Evening star., 1927-05-02

/ A sensation has been created in the
| industrial world by Mussolini's pro
mitigation of charter of labor" for
| Italy. While there are all shades OF
| opinion as to the ultimate results OF
| the new order in the industrial life OF
| that country, the practical control of
| both capital and labor by the dictator
| is regarded as at least a great expert
ment.
The commonweal, in the Fascist
sense, is a great impresario that pulls
the strings on which dangle every
| variety Of human puppets, observes
| the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the
| Milwaukee Journal, viewing Italy as
| SLOWLY but inescapably sinking into
| universal serfdom," predicts that ia.
bor and capital in Italy will sweat as
they never have before. and each.
glorying in the sweat of the other and
fearful of consequences should they
fail. VIII perform prodigies.
The Waterbury Republican insists
that when a state sets by law the
reward for labor. as a Communistic.
and now a Fascist, state does. it
means that men are not rewarded
according TO their deserts" The
Italian system abolishes the right to
strike or to order lockout, and estab-
fishes the industrial court, while the
state may intervene where industry is
unsuccessful. The assertion is made
by the New York Times that so far
as concerns the maintenance of in
dustrial peace and the inculcation of
the principle of cooperation, the
Fascist purpose does not differ from
the goal toward which the democratic
nations are moving at their own
democratic pace" However, the Times
does find that the Fascist program
apparently looks beyond industrial
peace to compulsory industrial eff
ciency," and concludes: ''F'asc is
only a method. It's apologists assert
that it is the only method possible for
Italy. Perhaps that is so. But that
would mean that Fascism has no uni
versal validity and carries no intrinsic
challenge to democracy.
X x
Quoting Mussolini's declaration of
"the states undisputed right directly
to control all forces of production.
standing as the guardian of capital
and labor, establishing equality of
rights and duties between them, COM
pelling them to carry out their tasks
for the common good, Furnishing In
fractions and maintaining peace be-
tween them at any cost" the Spokane
Review declares: indus
trial labor is one fraction of the gen
eral public. Employing capital is an
other The two fractions are not
greater than the whole. and under
true democracy must be subordinate
to the government, which, as Musso-
lini points out, is the agent of the en-.
tire public"
THE proof of the pudding is in the
eating affirms the Rochester Times
Union, which believes the future re-
suits will be well worth study"
That paper also points out that there
is similarity to the Kansas Industrial
Court act, (which has been pretty
thoroughly demolished by the deci-
sions of the Supreme Court of the
United States"
The Ann Arbor Times News advises:
There is no reason why Italy should
not have c2ar if the people like it,
and if it gets results, which it APP
pears to be doing. If a thing works
and is accepted as right by the people
most concerned, why argue against it?
1t is we'll to remember now and then
that East is East and West Is West
But the Akron Beacon-Journal is
amazed that they are inclined to
throw up their caps and cheer the
despot." A
''As long asssussolini retains his