Innovations the Result of Close Fascisti Study Peking, Dec. 12.
The Italian Legation has issued the following communique for pub-
The laws that the National Fascist Government has presented to the Kralian Parliament, having been prov almost unanimously, are worthy of attentive consideration.
These laws contain several import-out dispositions. They realize entirely the political design planned Uy the Fascisti's Government, and while determining the work already accomplished during the last three} sears, ove it to the Na-Ton' great adv of these laws refers to the powers, functions and persons of the Prime Minister, establishing his connexion the Crown. The Premier ix mae directly and solely responsible te the Crown on the ral policy: followed by the Gov-vent.
Severe punishments, which may! extend to penal servitude for life, re to he inflicted upon those who make attempts against the life or personal integrity of the Prime' Minister: Penalties and minor} banishments will be inflicted on those who offend the Prime Minister by word or act, Another law refers to Italian subjects who, living in foreign countries, there against the interests of their own land. Their punishment in auch case will consist of the loss of their Italian rationality, which' will be enforced by a Royal' Decree fon the proposal of the Mitister of the Interior, In the most serious cases it is also provided by that la that the property of offenders may! be confiscated.
Other laws, inspi by a right comprehension of 1 needs, reform and complete existing measures: a joelism and those concerning the protection of motherhood. The reform of the organization wf the Bar consiorably proves this important see.on of the intellectual activity of the tion.
A law of capital importance is Labour Courts are to the Appeal Courts, The Labur Judges are charged with the deciding of sdicputer arising between works will give way laws determine and increase wers wf the Prefetti (Proving will be tocinieal and not political Tu 7,000 small boroughs of the Kingdom the Municipal Couneits have been superseded by the which will een. tralize all the adm ative funetions, as did the old municipal: authority of that name at the glorious epoch of the Italian. Comuni, All the laws above mentioned were carefully and for a long time studied by the National Fascist Government before it decided to put them forts They represent an innovation in the Italian legislation which undoubtedly will be followed with great inter by the statesmen of other country Jand perhaps will inspire similar laws—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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