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Show SOCIALISTS OF ! : IMYM SPLIT Congress Promises as Much Excitement as That of French Party LfeQHORN, Italy, Jan. 16. (By the I Associated Press). Socialist lenders from all Hal gathered today at the opi ninK session of "h.- congress of the Socialist party. Foreshadowing of a l.r. ak in the organisation were found in the situation before the congress opined and it sored probable th-i th-i gathering would be fully as Interesting Interest-ing as the congress of French Social-lists Social-lists held two weeks ago at Tours. Communism brought about a break 'in the French Socialist parly convention conven-tion at Tours ahd the same movement has slreadj mad. us appearance here. Sicilt Itoinba. . I, who 1-1 a member Of the Italian chamber of deputies, confesses that a schism exists, and thai h and his supporters gadVocate gaining control of 'he government by revolutionary means and organizing a q , i army Opposing him are Deputies Dep-uties Troves and ModiKllanl who, with i lUty T u rati, leader of the conscrva-Itlve conscrva-Itlve wing, control the center of tho party, there being no right wing Sessions of the congress are being held In the Ooldonl theater. At the nir.nice are larse portraits of flo a Luxemburg and Dr. Karl Liebknecht. the German radical leaders. Over the center of the stage Is an Immense picture pic-ture of Karl Marx, framed with a bor-dei bor-dei of red ribbons. |