, presi-
F.! dent of the Seamen's Federation, de-
/ a m
supporting the socialist party. but
| that, without complete accord regard
ing revolutionary action between the
socialist party, the Confederation of
! Labor and syndicalist organizations.
! he did not feel justified to undertake
decisive revolutionary action in the
Eame of the seamen.
Hope for Solution.
Resolutions expressing the hope
that a conciliatory solution of the
situation. which would at the same
time uphold the fundamental princi-
Piles of the state. might be reached
have been passed at a meeting Of SEN
ators and deputies in this city.
Important discussions took place to-
day between Representatives of the
workmen and the masters. in which
Prefecf Lusignoli of Milan and Pre-
feet Taddei OF Turin participated.
Signor Taddei returned to Turin on
cident.
The most interesting statement in
these discussions was that Deputy
Daragona, representing the Confed-
GRAFTON of Labor, is trying to convince
the employers of the necessity in their
own interests of solving the problem
Of their relations with the men in a
radical manner. so as to profoundly
modify social conditions. He informed
the delegates that the confederation
was as,,. at work n,, on project aiming
technical and economic situation for
the workmen.
Leave 1t to Parliament.
The representatives Of the employ
ers expressed the opinion that a set
tlement should be made now on the
purely economic question, postponing
any decision regarding complete so.
cial reforms until the reopening of
parliament. which was asked also by
the socialist and catholic deputies,
who observed that parliament was the
only proper tribunal to give q de-
cision on such important matters In
volvfng the life of the entire nation.
Meanwhile in all the works socialist
propagandists are urging the men to re-
sist for definite triumph OF the pro-
letariat ideals.
See Crisis as Past.
ROME, September 14.-Italy has passed
through the crisis of the metal workers
movement, according to the Giornale
d'Italia. In commenting on the situation
the newspaper says: Until last Saturday
We were on the edge of bolshevism.
That danger seems to be removed and
leaders of workmen have boone the
heralds of necessity to produce more. We
shall see whether they are able to in
duce their followers to do So"
Government officials are attacked by
the Idea Nazaionale. which says their
attitude corresponds to abdicatfon to
a stranger, who commands from Moscow
and from whom funds have been asked
for communist propaganda"