Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-12-02 | Page 2 | Italy Prevents General Strike

r Italy re r enl General Strike ROME Dec 2 UP The UP-The The Italian government staved off a a. nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide strike of ot city empl yeS Tues Tuesday da day by agreeing to f furnish inu governments enough money to o pay promised wage increases t creases It also announced settlement of ofa ofa a political dispute in Milan where leftists almost seized power Fri Fri- da day in m vehement v and forcible protests pro protests pro pro- tests tests agal against 1st replacement of the prefect governor of MU Milan m province province ince Ettore a leftist Taken together the two actions eased considerably the heavy pressure pressure pres pres- sure under which Premier Alcide de do v mm been operating for the past month Reports continued to to circulate however r that led Communist labor organizations Intend to calla general general general gen gen- eral strike in Italy soon to coincIde coincide co eo- co- co with one In France The Ther r reports ports have been denied by the leftists The strike of city had been scheduled ed to start Tuesday but the City Employee National federation announcing the gov goy decision dee on funds directed direct direct- I cd ed its Ita members to continue continuo work until further notice Interior Minister Mario Marlo announced settlement of ot the Milan dIspute H Ho said with whom he leng length t Monday Monday Mon Mon- day diy had agreed t to give give up his post on Thursday to Dr Drs Celona now prefect of Padua who would govern the the- province until Dr Vincenzo Vin Vin- cenzo Ciotola the prefect of at Turin finished a short vac vacation Uon Dr Ciotola was was th the m man n originally chosen to replace