Kammala wannan jumlar: Kudancin Italiya ya kasance cikin mummunan yanayi kafin da kuma lokacin Giolitti a matsayin Firayim Minista. Kashi huɗu cikin biyar na kudancin Italiya ba su da ilimi kuma mummunan halin da ake ciki ya kasance daga matsalolin manyan lambobin masu gidaje da ba su da gidaje zuwa tawaye har ma da yunwa. Cin hanci da rashawa babbar matsala ce da Giolitti da kansa ya yarda cewa akwai wurare "inda ba a bin doka sam". Bala'o'i kamar girgizar ƙasa da rushewar ƙasa sun kasance sanannen tushen lalacewa a kudancin Italiya, sau da yawa suna kashe ɗaruruwan mutane a kowace bala'i, kuma talaucin kudancin Italiya ya sa aikin gyara ya zama da wuya a yi. Giolitti karamin amsa ga manyan
Girgizar kasa a Messina a 1908 an zargi shi da yawan mutuwar da aka ƙidaya mutane 50,000. Girgizar kasa ta Messina ta fusata mutanen kudancin Italiya waɗanda suka yi iƙirarin cewa Giolitti ya fi son masu arziki a arewa fiye da su. Wani binciken da aka fitar a shekarar 1910 ya bincika harajin haraji a arewacin, tsakiyar da kudancin Italiya ya nuna cewa arewacin Italiya tare da kashi 48% na dukiyar al'umma sun biya kashi 40% na harajin al'umma, yayin da kudancin da kashi 27% na dukiyar al'umma ya biya kashi 32% na harajin al'umma.