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solini in asserting his determination
to have the fascist in absolute con-
troll was made yesterday when for
mer Premier Salandra was asked to
form a cabinet Upon hearing of this
the fascist leader told former Pre-
mier Facta that he would not enter
a cabinet with Salandra or any other
politician. Salandra then declined to
form a cabinet.
Newspaper Once Raided.
The offices of the newspaper Secolo
at Milan have been raided and ran
sacked by a force of 100 nationalists,
says a dispatch to the Stefani agency.
The raiders destroyed the newspapers
machinery. Previous dispatches told
Of the fascist occupation of several
newspaper plants in Rome. including
that of the pro-socialist II Paese and
the Azione.
The press of Britain is divided in
appraising the fascist movement in
its hour Of triumph. The newspapers
sympathetic to the purposes and &C
complishments of the black shirted
army in Italy look upon the victory
of Mussolini as a blow for freedom,
which has shown that a nation can
protect itself against foes within it's
own household" Another section of
the press sees in the rise of the fas-
cisti elements Of danger that may
lead to chaos in Italy.
Because of the fascistrs professed
hostility to bolshevism. the movement
has for a long while made a favorable
appeal to certain elements of opinion
in England and the progress of the
organization has been watched with
evergrowing interest. Now its victory
is widely featured in the press.
The Times recognizes in the fascist
success very wholesome elements and
also very evil elements and wonders
which will triumph. The newspaper
thinks the fascist proclamation pub
lished yesterday is not reassuring.
Sees ~Dfrect Action"
1T is menacing and vague" says
the Times. 1T is not by sonorous
phrases that the problems awaiting
Italy can be solved" the editorial de-
clares, adding that it is only an un-
healthy state and an unhealthy So
ciety which permit such organizations
as the fascist to grow up in their
midst.
Other papers liker the fascisti
movement to direct action so often
threatened here by labor to influence
political decisions. The Daily Tele-
graph maintains that the situation
in Italy today has to a. large extent
resulted from the chaotic subdivision
of the country into small political
groups animated by party jealousies.
That newspaper argues that the issue
in Italy has its lesson for the cleo
tors Of Britain. The difference be-
tween tho British political crisis and
the Italian crisis is mainly one of
national temperament in the opinion
Of the Westminster Gazette, which
says the root of the cause in each
case goes back to the Versailles
failure"
The Daily News sees in the fascist
adventure "a dangerous folly likely
to bring Italy to utter chaos and
ruin
In a review Of the movement writ
ten for the Times, writer describing
himself as a convinced Italian lib
erar" says that the fascist were
originally right and patriotic but
that their movement has degenerated
during the past two years and that
Italy has gone from bolshevist
anarchy to fascist tyranny.
"Fascism has destroyed until moth
ing is left to destroy: it must now
begin to construct or must disappear"
the article says.