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Proportional representation was introduced by Nitti four years ago. Under that system a political party is entitled to as great a percentage of seats in the Chamber of Deputies as its numbers bear to the electorate; a party that gets 40% of the votes gets 40% of the seats, etc.. Italy has many political parties and under this system the Catholic Party held the balance of power while the Fascisti and Nationalists combined only held 50 seats...
...Sturzo, leader of the Partito Populare (Catholic Party), which is the chief beneficiary under Nitti's proportional representation, is violently opposed to the proposed electoral law; of three former Premiers- Giolitti, Salandra and Orlando, only Orlando favors it; the Government press is perfunctory and the Ministry divided. It is not likely that the proposal will pass without modification...
...revue was produced in Rome called the Mussolini Ide. It symbolizes Italy before and after the triumphant march of the Fascisti on Rome last Fall. The chief characters are Mussolini, Giolitti, Nitti, Don Sturzo, Lenin, Poincare and, of course, Lord Curzon...
Excoriation of France by Nitti in words somewhat too plain...
...DECADENCE OF EUROPE-Francesco Nitti-Henry Holt...