Show Red Foes Grab Smashing Italy Victory Vi dory Leader Says R Regime Will Exclude Communist Factions I ROME April 20 fa Returns Return Returns from Italy's crucial elections indicated indicated indi indi- Tuesday a smashing antiCommunist antiCommunist antiCommunist anti- anti Communist victory and Vice Premier Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Giuseppe announced the Communists will not be admitted admitted admitted ad ad- into Italy's new gov government govern govern- rn- rn ment head of the antiCommunist antiCommunist Com anti Socialists told newsmen The Italian election means a rebirth of democracy in Europe The victory of democratic forces is s a great setback to Russia and Communist plans for expansion They Knew Different NEW V YORK TORE April 20 U aThe a- a The Dally Daily Worker official Communist party organ in the United States claimed in headlines Tuesday Popular Front Leads In Italy italy italy-Gov- Gov Government U U. S. S Press Distort Results Italy is now now a part of western Europe and not of the Balkans The returns returns' from three-fourths three of Italy's senatorial districts showed the Communist anti paries par par- tics ies two to one ahead of the thc Comm Com Corn m led Popular Front Almost Half Premier Alcide de Gasperis Gasperi's backed American Christian Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party par y had ha almost half the total otal votes in the election test between be be- tween the east and the west and may yet get an absolute majority The returns indicated that the Christian Democrats with the aid of other Communist anti parties including eluding n S a r rag a g a t II a Socialists would have undisputed control of both the senate and th the chamber of deputies Keeping the Communists out of the Italian republics republic's new government govern govern- intuit ment t would represent a further victory for tor the west The porn Com Communists Vho whom whom- d do out out- of f the present government in May 1947 were wert making a supreme su an- preme reme bid for power in the elec- elec tion Ion whose party is running third said the election does docs not mean ni an the final defeat of Communism Communism in Italy As In France This is more difficult because the Communists cannot annot be fo fought by ay police measures bu but only through S a social o 0 c I La a I 1 measures he added The Communist party will remain strong here as it is today In France The Communist party in Italy Italy Italy- the largest in the world outside was Russia Russia was suffering what looked like Ilke its greatest def defeat at in a free electron election said the defeat means the end of Pietro Mennia Meimi's proCommunist proCommunist pro Com So Socialists allied allied with the Communists Communists' in the the Popular Front split with over the issue of fusion with the Flight FUgitt Reported Report d In Genoa in the called so-called red fired north where the Christian Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- were leading the Communists Communists Communists there was an unconfirmed report that 50 Communist partisans partisans partisans parti parti- sans under the command of a war wartime war wartime time underground leader had taken to the hills Ministry of Interior returns from of the electoral sections see see- in the senate vote gave combined combined com corn Communist anti-Communist parties 12 to for the Popular Popular Pop lar Front The Christian Democrats had of these votes or to for tor the Fr Front nt The antiCommunist antiCommunist antiCommunist anti- anti Communist Socialists had 1348 1318 or 7 1 the National Bloc or 66 the Republicans cans or 26 The remaining remaining remaining re re- re- re percentage is accounted for in the vote for tor the tiny parties Latest official returns on the chamber of deputies showed a trend similar to to the senate vote In precincts the ministry figures gave the tho Christian Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- the Front the Communist anti-Communist Socialists Socialists Socialists Social Social- Republicans National Bloc Italian Social Social Social So So- cial Movement Movement t and Monarchists Mon Mon- Premier de Casper said the tho re returns returns returns re- re turns were beyond his fondest dreams De Dc Gasperi said his party's victory victory victory vic vic- vic vic- tory showed Italy's firm Intention not to be The Tho Communists had little to say Pietro Ingrao director o 0 othe or orthe the Communist newspaper LUnita LUni ta said in a formal statement that the Front without doubt will represent a decisive element clement in the future parliament nt and in the coun coun- try |