XX.—THE INTERNATIONAL, THE NIHILISTS, THE BLACK HAND, &C. 111

Differences in Masonry between the “Conservative Republicans”

and the “Logical” Party—Consequences to the masses from the

victories of the Freemasons—State of the people in Italy after

a quarter of a century of Masonic rule—Misery of the Peasants

reduced to semi-starvation and to slavery by taxes and the

anti-religious laws—Denial to the mass of Italians of the

Franchise—Exorbitant taxes on the poor—Happy condition of the

peasantry under the Popes—Masons in power bound to advance the

Atheistic Programme against their will—The Secret Directory and

their Anarchist War Party—The International and its division

into National and International Brothers—The Black Hand—The

Nihilists—The Anarchists with ourselves—Duty of our Government

in the face of Dynamitards, &c.

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