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...very embarrassing for Palmiro Togliatti, Communist leader and No. 2 man (Vice Premier) in Italy's Bonomi Government. Marshal Tito, Communist leader and No. 1 man in the Yugoslav Government, was again eyeing Trieste and Fiume. In London last week his Foreign Minister Josip Smodlaka filed claim to the two Italian cities (both still occupied by the Germans). In Rome, Allied observers agreed: no Italian Government could survive the loss of Trieste...
Then the Communist Party announced that it would promote a people's army. The Socialist and Action Parties, both of the left opposition, added their cordial endorsement. Palmiro Togliatti, who is both Italy's Vice Premier and Communist Party secretary, presumably took the plan to the Cabinet. Last week the Government added its official blessing...
...Palmiro Togliatti had listened with a thin smile flickering across his face. As Nenni finished, Togliatti threw his arms around him and they clinched in a cheek-kissing embrace...
Socialist Boss Pietro Nenni and Communist Boss Palmiro Togliatti spoke. Nenni lashed out against the monarchy as the greatest supporter of Fascism, called on the Italian people to take up arms against the dangerous spirit of reaction it represented. There was a blizzard of paper scraps on each of which was written "Abasso la borghesia!" (Down with the bourgeoisie...
...Then Togliatti spoke. He said: "We will never allow Italy and the Soviet proletariat to see between them a barrier such as reactionary groups have vainly attempted to construct. . . . Our Soviet comrades await from us proof of our good faith, and we must conduct with the greatest energy the fight against the Fascist bureaucracy in our ministries. . . ." The Cabinet crisis continued...