FASCISM ON TRIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 24 June 1924, Page 7

FASCISM ON TRIAL.

Murder of Italian Deputy. INSTRUCTIONS WERE EXCEEDED. By C3hie—Press Association —Copyright. Received 7.30 p.m., June 23. ROME, June 21. Signor Rossi (Chief of the Press Bureau of the Ministry of Interior), who recently resigned, has surrendered to the police. Fillipelli, examined by the Magistrate, contended that instructions were exceeded. He ordered Matteotti to be kidnapped, not murdered. The police efforts to find Matteotti’s body are still futile. (The “Morning Post” correspondent in Rome states that no one believes that the guilt is limited to tlio 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 public during the debate.)

RISING TIDE OF INDIGNATION PROTESTS IN EUROPEAN CAPITALS.

Reuter’s Telegrams. Received 7.50 p.m., June 23. LONDON, June 23. The Matteotti crime is arousing the ire of the Socialists all over Europe. At Geneva there was a stormy public protest, meeting of two thousand, including Labour Conference delegates representing Britain, France, Holland, Germany, Belguim. . Allusion to the Fascist regime in the speeches, provoked cries of “Assassins,” “Bandits.” The tumult was accompanied: by expressions “To the guillotine.” > Finally the meeting carried a resolution demanding freedom for Italian workers. At Paris, disorderly scenes followed the Communist protest meeting, including many Italians. When the, meeting concluded, the participants* encountered a procession of the local society with bands playing, which they mistook for a counter-demom-stration. A free fight ensued, but the police intervened. The fighting became fierce, and casualties were inflicted on both political parties before the police cleared the streets.