ALBERTINI, LUIGI (1871- ), Italian journalist and politician, was born at Ancona Oct. 19, 1871, and after gradu ating in law took to journalism. In 1896 he joined the staff of the Milan newspaper, 11 Corriere della Sera, and in 1 g09 became editor and chief proprietor. Under his guidance Il Corriere became the foremost journal in Italy. In 1914 Albertini was nominated senator and showed himself a convinced intervention ist. After the War 11 Corriere was steadily anti-Socialist. Albertini at first sympathized with Fascism, but when the move ment began to aspire to seize power by violence he opposed it. When the Black Shirt squadre occupied Milan they forced 11 Corriere to suspend publication, but Mussolini afterwards revoked the suspension. In parliament Albertini made several important speeches against the government and, after the Matte otti affair, against Mussolini in particular. His paper was fre quently confiscated under a decree restricting the liberty of the press. Albertini's opposition to Fascism led, in the year 1925, to a final and compulsory severance of all his connection with Il Corriere.