The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-24
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THE CASH QUESTION.
For indeed the financial question just now preoc'
cupes absorbingy every MIND me question IL 70 re-
establish the oQullibriul be- ween the giving and tie
having; to succeed in paying one hundred when ono
gains nftya problem difficult 10 solve that unfil
now 1t las foiied the talents and devOured repu-
talion or half dozen Italian Minister'S or finance.
must confess that this people. which has been so
often the victim OF preudiced Judgments meets to-
day It's grave financial crisis with courage worthy
OF admiration, comprehending perfectly that poll
tica revolution at the present moment w0uld only
] increase lis deficit and prejudice us future.
The men OF the sword. the generals who numbered
! on tue battle field the voice of command, The IN
| trepid leaders OF the thousand in Sicily, the con-
| guerors OF Marsha aud Catalahrnia, Carlbadi and
Bixlo, confess at the same momentthe one by ro-
nance, the other by letter-that this Is no longer
the time OF political disturbances but OF peace, Of
mediation, OF assiduous and aborful reorganization.
Gasba,di II MS romance published first at London
ing indirectly TO the Indictments OF those who would
persuade him to put himself at the head Of political
agitators, writes these significant w0rds:-'I have
preferred TO do nothing rather than To do harrn.n
The example OF the old warrior might be followed,
conforming TO the needs and tendencies OF the times
transforms himself into writer, why does the
writer wish TO become generalS
GENERAL BIxIO
The letter or General Bxfo Is still more significant
when considered in reference the character OF the
Mays with Is ev WheSsy m ay
on the Mincto with Victor Emanuel az Deputy In the
Chamber or as Senator OF the Kingdom. few
stion and nonors and putting himself at the head OF
marine society, from which new office he issues .
stirring appeal to his cohntrymen.
A short sketch OF one destined 10 influence as
strongly the peaceful as he already has the warlike
destinies OF Italy WILL am sure, interest your read
ers. Nlno Bixio Is man OF the old SCHOOL, q
straight, rugged figure, hewn, as II were, out OF
mastwood. citizen OF Colombo he loves the sea,
its azure Gains and It's fierce tempests. His falcon
eye perces with transport its distant horizons He
dons with tl.wil the black gown % the deputy or
the embroidered Uniform oil the general; born In that
nf Mediterranean boV
been transformed by the industrious hands Of the
Lgurans into enchanting gardens, his square-buit
shoulders, broad a those oil the Pharnacean Hercn
les, do not feel at ease except under the loose blue
blouse OF the Genoese mariner He walks better
the rolling deck OF vessel than the Hall OF the Five
Hundred chamber OF Deputies) his voice. accus-
toned TO dominate the whistlng or the wind or the
roar OF battle sounds too rough and violent in the
rhetorical discussions OF legislative assembly; he
knows better how TO command crew than to put
the question in the midst OF cavling lawyers and in
triguing fnanciers, whom he frghtens by his i'm
petu0us gestures and energetic apostrOphes BixfO
while his country struggles with financial strin-
gency, seeing her commerce decayed and her indus
tries paraiyzed has set himselfto study their
Seeking remedy to the commercial sw0on which
Expresses her. the intrepid Genoese mariner turns his
activity, upon the courage with which we afYront the
pertls OF long and arduous expeditions In order to
open fresh outlets TO our products and to carry the
splendid star OF one destiny into UNEMPLOYED seas
where only the prov OF the savage rips up the waters
1t Is for these reasons that the name OF America is
often repeated In the eloquent address of BfxiO
He shows by statistcs that the Italian Commerce il
extremely limited both with North and South
America and nothing al all with the British Indies
Maacca, Ceylon, Singapore Australia the Dutch
and Spanish indies, the Philippine Islands, the four
teen ports OF China and Japan.
COMMERCE THE GRAND CURE.
Italy, rich In wlne SALT OIL fruits, marble, sulphur
cheese Silks corals &C. exports less than a fourth
of her products He compares these figures with
those OF American and English expectations, and
with the still more significant ones OF home mporta-
ton OF foreign. products, and from cornparis0n
draws conclusions that every Italian should pOnder
General demonstrates that italy ia N N
lent commercial position, Messlna being only 47O
hours from Bombay 694 from Calcutta 1923 from
Singapore and l,6l7 from Shanghae WHY do the
Italians not open the way to this vast Asatc tradeP
The answer Is easy-becailse they waste their yiuor
in sterile contests of political ambition because
they lose their time in demolshinu one minister n nd