The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-06
Young Workers in Italy
Fight Against Fascism
Terror Fails to Destroy Y c. l.; Increase Work
Among Soldiers and Among Fascist
Youth Groups

Der of the "Avanguardia" devoted to
the Anti-Fascist Congress was widely
circulated Further thousands of il
Illustrated leaflets were distributed
among the young workers in the fas-
cist youth groups.
Work Among Soldiers
The fight of the young workers has
also increased during the past weeks.
In various villages in the province
of Bologna attachments of young re-
cruits went to the recruiting offices,
singing, the revolutionary song, Ban
diera Rosa" (Tlle Red Flag, which
called forth enormous enthusiasm
among the working population. The
soldiers of a regiment stationed at
the barracks in Gorilla refused en-
masSe to eat the food, which con-
sisted of sinking dried fish This
protest action was carried out so
unitedly that the officers were COM
PEELED to promise them better food
In Udine over 800 students in the
technical school protested most We
licillcllbly dEd4llSt llle IbSCtoV ulStl-
pline prevailing in the school, AS
we'll as against the exorbitantly high
school fees. The demonstration
which was carried out under cries of
enough of this discipline, we are
not dogs, more liberty lasted mere
than 20 minutes. The windows were
smashed as q sign OF protest and the
demonstrators only dispersed when
the police arrived.
Refuse to Enter Fascist Groups
OF late the fasciSts have again
strengthened their campaign to draw
young workers into the fascist youth
organizations. The most shameful
means are employed for this purpose: :
disnlissals, persecution of their fami-
lies. threats, etc Nevertheless, in sew
eral places the young workers have
refused en- naasse to enter the fas-
cist organizations.
In a locality in the province of
Piedemont, an officer in the fascist
militia called upon the youth to en-
ter the fascist youth organization
after the conclusion OF their prelimi-
nary military training requesting
those who were prepared to do SO to
hold up their hands. Out of 200
youths who were present, only one
responded. The scandalized officer
scolded and threatened, but the
young lads refused to bulge.
In Cormona. in face of the unani-
nous refusal of all the youths who
! had undergone preliminary military
training to enter the fascist youth
organizations, they were summoned
to appear before the officer singly.
They we're threatened, they were
beaten, but nevertheless only 30 out
of 14o allowed themselves to be en-
rolled in the fascist youth organiza :
ton. Similar cases occurred in other
localities
Discomfort Among Fascist Youth
Discomfort is growing even among
the young fsscists In a locality IN
Ljguria there took place a few weeks
ago a mobilization day Of the faccis'
youth organization. On this occasion
an officer of the militia rebuked a
young fascist becau-. he frequently
disobeyed the mobilization orders
The young fascist replied to this re-
buke in a loud voice: What have
you done for me, who am unem-
ployed?" In reply the officer ordered
him to be arrested, but from the
ranks of the young fascists there
arose the unanimous reply: He is
quite right, bravo!' The young fas-
cists broke their ranks and prevented
the arrest of the young worker who
had demonstrated against the fas-
cist hunger-regime.
From all these incidents there is
an important lesson to be drawn;
we must work among the masses of
youth who are msled by the fascists
increase their fighting spirit and
wrest them from the class enemy
The Italian Young workers will at
Tend the snti Fascist Congress IN
Copenhagen and there submit their
ten years experience IN the fight
against fascisrn