Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
MARITIME ASSA|LS
AT. Of |. CHARGES
Italian Ambassador Denies
Musso|Ini ATTEMPTS to
Spread Views Here,

The circular made public last night
BY tho American Federation OF Labor
containing charges that Fascism is
endeavorinS To get a foothold in this
country and that Premier Mussolini
and his fasciSimO are as great a
menace To the peace of the world as
Is communism was characterized
by the Italian embassy today "A : alb
solurelN false.
Amba ssador ii MARITIME, while ex,
planning il would not he proper for
him To enter into public discussions
While accredit ed to the United States.
nevertheless regarded the charges
with such seriousness that he tell IL
necessary 10 answer. in general terms,
the attack against the Italian pre-
rnier and Fascism by the American
organiza ton.
The American Federation Of Labor,
he declared. had received partisan
INTERPRETATION Of Premier MuSsolini' $
policies" Referring to that portion
of the circular which asserted the nat
uralization OF Italians was 10 be dis
coura ged, he said one of the premier
most emphatic doctrines Is that ltai-
fans. on coming Ia the United states
must he loyal citizens. Beyond this
comment. the .Amba sSador refused to
discuss the charges.
Circular TO Reach Many.
The circular was made public by
President Green al the direction or
the federatior's executive council
and il will he sent 10 ITO national
and interna tional unions. 1000 city
central bodies. as State fedora lions
of labor and $4,000 local unions.
The executive council" il do
clared. feels that The wage earners
Of America and the people generally
should he warned Of the tactics and
policy of Dictator Mussolini and the
Fascist movement as it affects
America.
The executive council hopes thu
none Of the Italian members OF trade
unions Will submit TO the threats OF
this dictator. He and his Fascisimo
are as great a menace To the peace
of the world as is communism.
Trade unionists and the people
generally are urged AT all times to
he prepared To meet the propa ganda
Of Fascisimo with as strong oppo-
sition as they have made to COM
munism.
Neither has place in American
life
Asserting that "a serious threaten
Ing menace to liberty has arisen in
Italy" the circular said IT lis a power
greater than that held by the rulers
dethroned" by the war. "a dictator
ship of an individual maintained by
tyrannical force over a population of
40 900 600 people"
After quoting Mussolini is writing
in the Fascist Review Gererochi.
April. 1929. that the black -shirted or
gsnization has already passed. and,
If necessary. Will again pass. without
the slightest hesitancy, over the body.
more or less decomposed, of the God
dess of Liberty" The circular cited the
recent expansion OF his powers by the
Italian Parliament and the King. and,
recalling his trade union policies. de-
clared:
I'm Moscow. when genuine trade
Unionists rebelled against Commun-
ism, their leaders We're stood against
a wall and shot 10 death. Mussolini
set out to crush the existing bona fids
unions Of italy"
Sees Doctrine Spreading.
Not satisfied with the powers of a
dictator in italy. Mussolini, the cir
~uiar continued has extended the
tentacles of F'ascisimo into other coun-
tries" while his dictum that once an
Italian. always an Italian to the
seventh generation. prohibits Italian
immigrants to the United States be-
coming naturslized." III they enter
any orga MIA ton opposed to Fascist
mo-" il charged their property in
Italy will be confiscated'
The circular said that organizations
were being formed in this country to
discourage the naturalization of Ital-
ians. declaring failure of these immi-
grants to obey will subject their fam
lilies in Italy TO persecution the same
as IL they were real enemies of
Fascisimo and were plotting aga mist
the dictatorship of Mussolini."
Like the Communists who seek to
overthrow all governments 1t de-
clared "Fa scisimo is endeavoring to
instill that hlishting philo sophy among
the people of every nation