The herald., 1922-11-23
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Not to compromise itself in either direction, the
nrst Facta government there did nothing but utter
Feeble admonitons against subversions of law
and make vague, incoherent threats of disciplin-
ing Offenders whoever they might be. But by no
such safe middle course, however, could the gov
eminent solve the problem of pacifcaton."
The government announced late in July a deficit
In the national budget of six Billion lire 1t was
desperately trying to draw the attention Of the
chamber to financial program that to be
based largely on faith, hope and charity when a
band Of irresponsible youngsters, wearing black
shirts and calling themselves Fascist, amused
themselves in Cremona one afternoon by letting
fire to the homes Of two socialist deputies
An uproar ensued In the chamber led by social
lists and supported by the democratic factions In
the center. The burning of the abodes of the two
socialist deputies a veritable outrage What
was the government going to do about It? The
government decided the time had come to act 1t
therefore announced that 1t would investigate the
Cremona scandal and punish the culprts as soon
as they could be apprehended Then the popular
party from the center Of the chamber unexpect-
eddy and without warning, out of within purely
political In motive and totally unrelated to the
Issue of the hour, swept to the support of the
socialists on an order Of the day and left the
Facta ministry without majority in the oh ,mber
The ministry collapsed automatically
For about nine days Italy had to get along with
out ministry. 1t got along surprisingly well.
The king called upon Orlando to form a new cabi
net. He failed.
De Nava and Bonomi and Media in succession
endeavored to procure a more or less similar So
luton, but they in turn had no better success
than Orlando
The bankruptcy of Italian craftsmanship as.
sumed the character of national scandal. The
king recalled Orlando and again he failed.
The king finally called into consultation. for an
exchange Of views. the socialist leader Tursn
The conference of July 20 was acclaimed by the
Italian press as historic" 1t lasted forty min
utes Turati, however, merely utilized his inter
view with the king as an exceptionally dramatic
moment In which to hurl the socialist utimatum
Either immediate steps should be taken TO form
government that would crush Fascismo or tbe
socialists would call the general strike The KING
declined to bulge
On the Following day August 1, the Labor alli-
ance at Genoa issued the call to a general STRIKE
In the face OF this national danger the parIiamen
tary factions were frightened into consolidation
the popular party deserted the socialists and
Facta was recalled TO power. Before the dav was
over facta mad formed second ministry with a
rev changes In personnel, but with no change
Whatever In political complexion II was tho
same government that had been oyerthroun ,,,.h
the same 'puntarella" to the right. Turati boa
played his trump card and had lost
Inc scene of conflict passed from nor,,o
ment 10 the country. Fascismo received tho ordr
10 march, The marvellous potency of an arrnaa
Dourgeoisie revealed itself at once Fasc,s,,
armed organized and led, encamped in the souares
and principal streets of the big cities
For such an organized demonstration of hoe
tility the Italian proletariat was utterly unnro
pared The call TO strike itself had taken 81.
proietariat oy surprise The response of the