New-York tribune., 1922-11-03
+ ascisti Sack
And Burn Red
Hau1lts I'm Bari
Free Fights in Province Are
Marked by Shooting and
Bombing at A1ldria; Ma
tionalist Club Is Wrecked
Premier Works Ministers
Mussolini Orders Them to
Solve Problems That Have
PuzzledLeaders Since War

ROME. Nov. (By The Associat ed
Press).--The quarters of all the Com
munist organizations in the town of
Bari have beer ~ac'ed and hrrnoa bv
Fascist, according to dispatch re-.
ceived by the newspaper 'Epoca.
Free fights occurred In various parts
OF the province of Bari, especially at
Andria and Bitente Shots were cx-
changed and bombs thrown at Andria
as result, the dispatch says, of
Observation-Disclosures" The Nationalist
Club there was wrecked by Fascist.
Reports received from various parts
OF Italy tell of enthusiastic demon
strations which have taken place in
greeting Fascist returning from "The
Conquest Of Rome"
AT several places where the head
quarters of subversive organizations
have been attacked and DESTROYED
hidden stores of arms, explosives and
war material are said to have been
found. No casualties have been re-
ported from any of the places where
disorders have occurred.
Ministers Work Hard
Benito Mussolini, the new Premier,
in addition to working fifteen hours
daily "exacts"--this is favorte word
Of his-that all his ministers also
shall work hard.
10 each member Of his government
Mussolini has allotted task. desiring
to solve in a relatively short time the
difficult problems that since the war
have found no solution because of the
alleged incompetence of Parliament,
useless party struggles and the weak
nesses of the various succeeding gov
ernments, which lasted only a few
months each.
Mussolini is Of the opinion that the
most urgent question of all is the bal
ancing Of the budget. Believing it is
tion, as 1t has reached the extreme
limit, beyond which revenue decreases
rather than augments. owing to the
collapse of production, he has decided
the inevitable remedy is decrease in
expenses.
To Suppress Unnecessarics
The new Premier has intrusted to
each of his ministers the task or sup
pressing any useless Offices and the
doing away with any unnecessary civil
servants.
1t is the intention Of Mussolini to
suppress all state monopolies and
steamship subventions and to intrust
the railways, telephones, tobacco
manufactures, posts and telegraphs
the parcel post and other monopolies
to private companies. All these public
services at present represent loss OF
millions of lira yearly, while twenty
five years ago thew formed the back
bone of the finances Of the state.
Mussolini, on the reopening of parlia,
ment, will ask, and the prevalent belief
is that he undoubtedly will obtain, full
power for the government to deal with
the bureaucratic organizations as he
considers best.
Another important decision taken by
Mussolini is to insure the maintenance
of all securities of the state and of
private concerns to bearer, According
to bill presented in parliament by
former Premier Giolitti and confirmed
by Premier Facta they should all have
been transferred into the names of
holders. This caused heavy losses,
especially because foreign holders of
Italian securities sold them, not wish
ing to render themselves liable to tax
alton.
Mussolini has Informed all the min
listers that they must be present, unless
there are extenuating circumstances, at
every council of the ministers, as he
wishes the members of his government
to give much needed example to the
nation.