The New York herald., 1921-03-25
ANARCHISTS ATTACKED
Leaders Arrested and the
Offices Of Their Paper
Are Wrecked.
ELECTRIC PLANT BOMBED
Fascist Raid Syndicalist Head
quarters, but City Gener-
ally Is Calm.

MILAN. March 24.--Thirty-one per-
sons were killed and 100 injured By the
bomb explosion in the Diana Theatre
last night
There are several versions Of how
the bomb was thrown. Some persons
maintain that the missile was launched
from the upper gallery, while others
insist it was thrown into the theatre
from side door. Still other persons
declare the bomb was exploded by
time fuse which had been placed In
side a door by man who was seen
running away from the building.
A boy Is years old was arrested to-
day while rejoicing over the terrorist
outrage. He declared that such acts
were in reality humanitarian, being
the beginning of the definite liberation
of mankind from the red tape of law
and tyranny of fellowmen. The youth
was rescued by the police from a
crowd which threatened to lynch him.
Some anarchists have been arrested
on suspicion the explosion was inspired
by them as a protest against the i'm
prisonment of Malatesta, the anarchist
leader
Fascist TO-DAY rushed the Office of
the anarchist newspaper Humanitd Novo
and destroyed 1t. The furniture, ma
chinery and rolls of print paper in the
building were thrown into the street and
burned. Explosions coming from the
burning furniture indicated bombs had
been hidden in it. Other Fascist at
tackled and destroyed the headquarters
OF the Anarchist and Syndicalist Union
and also the rooms OF the Socialist Club
An explosion occurred early to-day at
the electric works, where three bombs
were thrown. No damage was done
Royal guards arrested an anarchist
named Amleto Astod. Is years old, who
is supposed to have been the author of
the outrages. The youth had loaded
revolver, with which he shot at the
guards WHO were pursuing him.
Signor Pontremoli. former editor and
manager of the Secolo. was slightly
wounded in the theatre explosion.
Among the dead are the engineer.
Pietro Lazzari Carlo Aovittoni and
Renzo Rossi, all belonging to the Lom-
bard Democratic Association; Mario
Tedsehe. a professor Of music; five men,
bers Of the orchestra and two children.
AfOtItf DeTSOll llJuISI was Liz NIii-
known actor America Guasti, who was
in a box with Dina Cali, perhaps the
most popular actress in Italy. watching
the performance. Dina CALI was not
injured.
LONDON, March 24.-A despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Milan says
that Enrico Malatesta, the Anarchist,
who is in prison. announced his aban-
donment of his hunger strike when told
that the outrage in the Diana Theatre
was due to a report in circulation that
he was dying.
FLORENCE. March 24.-Socialists in san
Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany. to-day laid
an ambuscade and fired against several
lorries of F'lorentine Fascist who were
going to Perugia. The Fascist replied.
and several persons were killed or
wounded. The Fascist Marquis Per-
roni Facoioli was among tiIc casualties.
The Fascist later attacked the Com
munist Club and destroyed everything
inside the building Police arrived IN
time TO prevent the burning Of the club. !
ROME, March % The strike IN Genoa
called for the purpose of securing the re-
lease from prison OF Malatesta the An
archist. continues. That In Milan IS be- |
ing limited to one hour daily
The Rome Communists are trying 70 |
organize a general strike for Friday.
MADRID March 2I.-Five bombs we're
exploded in residences In Carballino, IN
Orense Province. last night, i II an
nounced in an Orense despatch to-day