ASSASSINATED

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 June 1924, Page 7

ASSASSINATED

■ —■ —« .,— FATE OF ITALIAN DEPUTY. THE COUNTRY AROUSED. FAR REACHING EFFECTS. BY CABL3— PBEsk ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDON, June 17. Lengthy despatches from Rome show that all Italy has been aroused by!the affair in which a deputy, Matteotti, was found dead, supposedly being murdered by Fascists. The affair is likely to have far reaching political developments. There is no longer any doubt that the deputy was assassinated. It is even alleged that the authorities are in possession of the body, which has already been subjected to an autopsy. Certainly a dust-covered motor ear, by which the kidnapping was effected, is in their possession, and how it came to be used has been traced to Amerigo Dumini, a Tuscan Fascist, recently employed on the staff of the Corriere dTtaliano, who secured the use of the car from a garage which supplied cars to the newspaper through the instrumentality of the editor, Signor- Filipelli, on the pretext that he was entertaining friends who were in Rome forthe congress on war volunteers. One. report stales that one car was found wrecked, and the other returned to the garage. The .sequel to the tracing of the car has been the arrests of three person® suspected of tables .part in the kidnapping, namely, Ihirniini, stated to be implicated in previous acts of violence, Mazzuoli, chief of the Fascist group at Florence, and Putato, a leading Milan Fascist A fourth man named Albino Yolpi a notorious character, who is believed’ to be the ringleader, hurried to Milan and to*k refuge in the Fascist headquarters. He fled when the police ar^v e d to enquire about him. The editor, Signor Filipelli, whose artest was previously reported, has now denied that he published a special edition, of the Corriere dTtaliano before his flight. He has admitted that he allowed Dumini to have the car but he protests that he did not dream of the purpose for which he wanted it. ltie latest development is the resign&tion of General Debona, director of the Jtome police, which was requested by Signor Mussolini; who it is therefore believed', signifies his dissatisfaction with the police handling of the case.

The Rome correspondent of the Morning Post states that no one believes that the guilt is limited to the persons arrested. Matteotti, when kidnapped after leaving his home for the Chamber, had in his possession documents relating to financial scandals, compromising prominent political personages, which he intended to make pubhc during the debate. aJfTn noPable resignations announced tl T°, se . of , Sl £ n o r Finzi (Minister for l ai ? d Sl £ nor Bossi (chief ot the Ministry s press bureau) The fe3.T°^ tate V th ? t Finzi h i- • d’ltaliano. »i„nor Mussolini has issued a statement denying that Signor Finzi’s resignation is connected with the afment fr* 9 F 1 ? 0 Published a stateDumim was a bureau As a. consequence of the natimml agitation, Signor Mussolini hsis anFW?? a tero P° I<ar y directory of the movement, composed of-eleven members, with the object of ensuring tßat the strength of Fascism shall he ofthe' vith tlw

FillintUr n ' l. BOAIE, June 17. Fillinefh’i ff* . arest * d at Genoa, riinpeiiis chauffeur, Golini who brought the car which wax used to fidnap Matteotti, surrendered to the

t • ROME, June 16 teorti C T neetl ° n ' With the death of Mattn tbk Communists are posting appeals to, the working classes and discussion- • . entire police force of. the/nation is being organised to 6n<r .ation deputy, dive or dead * nd * he