Word: communist
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...suspension by the Fascisti of the Communist journal Il Lavoratore caused some caustic comment in the Chamber of Deputies...
Signer Bombacci, Communist deputy of Trieste, wanted to know why the paper in question was suppressed and also if Italian Communists were to be deprived of their citizenship rights...
Signer Giunta, Fascist deputy of Trieste, took it upon himself to answer. He pointed out that when Trieste was expressing its devotion to its flag, King and people, Communists presented themselves fully armed before the Fascisti barracks. Five unarmed Fascisti routed them; but in their flight they came upon a Fascist washing himself in a fountain. They " killed him like a dog." " The next morning," continued Guinta, " your Communist newspaper, Il Lavoratore, dared to approve this revolting action as if it had been meritorious. Do not complain, Deputy Bombacci, if your newspaper was suspended. The next time we will suppress...
...Communist strike in the Ruhr was settled by a grant of 50% increase to the workers. This is only half what they wanted, and the value of the " raise" is insignificant when considered in ratio to the fall of the mark from 58,826 to 79,300 to the dollar-all within a single week...
Fresh back from Communist Russia last March, Signor Serrati discovered that his staff had disavowed his radical polities. He replaced them with Communists and in so doing made it known to the Government that he had returned from Russia. He and his fellow Communists were then arrested; Serrati for hav-ing issued a manifesto to the Italian proletariat, urging a union between Socialists and Communists for a revolt against the Government...