Evening star., 1925-01-01
POLITICIANS HOMES
IN ROME SEARCHED
Police "Take Measures to
Safeguard Material In
terests of Country"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, January 1.-The police yes
terday began the application of "meas-
ures to safeguard the material inter
ests of the country" which were de-
cided upon at Tuesdays urgent
meeting of the cabinet council.
number of houses We're searched and
other searches were said to be i'm
minent.
One of the residences entered was
that of former Deputy Alfredo Misuri,
n prominent dissident Fascist. The
home of Gino Calzubini, another
prominent member of the opposition.
twas also searched, as was the head
quarters of the Republican party.
Former Deputy Misuri addressed
letter to the press asserting that his
house was searched lin order to Sc
Questrate a hypothetical collection OF
arms"
He added that the search was ex-
tended also to his private papers, but
with a negative result in both cases.
Once Victim of Attack.
.Hgnor Misuri was the victim of an
attack while on his way to ses-
sion OF the chamber last year. Since
that time, he said, he had carried
arms under a regular police license.
II have in my possession enough
weapons to defend the safety of my
person and the inviolability of my
domicile." Misuri explained, unless
the state Cheka increases in number
the executioners which they throw
against me next time.
The police seized the newspaper
which published Misuris letter
The former deputy stated that
among his papers the police found
( only the minutes of an association
' known as "Patria ct Liberia" From
these papers, Msuri said, the gov
ernment might learn how to behave
in order to live in this world as civ
ilized people"
Deputy Scores Premier.
Misuri, in his letter to the news
papers. declared that he refused to
sign the police search warrant be-
cause he did not recognize that the
government, whose head is impli
Gated in common crimes" had the
right to authorize such search.
Misuri's letter asked the head Of the
. government who pronounced against
me three death sentences, what he
wishes to do with me and his other
opponents" Perhaps, the letter con-
tnued, ito please the extremists, he
wishes us to be disarmed for St
Bartholomew eve"
The Misuri letter. which is most
violent and emphatic throughout,
asks, among other things. why the
government should search his house
tfor a few arms when it has pre-
sented truckloads of state arms to
minors, degenerates, Jail birds,
cocaine addicts and drunkards."
Commenting on yesterdays cabi-
net meeting, the Popolo d Malta says
the decisions taken by the ministers
show that the government is deter
mined to act firmly and to triumph
over all attempts to provoke or en-
bassass il. The official communique
issued after the meeting stated that
1T had been unanimously decided that
the government would take all neces-
sary measures to safeguard the mate
rial interests Of the country.
The Tribuna thinks the communique
shows that the Liberal ministers Will
maintain their portfolios and that
Premier Mussolini is determined not
to yield to the moral issue"
The Idea NaXionale declares the
cabinet discussion showed unanimous
condemnation of the "sordid cam
paign of defamation being waged
against the country" and unanimous
determination to oppose it.
Epoca maintains that the opposi
tion is playing its last card without
taking thought for the morrow, and
the disastrous consequences its tri-
umph would entail for the country.
, The government, meanwhile, it says
considers that it's duty is to defenL
the nation and the public order.
Press Voices Protest.
The Monte, which is not among
the governments supporters, says:
IF the government proposes 10
. adopt further restrictive and arbi-
trary measures to prevent the voice
of the country and the rights OF
justice prevailing, we raise proud and
contemptuous protests, affirming that
these proposals would make the re-
sponsibilities of the government even
heavier"
The official communique from the
council of ministers also stated that
the reported resignation of two Lib
eral ministers, Senator Casati and
Gino Sarrochi, education and public
works, respectively, was unfounded.
This caused great disillusionment
among the opposition, who had given
Come credit to the rumor that the
entire Salandria group had passed to
their side.