Giacomo Matteotti - The fascisti exposed

November 24 (Florence). The Fascists start a policy of intimidating newsvendors in order to induce them to give up the sale of publications which are "subversive" or considered as such. They propose that the newsvendors shall exhibit a placard to this effect. December 20 (1'.taples). Fascists invade and sack the premises of the journal Le Battaglie del M ezzogiorrio ("Noonday Battles"). The editor protests against 4,000 lire being taken; the Fascists deny the theft an<l complete the sack of the building. At midnight the Fascists invade and sack the premises of Il Giorno ("Day"), lviatilde Serao's daily. Locate Triulzi (AJilan). Fascists from Legnano appear at the Post Office, and seize 450 copies of the Socialist paper La Dif esa (''Defence''). December 8 (Ravenna). Fascists invade and destroy the printing-room of the paper La Romagna Socialista (" Socialist Romagna"), and beat the printer . for expressing disapproval. Melfi (Potenza). Fascists prevent the issue of the Socialist paper Il Lavoratore ("The Worker"). December 10 (N ova1'a). Fascists wreck the printingroom of the Paro la S ocialista (" Socialist Word"), and carry off the printing plant. December 30 (Florence). A newsvendor named Narciso Clari ordered, because he did not "cry" the Po polo d 'Italia, to drink a glass full of castor oil. When he curtly ref uses he is cudgelled. March 13, 1923 (Molinella). The journalists, Mr. and Mrs. Waterfield, of the Titnes, surrounded in a house, taken to the Fascist headquarters, and not released for some time. March 22 (Florence). A Socialist tram,vayman named 'forquato Gineprai, who was collecting funds for his party's paper, cudgelled by the Fascists. Two Biblioteca Gino Bianco

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