The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-23
is GARIBALDI A
BRITISH SPY?-
is LONDON QUERY
The Sunday Worker Un-
ravels Secret Skein

ton, WAS Garibaldi British SPY"
in connection with a story from its
Paris correspondent who has been
closely following the examination Of
the grandson Of the Italian lberator,
Ricciotti Garibaldi on trial in the
French capital for completely in fas-
cist plotting against France.
The correspondent writes
Hidden Things.
Among the many hidden things
which are gradually being revealed
in connection with the arrest of Col
onel Ricciotti Garibaldi, who was sup
posed to be an antifascist and has
now been declared to have been a spy
and provocateur in the pay of Musso-
hni, none is more startling than the
latest allegation that Garibaldi was
not unknown to the British secret
service.
According to the account given by
the French paper "Humanite," to
which I am able to add some details,
the reason why the case has been so
much hushed up Of late, after filling
columns OF all the papers every day,
has as much to do with the interests
of Great Britain as it has with those
of Italy or France.
The first Indication Of this was
Glven In a letter published by the
president Of the italian League for
the Rights of Man, which bluntIy
asserted that, in addition to taking
money from the italian revolution
aries for fighting Mussolnl, and
from the italian police to betray
the italian revolutionaries, RlccIoti
carlbaldi was In the pay Of another
power.
At first this was taken to mean
France. But, altho Garibaldi is said
to have had half million francs from
the French war Office under the Her
riot ministry, it is generally admitted
that this money was In settlement of
a claim for repayment Of expenses al
legged to have been incurred In found
ing the Garibaldi legion which fought
for France during the war.
Madame Della Rosa.
Then a series of facts came to light.
Il was discovered that, thru his mis-
tress, Madame Della Rosa, Garibaldi
had been In touch with Procope and
Latapie, two Frenchmen lying in Jail
on a charge of having double-crossed
the French intelligence service and
worked for foreign power. 1t was
fnFfhav N1Tf.
Rosa has for the past ten years been
under observation by the French coun-
ter-espionage department as a British
secret agent.
The head of the French counter-es-
Dionage service, Colonel Lame, with
one OF his, principal assistants, the one
specially affected to watching the do
ings of the British secret service in
Southern France, M. Louis Duoloux,
journeyed to Nice to investigate the
matter.
The result of their inquiries, and of
additional searches made at the villa
where Garibaldi and Madame Della
Rosa lived together, was conclusive
enough to prove, am told, that Carl
bald had been employed by the Brit
ish secret service.
No Charge Lodged.
1t might have been thot that the
grave charge of espionage for Britain
would have given serious turn to
the whole affair; that Madame Della
Rosa would have been immediately
arrested, that formal charge of es-
pionage would have been lodged
against her and Ricciotti Garibaldi.
and that both his brothers would have
been subjected to close investigation.
IL not to arrest.
The contrary has been the case.
Madame Della Rosa is at large. tho
1t has been intimated to her that the
French climate does not suit her
health; Ricciotti Garibaldi is. for
forms sake, in jail, but has been
charged on minor count, of which |
he will almost certainly be acquitted.
his brother, Peppino, who recently ar !
rived from America with great flour. |
fsn OF trumpets to clear his broth
er's good name and indicate the
nonor OF the family, has gone back TO
america in a great hurry with his tail
between his legs on a hint from the |
prefecture Of police. The other broth
en- Sante, win. It Is understood &C.
company his brother Ricciotti TO
America on his release,
But for British workers there re-
mains the question: How long "a our
money TO be used in subsidizing the
secret dirty work OF imperialism?
The pen 10 miahtier rhan thu
sword" provided you know how "a 10.