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Show SOCIALISTS ASSAIL U. S. ANDBVGLANO HOME. Wednesday, Dec 10 Russia Rus-sia was to the fore again in the cham ber of deputies when the Socialists branded England and the Tnite-t States ns most plutocratic of all States, I'epnty Picottt. Socialist, declared 'hat an Anclo-American combination existed to make Odessa, Danzig and Fiume centers from which to reach out and strangle continental Europe The Socialist deputy. Professor GhlSiadei, declared 'he war had awakened awak-ened the strength ol the Socialists of all countries. The Catholics were against the war because of the question of temporal power and because the feared the detest de-test of the central empires, he said. All the Socialists applauded whlTe the Catholics Shouted their disapproval. Addressing ihe Catholics. Deputy C.razindei declared "your priests and : your propagandists were defeatists.' "All the Catholics arose protesting. Catheliea Denounced. Grariadei continued: "In fact you were not at the front." i leputy ( ayassoni, Catholic, continu d I was then Graziadei then took up the Russian situation "The entente now turns against Russia and starves Russian women and children as It has already Starved those of Germany." he assert-j ed. "We must proclaim our solidarity with soviet Russia. The entire Social-1st Social-1st group rose and cheered whl'e the Catholics protested. " When the Catholics shouted "vou go to Russia " Graziadei retorted: "We have not been to Russia, be-rause be-rause your government refuses uS passports." He declared the events in Russia! must be considered as an experiment, I the result of which the Socialists may follow or adapt to Italy. He said the bourgeoi io feared the soviet govern ment would succeed and be adopted everywhere He asserted that stories of cruelties in Russia were largely untrue and 'hat what cruelties had actually happened hap-pened were '!,.. i ,;;, ot ,no f znr'-s ov. ernment, which had sowed class hat-1 red. |