3 APRIL 1926, Page 3

The trial of the murderers of Signor Matteotti two years

after the crime has offered a scathing comment on Fascismo. Making all allowances for the familiar differ- ences between our trials and those in Latin countries, We are appalled by this travesty of justice and by its reception in Italy. It was a political trial, politically conducted, and the result is that some responsible parties go free and that others, having abducted and slain a feared political Opponent, can receive sentences pour rire on being • condemned for " unintentional homicide." Thus the rule of force triumphs and threatens yet more darkly the future ; and who shall direct it * * * *