The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-11-09

Not to compromise itself in either direction, the
first Facta government there did nothing but utter
feeble adnOntOns against subversiOns Of law
and make vague incOherent threats Of discipn-
ing offenders whoever they might be- But by no
such safe middle course, however could the gov
eminent solve the problem Of paclfcation,"
The government announced late in July deficit
in the national budget Of six billion lire. 1t was
desperately trying to draw the attention Of the
chamber to financial program that was 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 citing
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 was a veritabe outrage. What
was the government going to do about 1t? The
government decided the time had come to act It
therefore announced that It would investigate the
CremOna scandal and punish the cuprits 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 n majority in the ch amber
The ministry collapsed automatically.
For about nine days Italy had to get along with.
out a ministry. It got along surprisingly well.
The king called upon Orlando to form new cabl.
net. He failed.
De Nava and Bonomi and Media In succession
endcayored to procure more less similar So
luton, but they in turn had no better success
than Orlando
The bankruptcy Of italian craftsmanship as.
sumed the character Of a national scandal The
king recalled Orlando and again he failed.
The king finally called into consultation, for an
exchange Of views the socialist Leader Turat
The conference OF July 20 was acclaimed by the
Italian press ms historic" 1t lasted forty min
utes. Turati, however, merely utilized his inter,
view with the king MS an exceptionally dramatic
moment In which 10 hurl the socialist ultmatum
Either immediate steps should be taken to form
a government that would crush Tascsmo or the
socialists would call the general strike. The king
declined 10 bulge.
on thc following dry August !, the Labor ALI.
ancc at Genoa issued the call 10 general strike.
In the face Of this national danger the parlInmen.
tnry factions were frightened into consolidation;
the popular party deserted the socialists and
Fucm was recalled to power Before the day was
over Facta had formed n second ministry, with n
few changes In personnel hut with no change
whntever In political complexion II was the
same government that had been overthrow with
the same "puntarella" TO the right Turau had
played his trump card and had lost.
The scene Of conflict now passed from parlln.
ment 10 the country Fnscsmo received the order
10 march. The marvellous potency Of an armed
bourgeosle revealed Itself at once Fascist.
armed, organized ana led, oncamped In the squares
and principal streets Of the big cities
For such nm organized demonstration Of hos.
tty the Italian proletarint was utterly unpre.
pared The call TO strike itself had taken the
proletariat by surprise The response OF tbe