The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-12
BOSSES fearing
THE REDS AVERT
FASCIST DEFEAT
Keep Bloody MussOIini
in POwer
Especial to The Daily worker3

NSPcSlat To tU0 lazy
ROME, Jan. 11.-Dictator
Benito Mussolini is able to keep
the fascist in power only be-
cause the violence of the fascist
party is backed by the large in
dustriaI capitalists and the land
owners, opposition leaders here
point out.
"Mussolini is kept in power
by the rich men because they
regard his violence as the force
that prevented Italy from being
governed by a Communist die
tatorship," said a former liberal
member of the fascist cabinet.
Between the dictatorship of the
workers and that of the fascist whom
they can control, the powerful financ-
iers chose Mussolini."
Charges Against Faseism.
The Aventine opposition, which con-
tinues to abstain from taking part in
the chambenof deputies deliberations
in new statement, charges Mussolini
and his party with intimidations at
elections, suppressing the opposition
with violence, destroying free speech,
promoting crimes against opposition
leaders, suppressing the newspapers,
arresting men on the sole grounds OF
political activity, and exiting opposi-
tion leaders.
The opposition declares that Musso-
lini maintains an army at his personal
service, and chalks the expense up to
the government, and that he sets the
fascist party's interests above the in.
terests Of the country as a whole.
Afraid Of Elections.
Mussolini has definitely stated that
there will be no election for many
months, altho he earlier said that an
election would be held before March.
Mussolini's excuse for indefinitely
postponing the elections is that, at
will take five or six months to prepare
the ballots"
The new electoral law, which will
be passed by the chamber of deputies
as soon as Mussolini gives the WORD
to his majority, upon closer examina-
tion, has been found to give the fas-
cist supporters double and triple votes,
and hold the opposition supporters
down to single vote.
Law DISTINGUISHES Opposition.
According to the law, five classes of
Italians are to receive three votes
EACH These include, royalty and the
cardinals; those decorated with gold
medals for military valor; those be-
longing to the military or civilian or
der of Savoy, and the knights of Ia
Dor, which is composed of rich men (;
high officers of state; those who full
fill three of the eleven qualifications
giving two votes.
Those receiving two votes are,
members of scientific, literary or art
academies; professors and teachers;
those having high school diplomas;
those with rank of knight in all or
ders of Italy; officers of the army and
navy; those holding military decora-
tons; those who have held municipal
offices; managers Of newspapers; adj
ministrative managers of industrial,
commercial and agricultural firms;
and fathers of five children.
Boycott Polls.
Thus the Communists and social
lists, and all opposition adherents be
longing to the industrial workers and
peasants, will be confined to one vote.
The Aventine opposition, in the face
of this law which gives the fascist
supporters double and triple votes, are
advising the voters to boycott the
elections when held.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio, the warrior
poet, is preparing to enlist actively
against Mussolini following the arrest
Of Major Vagliasidi, a war hero, by
the fascisti The fascist government
refuses to release vagliasindi. He
was arrested for activity against Mus
solini.