Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-09

Fhhf if@is
THE success of Fascismo he told
us In Haif-expianatory because Faa-
cinmo ia roactive movement a move
fnent OF the nnaHes. While Natioualisn
has n doctrine Of it's own, Faacisno has
sentiment tased on patriotism and
democracy. Ita continental nature ac-
counts for It's hold on tho maaees. In
Milan the enrolled Fascist and all pay
ing their duos are 10000 and sympa-
thizers four times nH many. a month
ago In Italy the enrolled Fascist were
100000 and sympathizers must certainly
have reached the 100000 mark.
"It . natural and spontaneous polit~
lcal fact. In this lies itH strength. And
this viii he all the more evident II the
Fascist continue to adopt the aamo pro
fessed priuCiplo Not ia offend. not 20
act, hut TO react for self-defense' ('Non
offendere; non agire, ma, rcaRIre per
dins iersi.J"
How long will Fasclamo last7
III will end the moment It's task has
been accomplished the day IN which
social peace Will be established. u must
not be forgotten that Socialism. az q
movement for the betterment IT work
Ing classes, has never beeh pooEed but
favored by tho Intelligent classes ~ the
Italian bourReoisie. And we can NOT
but wish ardentiy for the accomplished
fact Of sotsial parlncation
1T is true that IN surno cases Fas-
cismo committed excesses. But - must
be understood that when tho battle is
on. II is hard 10 stop. Tho state ~
mind and urgency 81 the moment OK
plain the exceasea which should be
avoided in the future.
I'm the farms. the spread of Fascistno
is fnore easily accounted for becaUHe ~
ia connected with the aspirations for an
effort ~ ARrarian Reforms Fascisfno
In sentimental by nature and is not
doctrine IN Hs ranks we ind National
ists. Mazzinians gvndacatists and above
all Democrats who are IN the maj iority
Thhy concentrated their influence on
tho uiasaea with sucCcas We have
seen in the Emilia region.
Tho principal object of the F'ascisfi
has been the problem ~ the soil (pro-
bierna della terra. and they have tried
to solve Il IN the Same way Ueraina did
after the Russian Revolution. ~ Great
ing the form ~ arnail property before
which even the communicate efitcts II
I,enine became futile
And az in All Parties there is need
for wlso nj deep rooted Agrarian Re
form. felt nv everybody. and as the mid
die classes themselves are meeting this
reform openly the experiuae Hts attempt
ed by the Fascisfno had 20 ho greeted
with rig favor. II this movement dsvele
opa IN the sense Indicated and II Par
Iia rnent knows how to be the intsrprs-
tor by anaCtinR well-thought and es.
sentlal AKrarian Reform. Fascisrno viii
IA he
try"
This hIut - the Agrarisn Reform had
more importance when made by Depu-
~ AZ southern Italy, and the same time
Il exclaimed the surchRn ~ Fasrisrno
with tho rural masses and the rapid
political conversion ~ ~ many Farm |
rrs' I<eas1les in whose hands the Ma /
llonsI Trieolor waved onCe more.
while I was writing this article The /
iecrca dissoivinR Parliament has been 1
published. and 81 Axes tiie elections for /
Nay IS. The decree f. preceded ny "A |
report fn the King In which is presented |
iho political situation that led the Gov |
srnment 10 dissolve Parliament and call |
IN the people 10 reconstitute same ac- 1
-ording to their own true will which |
aad been mtsrepresented by the situa- /
ion cren ted Ia November 1919. The
Government states clearly the basis NJ /
tB platform: Social pacification through |
piR reforms. The Fascist. Nationalists /
md Democrats supported by the big
Constitutional forces VII form through /
,ut Italy Fusion Party. They viii 4
,avc as opponents with their own candi- /
iates Socialist and Communists only
rhe Popular Party (partito Popoiare1 i
I IL represents renovation Of the old
lerical Party (Partito C1ericaleb. will
ave it's own candidates. hut il ls pos
ible they may Join with tho Democrats.
'unsequeutty il j. inevitable i dinin-
lation IN Parliament II the 50 called
Party and the consequent Of
more compact and homogeneous con
tituconal ma ajority able TO carry on
work and firmly support
he Government. This is the situation
( fact at present.