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| ! ¢ Onkario Reformer VOLUME 51--No. 92 EH ay, Thursday and shed at Oshawa, Ont. Boiardes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coples § Cents --Second Section WORLD EVENTS: THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. °* . "William Banks. It is not yet certain that Italy has escaped a period of civil war. Some- thing that might be called a revolu- tion, without any stretching of the truth, has taken place. It has been almost bloodless. That was more be- cause of the restraint of the leaders of the Fascisti and Communist ele- ments and the good sense of King Victor Emmanuel than anything else. Benito Mussolini, founder and leader of the Fascisti movement is at the moment supreme in Italy, the King having called upon him to form a cabinet when other statesmen declined the task following the re- signation of the Facta government, Thus the Fascisti comes into power after a brief existence in which, how- ever, it has shown a strength and aggressiveness that has cowed op- position elements, When an organ- ization that ean hold a conference with an attendance of from sixty to eighty thousand men, forty thousand of them organized, equipped and armed as a complete army corps on a war footing, there is need for others to walk warily. The Fascisti gathered at Naples, and after a day of discussion and planning set out for Rome. Simultaneously its ad- herents in many other sections of the country followed the example of the larger body and took full posses- sion of all municipal and govern- ment buildings and offices. The ad- vance on Rome was in the nature of a triumphal procession, A few whose spirit led them to oppose the Fascisti were shot. In other places the dominant hody contented them- selves with seizing and administer- ing large doses of castor oil to known Communist and Socialist lead- ers in order as they put it, to purge them of ideas that would be harm- ful to Italy." The King having sens- ibly declined to proclaim martial law, as advised by the government, soon found himself without a government, and called on Mussolini to form one. Most of the portfolios have been given to Fascisti leaders, naturally. But as an indication of the forces at the back of the movement, it is sig- nificant that General Diaz, who as- sumed command of the Italian army at the most critical phase of the world war,r and Admiral di Reval, also a prominent figure in that con- flict, are included in the new gov- ernment, To Fight "Reds" The Fascisti, now in power iin Italy, came into prominence after the war. Its avowed object was to fight Bolshevism. Its methods were drastic. Whenever it suspected the "Reds" of instigating strikes or dis- turbances of any kind, or of carrying on active propaganda, it gathered its forces at the scenes of activity and cleaned the '""Reds" out. If any of the latter were killed so much the worse for them: they were not mourned by the Fascisti. Not only did the new organization thus com- bat the forces of those whom it chose to regard as dangerous to the state, but it carried on the industries which it was sought to cripple by strikes. In other words it provided all the strike breakers necessary and gave them such full and vigorous protection, that others soon deemed it advisable to leave them alone. Re- forms in Parliament, including the abolition of the proportional repre- sentation system in the elections, was demanded by the Fascisti. They claimed that this system had been so carried out as to work hardships against them. They also stand for the retention of some of the terri- tory the peace and subsequent treat- ies proposes to give to Jugo-Slavia. And, very cleverly, they profess loy- alty to the monarchy on the ground that it is constitutional and that the King is truly democratie. All Eyes On ftaly The capitals of Europe are watch- ing events in Italy with a good deal of anxiety. What they fear most is that events are tending to intercine strife which may eliminate Italy for the time being as a factor in the steps requisite to her full share in the responsibilities of bringing about normal conditions in the distracted for the sections of Europe as well as in the Near East, It is certain that any attempt on the part of Italy to inter- fere with peace treaty arrangements will lead to more complications in an already desperate situation, Prominent Jesuit Dies Father Bernard Vaughan, one of the most prominent Jesuit priests of the world, passed away at the Jesuit College, Roehampton, London, where he received his early training in the priesthood. A member of one of the oldest of English families and a very wealthy one, Father Vaughan whose work in Manchester first attracted attention, began to gain international fame in 1901 when he went to Farm Street Chapel, London. Having in the meantime established a hall in the East End for work among the very poorest and most miserable in- habitants of the great city, he start- led his more fashionable congrega- tions elsewhere with his denuncia- tions of social wrongs, and his views on the responsibilities of those who had wealth and power, "The Sins of Society," a series of sermons deliver- ed ahout 1906 were listened to by increasingly large crowds and were cabled and telegraphed to many parts of the world. In the world war his denunciation of Germany brought upon him the wrath of Jesuits in that country, But he held to his position. He was in Canada during Eucharistic Congress in Montreal in 1910, being cathedral preacher for | that event, He toured parts of this country and the United States, as well as Japan and China. Singular honors were accorded him every- where. Father Vaughan, who was seventy-five years of age, was the author of a number of books. His] war on sin and folly never blunted his good humor and wide sympathy. Much Election Bitterness British election campaigning has not cleared the political atmosphere in the Old Land. More bitterness is | being shown than in a number of preceding general elections, and there is considerable confusion ow- ing to the disagreements in the Con- servative and Liberal camps. While the folowers of Bonar Law are pret- ry solidly aligned behind him, Labor moment, seems to be the most harmonious party. It has over 400 candidates in the field. About forty women candidates have so far been adopted as standard bearers by various parties. Turkey Losing Stability It is now averred that Russia is "quite angry with the Turk National- ists because the latter are not show- | ing the eagerness to have the Rus- sians at the approaching Near East | Conference that Moscow thinks they should. As a matter of fact the] Turks seem to be in a frame of | mind where they are likely to get | themselves into new troubles. They are protesting to the powers against | the inclusion of the Sublime Porte-- | the Sultan--to be represented at the conference. This means that the | Turk Nationalists regard the Sultan as a non-entity, and that they are determined to have no other author-| ity recognized in Turkish affairs but their own. They are still insisting | d, | are of opinion that in the masacres of the Christian populations at her mercy, the Turkey of to-day has re- moved the elements that would have given her real stability, financial strength and industrial standards re- quisite to hold a proper place among the nations, DeValera Again Active | Irish Republicans are showing signs of renewed activity and deVal- era's utterances are provocative, The patience of the people of the coun- try that needs peace as much as any of the war stricken lands of Europe, has been wonderful. It may be tres- passed upon to a limit where it will disappear altogether, New Zealand Elections New Zealand is another country that is in the throes of an election contest, The battle there will be more prolonged than in Britain, the provisional date for voting being December 9. This may be changed to an earlier or a later date. Re- form, Liberal and Labor candidates galore are in the field. There dqes not seem to be much difference as between the two former, while Labor has some more advanced ideas than either of them, Premier Massey, who is well known in Canada where he has made several visits, has is- sued a manifesto in which he urges the necessity for some arrangement with Britain and the other overseas Dominions, for proper naval protec-| tion on the Pacific. A vigorous pol-| icy of asisted immigration of British | subjects is advocated. No doubt the success of Australia in this respect | has attracted attention. That there | is some aprehension in even so ad-| vanced a country as New Zealand | as to the danger of going too rapidly | is shown in Massey's declaration | that a stand must he made against | anything in the nature of revolution- | ary Socialism, Postal Reciprocity Ottawa is to be the scene next| month of a postal conference be-| tween the United States and Canada. Postmaster General Work of the U.S. will attend in person and take part in the deliberations. Some im- portant matters to the people of both countries are to be discussed with the hope of arriving at a mutually satisfactory arrangement. Among them is the question of in- surance on parcels post and uniform post office money orders. Postmas- ter General Murphy will, of course, be the chief representative for Can- ada, In this matter Canada would be in an awkward position if she had to deal through the office of the British Ambassador instead of dir- ect. It is so obviously a question for domestic handling that one will hardly expect any criticism of the arrangement for the conference. Prosperity Returning Two signs of returning prosperity for Canada are noted in the last few days. One is the marked improve- ment in Canada's export trade, the other is the increased earnings of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The business of the people--so to speak--and that of the country's greatest privately, owned enterprise thus point the way that the Domin- ion is travelling. In spite of the fact that the country owns the Can- adian National Railway system which must be made to pay if Can- ada is not to acknowledge that pub- lic ownership of rallways is impossi- ble, most residents of this country are also proud of the C.P.R. In fact many regard its financial statements as the truest barometer of condi- tions within our boundaries, Its ramifications throughout the world make of it a cosmopolitan institution in many particulars, It is an adver- tisement for .the country at large that is well worth while, The hope of Canadians will he that their coun- try will expand at such a rate as to provide profitable business for both the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific, There will be many too who will feel that it is good for both the systems that they have a competitor right at home, It will tend to keep both up to a high standard, Comic Opera Aspect There is something of the opera bouffe type in the marriage of former Emperor William of Germany and Princess Hermine of Reuss. Nothing was left undone by William to impress upon a world which for the most part regarded the proceedings with something like a sneer, with .the import- ance of the man who was about to bestow his fallen fortunes on a wil- ling lady, The pretension to all the titles that were formerly his, was not the least of the actions that caused: wonderment. Copyrighted, British and Colonial Press Limited. Would Cancel Only Orders Placed With Independent Co's. "There is a misunderstanding as to the position of the R, C, Henry Co. relative to the coal situation," sald Mr, R. C. Henry to The Re- former to-day. I was quoted last week in The Reformer as_saying I would cancel a shipment of 5,000 tons. The situation is this. I have on order 5,000 tons of coal with the old line companies. The proportion of this 5,000 tons which I will se- cure by April 1 next, is 1,200 tons, because of the shortage. 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