The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 20, 1954, Page 11

Premier Scelba Warns Italy's Communist Party Of Tougher Times Ahead ” By JAMES M. LONG ROME (#—Premier Mario Scel- ba promised tougher times here for his arch foes—Italy’s Commu- nist party. He pledged in effect to cut the millions of dollars in financial sup- port they get from Moscow. new government issued a bluntly worded detlaration of war | ‘Thursday night after a long secret Cabinet meeting. It said the Cab- inet had approved a program to “defend democratic institutions against the action of totalitarian political forces proved to be under the control of foreign countries.” DIXIE DUGAN The Cabinet was in full agree- that in all sectors of the national life, within the limits of the law, there must be adopted meas- |part of organizations which oper- ate against the democratic re- gime.” Sources close to Scelba said Fas- | cist movements—another main ele- | ment of his Parliamentary opposi- | tion—also would be a target of the jcrackdown and that the Cabinet wants to seize and convert to gov- ernment use all property of Mus- solini’s old Fascist party or or- I-AH-CAME OVERTO } OH,BOy! THAT'S Y WONDERFUL, LOUIE! SAY I'D-AH-TAKE THAT PROPOSITION [ THAT SHIRT'S STILL DIRTY! y I'D CERTAINLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT ! WE'VE SURFACED, FLASH! WE'RE JUST OFF BIMINI / BRING HER IN TO SHORE, ZARKOV! THE PHANTOM 7 LETTER -ALMOGT| FORGOT. THANK HERE tS ANOTHER OH YES ~ AND <=® HE LETTER.) AMBASSADOR -- You. MEAN TO SAY YOU'LL LET BARTUN GET AWAY WITH KIDNAPPING Your PRINCESS WE MUST ASCERTAIN THB EXACT SITUATION. WE CAN ASSUME HER, HIGHNESS IS IN NO DANG! ment, it said, “on the necessity | jures to eliminate abuses on the | YOUR PEOPLE WILL LOVE IT HERE! I HOPE THAT FLEET IS READY SOON! ganizations linked to it. The communique said the gov- ernment would act “in the fields of economies, finance, credit and entertainment, as well as within the constitutional precepts of loy- alty to the democratic regime on the part of the employees of the j state.” The latter phrase apparently her- | alded a purge of antidemocratic |persons from state employment. | Informants close to the govern- ment said Scelba plans to hit par- ticularly at trade organizations he believes are fronts for the com- | munist party. The Premier was reported to have told the Cabinet that these | organizations have pumped 30 bil- {lion lire (five million dollars) into | Italy’s Communist party for use in| | Political campaigns and propa- ganda. In return, he reportedly | said, the Red trade groups get priority in trade deals with the! | Soviet Union. i | The communique also hinted at a crackdown on cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union. The creatures popularly named “electric ells’’ are not real eels, but a fish related to carp. —by McEvoy and Striebel Y wet-an- R THAT'S ALL K OFF NOW! 7 JUST ABOUT, PATO SEE YOU / § LOT BETTER THAN)" me! IT WILL BE... I WILL BE BACK! ISHEET OF PAPER INSIDE. STRANGE+~ THIS MUST BE HANDLED ON A HIGH DIPLOMATIC LEVEL. ‘AN INCIDENT BREAKING OFF OF RELATIONS-- YOU GO THROUGH CHANNELS! I'M GOING TO GET NARDA! NICK HALIDAY YOU SURE HALIDAY'S TIED WELL ENOUGH, GANNY? Tepes Sa Sean wats es AM, LOOK, PENNINGTON... WHILE YOUVE BEEN LOUNGING AROUNI T'VE BEEN Busy/ DURN YORE HIDE! IF YE DON'T STOP POKIN' ALONG, “JERSEY BELLE” YE KNOW WHAR YE'LL END UP !t TARZANS BOW AND ARROWS WERE TAKEN AWAY AND HE WAS SECURELY IBOUND. “LOOKS LIKE YOU JOINED THE RIGHT FORCES--"HE SAID TO KUL LY /per! ITLL BLOW . ITSELF OUT BY YIKES.” YOU MEAN WE'RE STUCK IN THIS CREEPY PLACE ALL NIGI BUT, BOUNCIN’ BULLETS! MONEY AIN'T EVERYTHING! AND THERE AINT NO COOKS LIKE COOKIE, wh WHUT A BAWL Eee I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING VO RATHER MOW TH’ LAWN= Do LESS— ZI EVEN HATE TH’ THOUGHT DON'T BE RIDIC! THERE'S NOBODY WITHIN MILES, TS DAUGHTER! WHY-YES= MISS TERCUE= WR. JISGS ANO I WILL BE —by Keats Petree as WEERA SEES YOU-= THEN YOU AND [ME CAN PLAY GAMES. D-D-DON'T L'L-LOOK NOW... BUT THERE'S A FACE AT BESIDES, COOKIE IS MY OWN CHICK AN’ CHILE-- MY LEETLE