Evening star., 1926-05-22

az Mussolini came to America!
The pa IA aphlasing OF the title Of VIII
liam Stead's famous book about con-
ditions in Chicago. suggests an ON.
rial of the American Federation OF
Labor. contrasts American liberty
with the state of labor and enterprise
existing in Italy today.
The Fascist cabinet. he said, has ap-
proved this week the most radical Oh
All of Premier Mussolinis program
which revolutioniZes statecraft ana IN
stitutes O. more dictatorial regime tnan
ever q, Gar of old Russia dared as
sumo. The cabinet decides to support
this plan:
.vrhe instruments Of capital ana
labor. both manual and intellectual
are no longer opposed to the state,
hut are inserted vitality into State or
I.ouis XIV dared declare only. THE
s,sta n Is myself 'Etat, C est
moiv'-but Mussolini assumes to be
not merely the political head. but gen.
araI manager of all industry and All
professional activity. and the walk
inr delegate" end strike committee OF
ali wage earners. organized OF uhoi
ganiZed. ...s and
IN the,,. nlaces Premier Mussolini will
suhstitute 13 national associations, 10
eethe,. with three national confedera
tions for liaison purposes. Inc
ouerv comes as to why three halsohs
in n,ace of one official who would re
port to the dictator.
An undetermined number OF new
,.ornorations will be created 10 cohtro
the three associations OF conieoera
t;ons all to be under the direct oroeIs
of the ministry of corporations. Wnicii
in turn. Is under Dictator Mussoini,
who thereby comes into absolute am
mnouestionable control of every sort
of industry in united ltaiy'
Will there be strikes in Italy: All
hor disn,,tes must be submitted 70
comnuIsory arbitration. A strike VIII
last onlv until Mussoiini. through 2
snecial courts orders the strike settieu
according to compulsory terms. All
local and municipal government mas
long AGO been superseded by ofnclals
orno;nfed bv Mussolini, and the ma
t,craI government assumes the rignt
to interfere in everything at any time
"for the protection of national Inter
Asts, Fascism considers the natioh
nroductivity wholly a national con.
Germ. in which individual prosperity
must give way regardless OF personal
rights or benefits.
** 4 II.
As indicative of the "nationalism"
of IA scist doctrine of Italy for the
ItaHans.'' 1t issnotabie that In the new
.sassocjatfor,s' which take the place
Of trade unions none but Italian-born
10 eiiSible TO membership. All mon
nrod duce,s, sa,se barred-only workmen
handIins; tools and tireirc employers
are eligible, but this includes farmers
and shopkeepers who work for them
selves.@ -. s.S,.g.
thorized officially will he ,penalized oy
nrlson sentences. whether concerning
workinrmen or employers. This
strangIe. hold Of the government does
not stop with industry. This law
covers banking, mercha ndising and
ira nsportation. Italy becomes "one
big union" with one big boss, and his
name is Mussolini.
X x Il
At the forty-third annual convention
Of the American Federation OF Labor
by resolution. The committee re-
ported: =
What is of immediate concern to
MS is the effort to organize Fascist
groups m the United States. We de-
nounce this effort as "a token of hos
tility to our democratic institutions,
and particularly TO our American
trade union movement. We
call upon workers of foreign birth to
refrain from joining the Fascist or
any similar movement In our coun-
try"
A circular OF the A. r. of l.. says:
ORGANIZATIONS have been formed In
this country to discouraEeg;the natu
raIization OF Italian immigrants. i