The Archive · 1927

Letter from Paris

The Garibaldi Treachery: French People Incensed at the Widespread Plot PROM Ock OWN Connesrosvet Nov. 12. ons in the case of garibaldi have caused a feeling of uneasiness in France euch og might be experienced by x householder on learning that his Textaloor, neighbour as become! crazy and is wandering about wi gun. The treachery of 8 Garibaldi towards his friends sinks into inignifieance in comparison with the plotting in which agents of the Italian Government took a hand. When they find a highly-placed official, such as Commendatore Lapolla, coming in disguise not only to hand over large sums of money to'-Garitildi at Nice, but to conspire in Paris and make arrangements for fictitious attempts on Signor Mussolini's life, the Frenehi can only draw the conclusion that the Fascist réyime, which many of them were disposed to admire for what t hax accomplished, is subject to the -same weaknesses as other Governments and is just as liable depend on underground method: The French are not trying to make capital out of the incidents at Vintimiglia, where French railwaymen were assaulted at the frontier station and the French Consulate ying invaded by excited Fascisti, but they have to usk themselves what, the internal position of Italy really when the Government finds it necessary to erence special tribunals; to deal with political offences and to enact that any foreigner -who, in his own country, publishes anything the italian Government, Ve liable to a long term of monment, provided of course the police get hold of him. Such measures ave taken me. that Signor Mussolini, having sown the vind, is now that he will eventual able to control the advo tions of hiv own party.

In this event, Italy might become Rotterdam. cas. dangerous as Russia to the peace:

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