The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25

previously by the proletariat In all
the proclamations of the Italian Com
munist Party, as we'll as in the mani
festo Of the Third international pub
lished in No. got Of "Avanti," the
workers were called to re-establish
the organizational connections which
were destroyed, so as to reconquer
the positions previously won and
subsequently partly lost.
Gin appealing thus to the workers,
we invite them also to make use of
illegal methods for owing to the vio-
lation by the government of civil
liberties and all other constitutional
guarantees provided by the existing
legislation, the proletariat must resist
the government by methods of law
full self-defense, and also by includ-
ing violent means.
'Thus, for instance, in view of the
fact that secrecy of private corre-
spondence is being continually in
fringed and letters addressed to our
party organizations frequently OPP
ened, that premises occupied by our
party institutions have been more
than once set on fire and our COM
rades subjected to i'll treatment, the
proletariat is compelled to defend it.
self with all the means at its dis
posal, if necessary, having recourse
to violence.
ut was to avoid the destruction of
our Executive premises that we did
not DEAN it advisable to take a pub
lie Office for it. In this respect, l
wish to recall the fact that in 1921
the fascist repeatedly threatened to
destroy the premises of our Executive
in Milan. Finally the building was
occupied by the police who sealed it
up, refusing to remove the seals for
several months, altho nothing def
mite could be proved against the lead
ers of our party.
II emphatically deny the existence
of any preparations for the over
throw of the government by means
of violence. AS / have already said,
the Party is on the defensive, and
not single sane member of the
Party imagines that this state Of af-
fairs can be changed by violence.
'In accord with its program the
Communist Party aims at the trans
formation of the present State in
situations in Italy, as we'll as in other
countries But, it has not recently
been preparing any actions aiming
at the transformation of the Italian
State Institution by means of our
Party. Nevertheless, / do not con-
slider it possible to make any state
ments in connection with these d6cu-
ments, for / believe that their con-
fiscation by the police is not due to
the conviction that a conspiracy is
on foot for the overthrow of the
present government, but to the de-
sire to divulge by means of this trial
the threads of the political organiza-
ton of our party, in order to attack
1t subsequently by every kind of legal
and illegal means. Only if am con-
WINGED that any Of the documents
substantiate the accusations brought
forward by the police, shall 1 be
induced to make such explanations as
l shall consider necessary.
II am not the treasurer Of the
Italian Communist Party. l do not
intend to divulge the name of the
person who gave me the three bank
notes found on me by the police
This person was fully entitled to hold
the money in the interests of the
Communist Party.
GAS to the three thousand lire
taken away from me, should like
one thousand five hundred lire of II
to be handed over to my father.
Drastic Bordiga, who viii take care
of my wife and children. also
would like 500 lire to be deposited
Cat my disposal) in the Regina Cali.
In view of the fact that las I have
already stately the confiscated bank
notes are the property of the Com
munist Party and were intended for
the settlement of Party debts. mainly
in connection with newspaper publ
cations, l beg that all these moneys
be paid to the creditors. A list Of
these creditors can be obtained from
the member Of Parliament. Repossi
l wish the lawyer, Bruno Cassinelli.
TO act as my counsel for the defense. ,;
Comrade Bordiga's answer 70 the
fantastic accusations of Mussolini's
creatures was indeed dignified one.