MURDER OF MATTEOTTI

Evening Star, Issue 18668, 24 June 1924, Page 7

MURDER OF MATTEOTTI

BODY NOT YET FOUND. ITUPELLTS CONFESSION, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ROME., June 22. Signor Rossi, Chief of the Ministry's Press Bureau (whose, resignation was announced some days ago) has .surrendered to the police. Filipelli (editor of the, ‘ Oorriere d’ltaliano). examined by a magistrate., contended that bis instructions had been exceeded. He had ordered Mattcotti to be kidnapped, not murdered. The efforts af the police to find Matteotfi's tody have still proved futile.— Router.

EXCITEMENT ON CONTINENT.

SOCIALISTS AROUSED.

LONDON, June 23.

The Mattcotti crime is arousing the ire of Socialists all over Europe.. At Geneva there was a stormy public meeting of protest, which was attended ty 2,C00 persons, including delegates from the Labor (.on. feronce representing Britain. France, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. When allusion was made to the fascist regime cries of “ assassins w and '* bandits were provoked, and a tumult occurred, accompanied bv expressions of " To tho guillotine.” Finally the mooting carried a resolution demanding the freedom of the Italian workers.

Af. Baris disorderly scenes a Communist meeting of protest, which included many Italians. When the meeting bad concluded tho partte.ipa.nts encountered a procession organised by a local sovietv with hands playing, which they mistook for a eouiitcr-denionstration. A free fight ensued, and the police intervened.’ The fighting became fierce, and casualties were inflicted on both political parties before the police cleared the streets.—Renter.