ITALIAN POLITICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16941, 16 January 1923, Page 5

ITALIAN POLITICS.

A PROPOSED REFORM. By T@legrra.ph—Press Association—Ocpyrig-ht Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ROME, January 14. Signor Mussolini. writing in his magazane. “ G'Crarchia.” declares: “ The chief defect in the Government of Italy has been the frequent and unnecessary changes of the Ministry. No statesman ever had time to finish what he began.” It is believed that these opinions foreshadow a change in the Parlia-

mentary system. Signor Mussolini said to* be preparing a Bill, unde which future ministries will remain 1 power for four years, only the Kin being empowered to demand the resignation. PREMIER CRITICISED. LONDON, January 15. The " Daily Chronicle's ’’ Rome co respondent scathingly criticises the d i ast-atinglv flood-like speed with whic Signor Mussolini is inaugurating h reforms. He says: “Signor Mussolii and his disciples are doing much goo< but a lot of it in a wrong way. T 1 general atmosphere, therefore, is u healthy. For instance, sixty thousar railwavmen were dismissed, only Fa cisti being retained by the Gover ment. The only fate for those d ism is ed is emigration. Signor Mussolini reducing Parliament, to the status of helpless Reichstag under a Kaiser, is;a mere debating society.”