The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-05

the cultural activities by which
Italian merchants in the United
States are coerced into submission to
and support of the fascist govern
ment of Italy. At the same time the
banking house is connected with the
openly acknowledged organizer of the
body of violent reactionists in this
country-Thaon de Revel.
Richard Washburn Child, who as
ambassador of the United States by
obvious Interpretation of his own ad-
missions, plotted with the gangster-
leader MussolinRfor the violent over
throw of the parliamentary govern
ment of the country to which he was
ambassador, is now found as vice
president under Lamont in the pr
fascist Italy-America society.
Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Also In.
In the same organization are found
Otto H. Kahn, chief figure in the
other huge Wall Street banking house
of Kahn Loeb & Co. Kahn as the
same time is listed as Grand Officer
OF the Order of the Crown of Italy,
Officer of the Order Of Saints Maur-
1zlo and Lazzaro," aud "Direct : Of
the ltaly-America Society"
Also in the same ltaly-America So
cie:y IS found John H. Finley itor
of the New York Times, who is listed
as Commander of the Order Of the
Crown of Italy"
The manager Of the society until re-
Gently was Miss Irene di Robilant. an
active pro-Fascist, who in reply to
letter of inquiry stated that it was
pher hope that the American labor
movement would become more SYM
pathetic to the idea of fascism.
The present manager of the society
is Mr., Gino Gigongiari, profit s.
fist, Italian journalist, now instruc-
tor in Italian at Columbia University.
The Morgan-controlled Ttaly-Amer-
lea Society almost invariably acts as
the host to the various fascist "cele-
brltles" who arrive in the United
States at regular intervals for the
purpose of furthering their propa-
ganda. At the welcome accorded the
Italian aviator, De Pinedo. were
present practically the whole board
Of directors of the society, including
Thomas W. Lamont, Count di Revel,
now known to be employed selling
bonds for the Morgan firm, and head
of the Fascist League of North
America, Italian consuls, representa-
tives, ETC., and including even such in
dividuals as John H. Finley, editor of
the New York Times, Otto H. Kahn,
so-called liberal banker and fascist
admirer, as well as other socially
prominent individuals.
Now that Count Thaon di Revel is
revealed as being under financial de-
pendence of the Morgan interests, the
purpose of the widespread propaganda
of the Italy America Society with its
numerous chapters throughout the
country, becomes more clear. The
Bulletin of the Society, sent broad
cast into the land, is uniformly filled
with propaganda extolling the viz
tues of Fascist DEGREES and indirectly
attacking the American labor move
ment. One issue is almost entirely
devoted to a eulogy of the Italian
Charter of Labor by which the rem
nants of their rights were taken from
the Italian workers.
In the light of this fact it is not
surprising that among the thirty
seven American business firms which
are reported as supporting the Italy
America Society, besides the Morgan
firm, are found such notorious OPEN
shop, union-hating establishments as
the United States Steel Corporation,
the General Electric Company, the
international Harvester Company, the
National City Bank, the Guaranty
Trust Company, the Chase National
Bank and various others no less OPP
posed to labor.
The Morgan firm which fights Ia
Dor organization in America, subsi-
dies relationships in numerous Euro
pean countries, and exercises through
it's control of finance heavy degree
of authority over governments In
Europe, has now reached out through
its control of the gangster Fasclst
League of North America and its no
less insiduous control over American
culture" by means of the Italy
America Society, to dominate the
American working class by building
up fascist machine in the Unla,,
Stated unequalled even in black Maly
Count Thaon di Revel's conmectol
with the Morgan bank was revealed
thru his admission to a DAILY
WORKER reporter that 81 have ar.
ranged the sale of many Italian bonds
for Morgan. While | am not mem
Der of the consortipm, ha I've worked
with the Morgan concern on the sale
of many Italian issues"