The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-09


az have introduced taxation OF unmarried
people which will, perhaps be followed IN the
not distant future by the taxation Oh cnlldless
marriages. (Hear, hearD
"The taxation Of unmarried people yields
revenue 10 the state treasury of 40 to so mil
lions Ira year. But do you really believe
that introduced this tax solely for this pur-
nose? By no means! have made use OF this
tax in order to accelerate the growth OF the
population.
Let us speak plainly. What are 40 million
Italians compared with 80 million Germans and
200 million Slavs? Or let turn to the West:
what are 40 million Italians compared with Az
million French plus the 80 million inhabitants
of their colonies? compared with 40 million
English plus the 400 million living in their
colonies?
Gentlemen if Italy wished to become a really
great power in the world she must IN the
second half of this century have more than 90
million inhabitants! For the past five years
we have been saying that Italy has TOO many
inhabitants. That is not true!
eff we wish to understand something OF the
history of Europe in the last fifty years, then
we must bear in mind that from 1870 up to the
present time France has increased the number
of her population by two million, Germany
however by "a million and Italy by 10 million.
"If the number of the population declines
we shall not be able to establish an empire
but we shall become colony! 1t was hgh
time this was sald!
problem in his speech on "home politics" This
extremely imperialstic latitude to the question:
which is directed all too plainly against the French
"sster naton is confronted by the depressing TACT
which Signor Mussolini had to admit IN his Speech
that the misery among the town population IN Italy
is so great that the number of inhabitants OF the
biggest industrial centers, in spite OF the rap'd
pace of industriaizaton is stagnant ana IS eVeh
going back. We quote from his speech:
"In the year 1926 the population of Turn
bxy6 with
in the same time increased its population by
221 ~ Genoa by 158 And these are the three
most industrialized towns OF Italy"
After~this statement Mussoni consoled himself
with the rapid increase of the rural population, IN
which he wishes to see the guarantee Tor the reaa
ton of his imperiaist aims.
The second "home political" question dealt with
in his speech was the question of the Bremen
frontier. He spoke of the administrative reorgan-
zaon of the province and referred to the creatlon
of the province of Botzen. Regarding TINS question:
Mussolini declared:
"That has nothing whatever to do with the
Brenner-fronter. Even if there happened to
be a hundred thousand one hundred per cent
pure Germans living in the Upper Fitch Valley,
the Bremen frontier would be sacred and in
violable cloud and prolonged applause The
deputies and also the public in the galleries
rise from their seats). And if necessary we
would defend it with Even tomorrow!
Hear hear)
line people living Inere are HotHiHS oue al
Italian minority speaking German dialect as
their ordinary language, and this since only
half century. For the rest the problem of
minorites speaking foreign language is an
insoluble problem; one can reverse it, but one
cannot solve it.
"Those who believed that the creation of the
province of Bogiano constituted present or
a concession to the German elements, especially
to those turbulent elements on the other side
of the Bremen, made big mistake. That is
o,ita of he ulIpS
Bolgiano has been created in order to be able
to Italianze this district more quickly!' Cap
plause)
The Austrian and German "Fascists," and also
Herr Stresemann, who in recent times has not beer
sparing in his demonstrations of sympathy with thu
italian dictator, might take these words to heart
But it is to Herr Stresemann in, particular thai
Mussolini has addressed yet another message HI