The New York herald., 1921-01-16
SOCIALISM SCRAPS
WITH COMMUNISM
Fist Fights incidents of Up
roar i'm Battle for Control
Of Italian Congress.
SCHISM SEEMS CERTAIN
Third Internationale of Mos
cow an Issue to BE Decided
Tomorrow.
scHIsM SEEMS CERTAIN
Ru the Associated Press.

LEcHoRN Italy, Jan. 15.--Communism
and Socialism matched forces this after
noon at the session Of the Italian Social
ist Congress. Tumultuous scenes were
enacted and during the uproar fist
fights among the delegates Were numer-
ous. To observers of the proceedings
there seemed to be no doubt from the
beginning of the session that the issue
Of BelsheVism would be fought out IN
this congress.
Every mention of Communism and
Socialism brought forth cheering or pro-
tests from the respective opposing sides.
Sgnor Bombacci, president. opened
the congress by sketching the history
of the Socialist party in fighting against
prejudices and in overcoming all OBJ
stacles. "Our work will remain glori-
Gus heritage to ALL" he said
Signor Bombacci then mentioned tae
names of DR.. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa
Lllxemburg, German Socialists who were
killed in Berlin during the disorders OF
1919, and who he characterized as mar
tyrs. AT the mention of their names
there was pandemonium in the hall. The
Communists raised cries of ''Hurrah for
Communism I" which antagonized the
Socialists, and there ensued fierce bat
tie of words between the various fac
tions throughout the hall. In the con-
fusion some of the delegates stood on
the DencneS anu SilOullh6
until they were exhausted.
InvoLes Voices of Dead.
Signor Bombacci finally was able to
resume his address. which he finished
with the words Long live the voices
which come to us from the dead. from
the prisons, from the exiles, in which
the proletariat of all countries unite"
There was one test of strength this
afternoon, though no count was taken
Of the vote. 1t was made on the raising
Of hands on motion by Deputy Misiano.
which the congress approved changing
the sixth item on the calendar to the
fourth item. This item dealt exclusively
with the reports of the Third Moscow
Internationale and the action the Italian
party intends to take with regard to II.
The Communists are most insistent in
adhering to the Internationale and were
the authors Of the change in the pro-
gramme so as TO hasten final decision
on this point There now remain to be
discussed only three items. which deal
with the routine of the organization
and the reports of the secretary and the
treasurer Then it is anticipated there
will be a vote on the question of adher-
ence TO the Internationale next Monday.
To-day's events in the congress SEEM
ingly forecast a schism among the ltal-
iart Socialists A rule has been made In
the congress that representatives of other
nations may sit at the sessions, but that
only the Communists among them may
address the congress, the, others being
simply spectators Accordingly. this af-
ternoon the German Communist, Paul
Levy, who was partner of the late
Karl Llebknecht, made an address. but
Wilhelm Dittmann, formerly Nice-Presi-
dcat of the Reichstag. was not permitted
~ do so. &.f
Party Good Not Always I'm Union.
During his speech Herr Levy said:
'The good of a party is not always in
union. There are moments in party life
when the different elements cannot go
forward together. 1t is as Liebknecht
said. when there are two parties there is
no unity. We look for the German Com
munist party to carry the German pro-
letariat TO victory
''The French are stopping you !"
shouted some spectator.
Herr Levy ended by urging the carry
ing on of the principles of Communism
and the making of arms for the prole-
tariat. Provide yourselves with tho
arms and munitions necessary for vie
tory. he said.
MADRID, Jan. 49, ar. Fernando de
los Rios and Daniel Anguiano, Spanish
Socialist delegates who recently visited
Moscow to investigate the Soviet admin
istration, submitted their report to-day
TO the national Socialist committee.
They declined to disclose its contents.
but declared that Lenine. Trotzky and
Bucharin, the latter president of the
Third Internationale of Moscow, con-
lstituted a great force. Senors de los
Rios and Anguiano asserted their belief
that Bucharin was the coming leader of
the extremely radical elements.
After the national committee reviews
the report the Socialist party will call