New-York tribune., 1920-09-05
Rebels Said To Be i'm Con-
troll of Entire Country:
Mount Machine Gums
ON Roofs of Factories
Army of Workers !.
Is Being Recruited
Industrial Unrest, Seeths
ing Since War Ended
Bursts Into Open Flal11

From The Trtb~me's Earopeom Bureas d
Copyright. 1890. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Sept. A Red reyu.
luton on a large scale is reported to
have broken out in Italy. Most spf
the leading cities have been seissd
by the revolutionary forces, accord
ing to advices received here. S... x.
The Italian merchant marine II
SAID to have been conriscated. Acl
cording to the dispatches, the Reds
apparently are seizing control 40
over the country. -
The coup d'etat is reported to have
been we'll planned.
LONDON, Sept. 4 (By The Associated
Press).-The Industrial situation in
Milan has become graver, and no stems
have been taken to evacuate factort3e
occupied by the workers in Turin. &c.
cording to Rome dispatches to the Ex-
change Telegraph. ID
Strikers have placed machine guns ON
the roofs of several factories in MiIs4
and have organized a workers militia
to resist Intervention by governments
troops, the dispatches say. -
Workers Urged to Hold Shops ~
The leaders of the strikers have L.
sued manifesto, urging the workers
to remain in the shops tomorrow in
order to prevent the authorities from
taking possession of them, says q Con-
tral News dispatch.
The executive committee of the La.
Dor Federation is meeting in Milan TO-
day to consider the question of exsl
tending the policy of occupation to-
other industries.
Minister of Labor Labriola Is Se.1
clared still to be hopeful of bringing
about an understanding between The!
metal workers and their employers
From, The Tribu,,es Washington Bureos.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-State De-
partment officials tonight said that
nothing had been received from Itsly |
that would indicate any Red disorders
or activities might break out there.
From time to time there have been 4
reports of strikes in various Italian
communities, but nothing has come 4
from Rome or from American consular 1
officers in Italy that was alarming.
Industrial unrest, which has been
spreading through Italy since the \
close Of the war, with frequent riot 4
ing and strikes, took a more serious /
turn three days ago, when workers in 4
several cities, chief among them Rome.
Milan, Turin, and Venice, seized fac. \
torres by force and took absolute com,
mand.
Origislly launched in Milan, this
movement rapidly extended throughout
the country, despite a decision Of the
central body of the metal workers. L
union. which launched the campaign,
to confine it to the Milan district. In 4
Venice workmen seized the arsenal.
In Milan nearly 800 Industrial es-
tabsshmcnts passed into the hands Of II
the workers within the first few days.
revolutionary flags had been hung 4
from the buildings, walls had bean Il
p.astered with pictures of Lenine and II
reproductions of Soviet emblems, beds l
aad been installed in the factories to
care for worHmen there, and arrange /
ments made to feed them. \
throughout the difficulties, which be-
gan with strikes Of dock workers. raii- Il
way men, employees of public utilities
plants. brewery workers, bakers in alIIH
the principal cities Of the country. the
government has maintained an attitude 4
Of silent neutrality. -.
fiot to Overthrow Ministry
Only when plot was discoveries
nearly month ago to overthrow tXs
ministry. did Premier Giolitti give eyf-I
dence Of steps taken to thwart such =
move In speech in parliament tSS
Premier alluded to reports that ueSas
sons vino made fortunes during fl&|
war were spending their money
naeAtins disorders in an attempt ~
oust the government and hinder nari{1s
ment thereby preventing the passarS
or ne proposed confiscatory tax ~
war profits
a grave food shortage in ItaiS.l
coupled with the high cost Of coal. NH
edded to the country's difficulties. Food
Cor1missiener Soieri announced recent
~ that the harvest had beea disau.5
pointing ard that three-fourths of thAlt
couatry's bread would have to be u.iE.sa
chased abroad He said the situati0nd5
vas the eravest Italy has had to e,l-i4
dure." he announced that ItsIv anI34
Great Britain had agreed to call a crr-iS
Terence to discuss plans for assurinSS
Europe's bread supply. ~
SDrpnd Of Aufs-ExounL