Subiaco e dintorni: giochi politici di ieri e di oggi 
Subiaco Cemetery is shaded by cypress and elcioli; elcioli's dirty, and often, as they age, they threaten the tombs below. They can easily crash. The Subiaco City Council therefore decided some months ago to take away the offending trees, cypress trees and replace them with other advantageously. It was opened the auction, but it was found convenient by any contractor. The work, among other things, be at some risk: if a few large branch had fallen, breaking a tombstone? The damages would naturally have been executing the company agreed to cover. So the commissioner authority decided to intervene reduce by at least two of those blessed trees, their location and their age, were a safe risk. The work was entrusted to one of two capable people in the village to run it. The prefect immediately ordered a rigorous inspection.
Subiaco is the last elections, administered by a town center-left list. Previously the council was made up mostly of Democrats, Republicans and with the participation of social democrats. The coalition broke down due to serious differences of city politics, the timing was also favorable to an opening on the left, in consequence of the crisis of centrism. The PSI had kindled great hopes. After a particularly bitter election campaign, list the town managed to secure a sufficient margin of votes.
The new directors thought it best to calm everyone still too bright, they went by members of the junta resigned for a handshake peacemaking, made a visit of homage to the Bishop Abbott. They had, however, regret this step. Some of the citizens who voted for them went to complain they have been betrayed. It was rumor that the newly elected, not knowing where to begin their toil, they went to seek guidance and advice to older, experienced administrators. But this was only the beginning, because the system of the attacks, the accusations, the deaf pressure has never ceased since then.
The high valley of part of the province of Rome. It 'an economically depressed area, with an average income among the lowest in Italy. The valley does not ampia, incassata tra colline magre e sassose, si restringe improvvisamente subito dopo Subiaco in una ripida gola, di suggestiva bellezza: il fiume scorre in basso, limpidissimo, ricco di trote. Sulla costa nord della stretta si ergono su speroni e contrafforti i due antichi cenobi di S. Scolastica e di S. Benedetto. Poco distante sono i ruderi della villa estiva neroniana, là dove, a un dipresso, erano i tre laghetti, i “Simbruina stagna”, ai quali Subiaco deve il suo nome di paese sotto il lago, sub lacum. Il circostante territorio, da Tivoli a Arcinazzo, da Passerano a Carsoli, costituiva un tempo il patrimonio dell'Abbazia “nullius” sublacense; è una terra assai magra, collinosa, venuta in mano agli attuali owners for liberation. The settlers say they bought out the farm Abbey. So the earth is broken into parcels of a few cups each. Can be counted on the owners of more than five hectares, but the average is about one hectare. The small towns that overlook the valley from the ridges of the hills surrounding it are slowly depopulating; to Subiaco, where even in consequence of the post-war reconstruction there was a bit 'of money circulation, the population is steady or declining. The only industry of any significance is the paper mill, but the competition from manufacturers of Tivoli is very strong, especially as they are to take advantage of the special law of Tivoli, which is excluded from Subiaco.
For the campaign you do not see an agricultural machine: it is cultivated olive trees and vines, woven on low trees, grape gives lipstick and water. Pastoralism is in decline, also due to reforestation. The Province voted some time ago, the establishment of a Council of the Valley, a consortium of second degree that would coordinate the work of associations of communes. Except that the Christian Democrats, suddenly pulling out a new plan of organization of such groups, and make you join the majority of local mayors, also Democrats, delays the implementation of the project in the province. But the great hope of the population has yearned for in the inclusion of Subiaco in the case of the South. In fact, the high valley of a wedge is inserted deep into the territories to which extends the work of the Fund. The fact that Subiaco is the province of Rome does not seem crucial, other municipalities in the same situation were otherwise favorites.
The reason for this, and the population seems an unreasonable inconsistency is identified, rightly or wrongly, the opposition manifested at the time by which the Holy Valley Campilli to be industrialized. The fact is that the Christian Democrats, repeatedly urged to make known its stance on the issue, you always get by with excuses of various kinds. This has not prevented Andreotti on occasion to demonstrate his open support for this plan even if the bill was presented to Mr room. Viola, from the banks, namely, the opposition.
Now the speculation has taken the upper hand over all other considerations. Maybe Campilli have some more good reason to justify its resolute opposition (which however has never been made public, and indeed always masked, as stated above, under specious pretexts), but many have ended up doubting that we should boycott a common "red." Viola made his game and the electoral list town tries to embarrass the Christian Democrats. Now entered in the running too liberal almost absent in this area so far. A Subiaco have set up a new party headquarters, Arcinazzo have raised a controversy, accusing the mayor, Democrat of administrative irregularities and on this occasion, however, the prefect was not involved, there will be no investigation. He continued however, with commendable zeal, the work of pressure against the administration do not like to Subiaco. The matter of elcioli lasted months, with three subsequent inspections prefecture.
Another inspection was motivated by certain items that were running, changes made to the focatico of alleged political opponents of the junta, but also ended in a soap bubble. A final finally caught the pretext by contrast, found to be excessive, agreed for the performance of the work of a Roman architect, called to draw the plan of the town and the nearby district of Monte Livata, a plateau is intended, in the most ambitious projects, in competing for amenities and comfort to those already famous Arcinazzo. These inspections take sometimes end with the appearance of real investigation: can the party, people outside the administration are equally heard. Then there is the delay in the deliberations, some waiting for months, for example, it was not possible to provide to provide those involved in the sanitation of new equipment in time for the season tourist season. Pressure of another kind are made by private speculators who want to grab lots of off-plan ski mountain Livata. These speculators agitated at the prospect of benefits for the entire population of Subiaco, the municipality would be given a reasonable number of shares for the hotel in their intent to become a tourist destination in summer and winter. The undertaking would be ensured the participation of artists films. Entrepreneurs understand that may well expect a change in administration. This is floundering in financial difficulty. To remedy the deficit left by former junta, truly frightening deficits, is forced economies to the bone, or may use a calculator for Municipal and Provincial section of the Act excludes the common deficit. This article, on other occasions, put aside, but the exception does not seem possible to Subiaco. In addition, the pressures are intolerable, even if repeated, always with great effectiveness. In reality it is hoped to bring down the junta, as last time we managed to do some years ago in similar conditions.
The Sacred Valley does not allow interference.
THE WORLD, December 31, 1957
