Show IN I IP P BA DATTLE Italian Premier Defends Administration tion in the 1 Face of Attacks From Fromi i SO Socialists an and l. l Others s I OME Nov ISn debate debate de dc- de- de ROME ROUE R bate dining diu which Premier defended his Ins political record rec- rec ord oid and aDd th the policies of his go government gov- gov ve v- v e emment preceded the vote of confidence given gen the cabinet in the chamber of deputies yesterday A Socialist So So- motion censuring the governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's policy was defeated to 83 Socialist deputies violently accused the premier of being a reactionary and anda a supporter of the nationalist followers follow follow- ers of Captain Gabriele d' d dAnnunzio Annunzio In II their opposition to the Socialists The premier answered that his entire past was WIlS a protest protect against such an accusation tion WORKS FOR LABORIn LABOR 5 In 1915 he continued I refused refuse to dissolve the Sicilian unions which were the first serious Socialist manifestations manifestations mani mani- in Italy and in 1901 when I proclaimed the liberty to strike strike- all conservatives considered me a revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary much more dangerous than you Socialists Believing in the political I economic and social ascendancy of the proletariat I granted universal suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage even before the Socialists asked for It It You yourselves do not believe I am ama a reactionary He Ho enumerated his fiscal measures none of 1 which he asserted placed a burden upon workers but were di directed directed di- di at the very wealthy people of Italy The profiteers a a. Socialist deputy interrupted ed already have sent money abroad True replied the premier but they dl did so before my advent to power power N NO CENSORSHIP IP SIgnor Signor Signer G contended he had suppressed every form of censorship and in no ro country in the world was the press mere a at t liberty than in Italy He asked if any government could have adopted a more impartial attitude attitude atti atti- tude toward the Italian metal workers I atti-I Relations between cn employees and men he declared is the most Important Important important im Im- Im- Im before us If we do donot donot not aol not succeed in conciliating their interests interests interests inter inter- ests the country will witness economic phenomena of the gravest character |