PART II. ACTS OF THE FASCIST GOVERNMENT. 1.-THE ABUSE OF DECREE LAWS. The evil and danger of legislation by decree were summed up as follows by Signor Tittoni, as President of the Senate, in the sitting of April 3, 1922, when the Senate was opposing the abuse of this expedient at the hands of the Government of the day : "Save for quite exceptional cases, the decree law is the fruit of lack of foresight and preparation, and of the impulsiveness and precipitateness which are among the greatest of dangers. . . . ''The decree law is the tortuous method to which those classes have recourse, and those temporary or permanent associations of particular interests, which aspire to winning advantages at the expense of other classes of the community, advantages which they would fail to obtain by the straightforward method of legality. . . . ''The decree law serves Governments as a means of extricating themselves from their embarrassments at difficult moments . . . but tfie budget of the State pays dearly for the momentary tranquillity so secured.'' On May 31 the Senate passed the following resolution, which was accepted by the Government : · "The Senate, convinced of the necessity of placing restraints on the use of decree laws. . . . '' The following figures show the numher of Decree Laws Promulgated. Annual average, 1901 to 1911 (period of free institutions and of Socialist influence) 4 Biblioteca Gino Bianco
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