DRASTIC CHANGES

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1925, Page 7

DRASTIC CHANGES

ITALY’S CONSTITUTION Secret Resort Disclosed CORPORATIVE PLAN OP STATE. (Received June 17 at a. 5 p.m.) LOX DON, June 16. Daily Telegraph’s Rome correspondent states the report of the Commission c»n Constitutional Reform which Mussolini appointed six months ago. proposes startling changes in the com position of Parliament. It is proposed that the State be organised on a general corporative pla»n, all citizens belonging compulsorily to one ot three State corporations —Agriculture, In dustry .-.nd Commerce or Learned Pro fessions. These national corporation, will be divided into subordinate provincial local corporations, the provincial directors electing national delegates. The corporations will be regulated for the benefit of members on all economic questions and all matters of assistance in insurance, and will have large powers for improving methods of production. Only half the Chamber will be directly elected by constituencies, the other half will consist of delegates from national corporations, which syndicates from inside various corporations will elect. The directors must prove active on nationalist principles. Socialist syndicates will not he granted charters. The * Executive authority of i State will be considerably strengthened. Tt is not yet decided how the new con stituthn will be voted or established