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in the Government." It appears that the future Chamber will be based on the new Syndicalist Laws, and must await their effectiveness. The Fascist Corporations in the ninety-two provinces will name electors who will in turn choose the members of the Assembly. There will be no Opposition, although "constructive criticism" will be permitted, according to a Fascist statement. The Italian Government is busy with the problems of emigration and colonization, complicated in recent years by the American quota laws which close the United States to the surplus Italian population. An agreement is understood to have been concluded in London between the Italian Ambassador and Mr. Bruce, the Premier of the Commonwealth of Australia, whereby 20,000 Italians may emigrate to Australia annually. A similar arrangement is being sought with Canada. Sports will be subject to Fascist supervision. Fascists to force down high cost of living. In Italy, as in other countries, merchants have been apt to follow the exchange only in one direction. Prices went up 20 per cent when the lira slumped a year ago, but since the exchange has improved there has been no corresponding movement in the cost of living. The Fascist Government is therefore taking measures which are expected to force a reduction in prices of at least 15 per cent. The Cabinet has published a decree compelling all tradesmen, no matter what their business, to obtain a Government license. Licenses will be granted only on the deposit of a bond varying from 500 lire to 5,000 lire, depending on the annual turnover. A committee of intellectual and manual workers will be appointed by the Podesta in each community to fix prices. If a shopkeeper exceeds the legal price, which must be marked on all goods, his bond is liable to be forfeited. For a second offence, his shop may be closed. The growth of the Italian Merchant Marine is believed to be a potential factor in lowering the cost of living. It is pointed out that the total tonnage flying the Italian flag today is 3,150,000 tons against 1,130,000 tons in 1914. This development is causing
are expected to force a reduction in prices of at least 15 per cent. The Cabinet has published a decree compelling all tradesmen, no matter what their business, to obtain a Government license. Licenses will be granted only on the deposit of a bond varying from 500 lire to 5,000 lire, depending on the annual turnover. A committee of intellectual and manual workers will be appointed by the Podesta in each community to fix prices. If a shopkeeper exceeds the legal price, which must be marked on all goods, his bond is liable to be forfeited. For a second offence, his shop may be closed. The growth of the Italian Merchant Marine is believed to be a potential factor in lowering the cost of living. It is pointed out that the total tonnage flying the Italian flag today is 3,150,000 tons against 1,130,000 tons in 1914. This development is causing foreign shipping companies serving Italian ports to reduce their freight charges. On the other hand, the price of foreign commodities will undoubtedly go up as a result of a protective tariff schedule which has just been gazetted. Duties on iron and steel pipes, agricultural implements, cash registers, rifles, motor-cycles, films, typewriters and horses have been increased from 5 percent to 30 percent. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM Pursuing its policy of impregnating all forms of national life with the spirit of the régime, the Fascist Government has now taken athletics under its wing. Signor Lando Ferretti, head of the Italian Olympic Committee, has been made a sort of sports dictator and attached to the Fascist General Secretariat. Officials of athletic federations will follow the general Fascist scheme of bureaucratic selection, rather than popular election, and will henceforth be appointed by the central authority. The Government will now take seriously Italian preparation for future Olympic Games, and it is levying a tax of 3 percent on all receipts from sporting events, the total to go to the Italian Olympic Fund. The General Secretary of the Fascist Party, by the way, has just been elevated by Royal Decree to Fourth Rank in the order of
typewriters and horses have been increased from 5 percent to 30 percent. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM Pursuing its policy of impregnating all forms of national life with the spirit of the régime, the Fascist Government has now taken athletics under its wing. Signor Lando Ferretti, head of the Italian Olympic Committee, has been made a sort of sports dictator and attached to the Fascist General Secretariat. Officials of athletic federations will follow the general Fascist scheme of bureaucratic selection, rather than popular election, and will henceforth be appointed by the central authority. The Government will now take seriously Italian preparation for future Olympic Games, and it is levying a tax of 3 percent on all receipts from sporting events, the total to go to the Italian Olympic Fund. The General Secretary of the Fascist Party, by the way, has just been elevated by Royal Decree to Fourth Rank in the order of precedence at official ceremonies. This means that in the future, Signor Turati will take precedence before foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and will be entitled to be called “Excellency” just as major Government officials. SPECIAL TRIBUNALS Court to Judge Would-Be Assassins of Duce to Be Formed Soon. Immense Electoral College System Projected for Chamber. The Parliamentary reforms, which have been rumored over since the Aventine Opposition was deprived of seats in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, appear likely to be discussed at the next meeting of the Fascist Council. The Senate will probably be left as it is, but the Chamber seems destined to be transformed into a sort of Corporative Assembly. The principle of popular election will be abolished. “It is absurd that men should be entitled to vote merely because they The appointment of the special tribunals to judge cases under the new Defence of the State laws is expected at any moment. They will probably be composed of five high officers of the Fascist Militia, presided over by General Spanna now head of the Supreme Court-Martial. The cases of the persons accused of attempting to assassinate Signor Mussolini will be immediately transferred to their jurisdiction. Tentatively, the trial
Projected for Chamber. The Parliamentary reforms, which have been rumored over since the Aventine Opposition was deprived of seats in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, appear likely to be discussed at the next meeting of the Fascist Council. The Senate will probably be left as it is, but the Chamber seems destined to be transformed into a sort of Corporative Assembly. The principle of popular election will be abolished. “It is absurd that men should be entitled to vote merely because they The appointment of the special tribunals to judge cases under the new Defence of the State laws is expected at any moment. They will probably be composed of five high officers of the Fascist Militia, presided over by General Spanna now head of the Supreme Court-Martial. The cases of the persons accused of attempting to assassinate Signor Mussolini will be immediately transferred to their jurisdiction. Tentatively, the trial of Zaniboni and General Capello is set for January 25, that of Lucetti for February 22, while that of the Hon. Violet Gibson is still pending. The Government is studying the status of the Universities under the Defence of the State laws. There appears to be still some latent hostility to the régime in many of the higher institutions of learning, and the Fascist press is asking for a house-cleaning in the faculties, weeding out anti-Fascist professors and closing frankly anti-Fascist Universities. A special college militia is being formed to bring the students into the Fascist Party; it numbers 11,000 members. The Lictor Fund is progressing better than had been expected. One of the largest subscriptions is announced from the Fiat automobile works in Turin, of which the 32,000 workers and employees contributed 3,624,700 lire. The company itself then added another 2,000,000 lire. Bishop of Gibraltar. The Bishop of Gibraltar has arrived at San Remo from Alassio on a private visit, in the hope that the climate and rest will restore his health after a recent operation. ALL ITALY IS PREPARED FOR CHRISTMAS (Paris Ties Spécial) ROME. — Christmas Eve in Rome has two great attractions—the religious ceremonies connected with
to the régime in many of the higher institutions of learning, and the Fascist press is asking for a house-cleaning in the faculties, weeding out anti-Fascist professors and closing frankly anti-Fascist Universities. A special college militia is being formed to bring the students into the Fascist Party; it numbers 11,000 members. The Lictor Fund is progressing better than had been expected. One of the largest subscriptions is announced from the Fiat automobile works in Turin, of which the 32,000 workers and employees contributed 3,624,700 lire. The company itself then added another 2,000,000 lire. Bishop of Gibraltar. The Bishop of Gibraltar has arrived at San Remo from Alassio on a private visit, in the hope that the climate and rest will restore his health after a recent operation. ALL ITALY IS PREPARED FOR CHRISTMAS (Paris Ties Spécial) ROME. — Christmas Eve in Rome has two great attractions—the religious ceremonies connected with the season and the social activities heralding the opening of the “official” Roman winter season. Duchessa di Sermoneta will give one of the largest “at-homes” of the season on Christmas Eve as a farewell before Mrs. Payne Thompson takes possession of her palace for the winter. There will be Christmas Eve parties at the hotels, of course, and gala dinners on Christmas Day. The Excelsior Hotel will have a Christmas dinner, to be followed by a ball and a cotillion. Mr. James Hazen Hyde, of Paris and New York, has come to Rome for the holidays and is at the Excelsior. This hotel is filling up rapidly. Among recent arrivals are Lady Lyle, Mr. George Weeks, Dr. and Mrs. Carlo F. Wolff and Mr. Alfred Payne. Society is looking forward to the event in January when Miss Alba Gath, of Buenos Aires, marries Principe Laduccio Boncompagni Ludovisi, brother of Don Francesco, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Banco di Roma. One of the first brilliant dinners of the season has been given by Principessa Jane di San Faustino at the Palazzo Barberini. The guests included the American Ambassador and Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher, the British Ambassador, Conte and
Eve parties at the hotels, of course, and gala dinners on Christmas Day. The Excelsior Hotel will have a Christmas dinner, to be followed by a ball and a cotillion. Mr. James Hazen Hyde, of Paris and New York, has come to Rome for the holidays and is at the Excelsior. This hotel is filling up rapidly. Among recent arrivals are Lady Lyle, Mr. George Weeks, Dr. and Mrs. Carlo F. Wolff and Mr. Alfred Payne. Society is looking forward to the event in January when Miss Alba Gath, of Buenos Aires, marries Principe Laduccio Boncompagni Ludovisi, brother of Don Francesco, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Banco di Roma. One of the first brilliant dinners of the season has been given by Principessa Jane di San Faustino at the Palazzo Barberini. The guests included the American Ambassador and Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher, the British Ambassador, Conte and Contessa Volpi di Misurata and Principe and Principessa di Piombino. Contessa Andrea Robilant has joined her husband in Rome and they have taken apartments at the Grand Hotel. They expect to remain until early spring. Rear-Admiral Frank T. Ames, Mrs. Ames and Miss Ames are also at the Grand Hotel. Conte di Mirafiori and Marchese and Marchesa Cornaggia are at the Miner va Hotel. Arrivals at the Victoria Hotel include M. and Mme. Constant Meunier, Miss Mary MacCorry and Miss Mabel MacCorry. Christmas in Genoa. Cruisers from the American Naval Forces in European Waters will be at Genoa for Christmas and many of the seamen will have shore leave for the holidays. A Christmas dinner will be served for them at the Seamen’s Institute. No American will admit, of course, that any turkey equals the wild fowl of New England, but Genoese turkeys have a special flavor of their own that makes them popular in Europe for Christmas. Thousands of the birds have been shipped to England, France and the East of Europe in the past week. In common with the rest of Italy, Genoa makes Christmas a time for riotous display of color. Arches are hung with wild game,
Conte di Mirafiori and Marchese and Marchesa Cornaggia are at the Miner va Hotel. Arrivals at the Victoria Hotel include M. and Mme. Constant Meunier, Miss Mary MacCorry and Miss Mabel MacCorry. Christmas in Genoa. Cruisers from the American Naval Forces in European Waters will be at Genoa for Christmas and many of the seamen will have shore leave for the holidays. A Christmas dinner will be served for them at the Seamen’s Institute. No American will admit, of course, that any turkey equals the wild fowl of New England, but Genoese turkeys have a special flavor of their own that makes them popular in Europe for Christmas. Thousands of the birds have been shipped to England, France and the East of Europe in the past week. In common with the rest of Italy, Genoa makes Christmas a time for riotous display of color. Arches are hung with wild game, some of it in brilliant plumage, and in the squares the flower women sell masses of mistletoe, mimosa, holly, violets and carnations. In Florence, Florence has selected the week before Christmas for much entertaining. Mrs. Charles Norman gave a “musicale” at which Mlle Nenette Chaplin played the violin. There were songs by Miss Cecilia Sturt, who has just returned from a tour of the operatic centers of Tuscany. Another musical event was the performance of “La Bohème,” given as a charity affair for the benefit of the Training School for Disabled Soldiers. Among the American and English people on the committee were Mrs. Arthur Acton, Signora Florence Perticucci, formerly Miss Thompson, of New York; Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Henry Watkins, Mrs. Daphné Earle, Mrs. Charles Norman and Miss Penrose. In Naples, the arrival of the liner Empress of Scotland with more than one thousand American tourists, who will spend the holidays in Italy, was a special event for Naples, because she is the first of thirty steamers from American ports due to land passengers in Naples in the next few weeks. Signor Bertolini is particularly interested in the news, because passengers on all but one of the thirty dinners have made
songs by Miss Cecilia Sturt, who has just returned from a tour of the operatic centers of Tuscany. Another musical event was the performance of “La Bohème,” given as a charity affair for the benefit of the Training School for Disabled Soldiers. Among the American and English people on the committee were Mrs. Arthur Acton, Signora Florence Perticucci, formerly Miss Thompson, of New York; Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Henry Watkins, Mrs. Daphné Earle, Mrs. Charles Norman and Miss Penrose. In Naples, the arrival of the liner Empress of Scotland with more than one thousand American tourists, who will spend the holidays in Italy, was a special event for Naples, because she is the first of thirty steamers from American ports due to land passengers in Naples in the next few weeks. Signor Bertolini is particularly interested in the news, because passengers on all but one of the thirty dinners have made reservations at his Palace Hotel in Naples or his Hotel de l’Europe in Milan. He expects to have reservations from that one ship before she sails, thus completing his record. In Sunny Palermo, the famous sun that dries spaghetti and glitters on the painted carts of Palermo has proved such an attraction for tourists that Thos. Cook and Son and the American Express Company will open offices there on January 1. In the past the Villa Igiea Grand Hotel has been the chief information center for tourists, but the business of running a modern hotel and a modern tourists' information office as well has become so heavy that it will welcome the opening of the two agencies. “Sunny Sicily” is more than alliteration; it has become a winter playground. It happens that the climate is particularly suitable for outdoor sports and the Villa Igiea Grand Hotel has recognized the fact by installing new tennis courts, shaded by palm trees and overlooking the sea. The hotel is, in fact, the only one in Sicily directly on the sea. Drago’s Band will have scarcely a rest during the Christmas and New Year fêtes. Letters, postcards, and samples sent from France, 2fr. 50
an attraction for tourists that Thos. Cook and Son and the American Express Company will open offices there on January 1. In the past the Villa Igiea Grand Hotel has been the chief information center for tourists, but the business of running a modern hotel and a modern tourists' information office as well has become so heavy that it will welcome the opening of the two agencies. “Sunny Sicily” is more than alliteration; it has become a winter playground. It happens that the climate is particularly suitable for outdoor sports and the Villa Igiea Grand Hotel has recognized the fact by installing new tennis courts, shaded by palm trees and overlooking the sea. The hotel is, in fact, the only one in Sicily directly on the sea. Drago’s Band will have scarcely a rest during the Christmas and New Year fêtes. Letters, postcards, and samples sent from France, 2fr. 50 to places having post offices, 6fr. to places without. 2fr. 50 to foreign countries having postal agreements. RADIO PROGRAMMES EIFFEL TOWER (2,650m.): 6 p.m., talks; 7:15 p.m., concert. ECOLE DES POSTES (458m.): 8 p.m., Spanish lesson; 8:30 p.m., sports talk; 10 p.m., literary gala. RADIO-PARIS (1,730m.): 8:30 p.m., English lesson; concert; 11:30 p.m., jazz. LONDON (3,614m.): 6 p.m., orchestra; 7 p.m., weather, news; 7:30 p.m., Christmas party; 9 p.m., carols and waits; 9:45 p.m., Bach violin items; 10 p.m., time, weather, news; 10:13 p.m., songs; 10:30 p.m., “The Grand Concert Night”; 10:35 p.m., dance music. BRUSSELS (30,850m.): 8 p.m., concert. Hilversum (1,050m.): 7:50 p.m., concert. THE AMERICAN HOLIDAY SPIRIT Injunctions on Rival Christmas Seals And Saints Bungle Campaign To Hold Childish Faith. Everything about Christmas got off to an early start this year. The banks began encouraging people to save money for presents as soon as last Christmas was over. When the rest of the world was simmering and suffocating this summer, the magazine editors and artists were living in a little snowbound world of the mind. Before August was over, the Christmas-card industry was in full swing. In September, the classified advertising pages were dotted with “ads” such as
concert; 11:30 p.m., jazz. LONDON (3,614m.): 6 p.m., orchestra; 7 p.m., weather, news; 7:30 p.m., Christmas party; 9 p.m., carols and waits; 9:45 p.m., Bach violin items; 10 p.m., time, weather, news; 10:13 p.m., songs; 10:30 p.m., “The Grand Concert Night”; 10:35 p.m., dance music. BRUSSELS (30,850m.): 8 p.m., concert. Hilversum (1,050m.): 7:50 p.m., concert. THE AMERICAN HOLIDAY SPIRIT Injunctions on Rival Christmas Seals And Saints Bungle Campaign To Hold Childish Faith. Everything about Christmas got off to an early start this year. The banks began encouraging people to save money for presents as soon as last Christmas was over. When the rest of the world was simmering and suffocating this summer, the magazine editors and artists were living in a little snowbound world of the mind. Before August was over, the Christmas-card industry was in full swing. In September, the classified advertising pages were dotted with “ads” such as these: EAUX $2,00 EVERY HOUR SELLING XMAS CARDS Expérience unnecessary; $10 sample book tree; you cannot fail with our cooperation. and LADIES.—We pay $15 per 100 to gild greeting cards; pleasant work. Thirteen variations of the first and eight of the second— all giving different addresses in Chicago and New York and other cities—were counted on one classified “ad” page. In October, newspapers in several cities launched campaigns to persuade children that there is a Santa Claus. On November 5, the New York Police Commissioner decided to distribute a special detail of police over the shopping district. One patrolman was placed on each side of the street on every block of Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue and connecting cross-streets. The Fifth Avenue detective squad was also increased. (Ten days ago Mr. McLaughlin found that the severity of the Baumes Law was sufficient crime deterrent and withdrew the shopping “deadline.”) On November 14, two reindeer which were being broken to harness for some New York Santa Claus escaped from a farm near Rye. They were recaptured by a young man with a lasso. On Thanksgiving Day, the first Santa Claus made his appearance in the streets of New York. Postmaster General
York and other cities—were counted on one classified “ad” page. In October, newspapers in several cities launched campaigns to persuade children that there is a Santa Claus. On November 5, the New York Police Commissioner decided to distribute a special detail of police over the shopping district. One patrolman was placed on each side of the street on every block of Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue and connecting cross-streets. The Fifth Avenue detective squad was also increased. (Ten days ago Mr. McLaughlin found that the severity of the Baumes Law was sufficient crime deterrent and withdrew the shopping “deadline.”) On November 14, two reindeer which were being broken to harness for some New York Santa Claus escaped from a farm near Rye. They were recaptured by a young man with a lasso. On Thanksgiving Day, the first Santa Claus made his appearance in the streets of New York. Postmaster General New’s “Shop Early” posters were an anti-climax. One unpleasantness marred the early Christmas spirit. An injunction halted the further sale of Christmas seals by the Association for the Relief of Tubercular Patients. The National Tuberculosis Association and the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association, Inc., complained of its “profit-making” rivalry. These organizations have for years raised funds by selling seals to be affixed to Christmas mail. It was charged that the Association for the Relief of Tubercular Patients had collected $3,163 by selling its stamps and had spent only $232 to aid tubercular patients. Joseph Propper retorted that the National Tuberculosis Association had never spent a dollar for actual relief (but merely disseminated information). He agreed to discontinue selling his Christmas seals but he said that he would force the older relief associations to give accounting of the money they collect. The newspaper effort to restore a doubting Younger Generation’s faith in Santa Claus was remarkable. In the middle of October, the Buffalo Courier-Express, for example, printed a letter from a little girl who had been told by a playmate that there is no Santa Claus. “Experience” letters were solicited from other children. Columns of them were printed. On October