The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-01
A MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

The telegraph announced the other day
crisis in Italy. The existing Ministry Of that
country was defeated in Parliament and COM
PEELED to resign; and, on last Wednesday, q
new Cabinet took it's place The political
troubles and differences Of Italy can affect this
country but little. and few persons would care
to hear anything more of this affair did not
the fall of the old Ministry carry with it q
very pointed moral.
AS usual, o newspaper was at the bottom of
the trouble. The cause assigned for the defeat
of tho Ministry Is tlnwarranted abuse i'm Office
and this is how it occurred: The Minister of
the Interior Is q censor of private telegraphic
messages, all Of which are submitted to him
before delivery.
The newspapers Of Italy are not noted for
their enterprise in fact they generally clip
their accounts OF debates in the Italian par
lament from the London papers. The GUS
tom has been for the Minister of the Interior
to Gull the most important news items from
the private kilograms he inspects and furnish
them to his favorite papers, those that sup
port him. On the 4th Of December a Russian
family wintering in Rome received telegram
signed Alexander, saying vladimir has been
wounded in the knee at Orchanie. We are
going with Alexis to see him." Now as Vlad-
imir and Alexis, the two grand ducal sons of
the Gar Alexander, were supposed to be at
Orchanie, tho mind of the Minister with par
donable impetuosty, devolved the fact that
the Grand Duke Vladimir had been wounded
and accordingly he so informed three of his
favorites two Roman papers and another
journal in Florence.
Next morning these papers read as follows .
The Halia says: "News has arrived from
the Quarter General that the Grand Duke
Vladimir, second son of the Gar, was wounded
day before yesterday Sunday, near Orchanie,
by ball in the knee. The wound is extremely
serious The Emperor is expected, who is
coming to visit the wounded man."
The Bersagliere had special from Buchar-
est as follows:
'sThe Grand Duke Vladimir was wounded
on Sunday in the knee, near Orchanie, by a
ball. The wound is most serious. The En-
peror Is expected"
The Nasione had a special telegraph from
headquarters of correspondent who had
seen the wounded Grand Duke. From some
cause or other he placed the wound In the
thigh, and declared there comes In the fer
tile reportorial mind that amputation Of
the leg Was absolutely necessary. Vladimir
would be encouraged during the painful op-
Grafton, he proceeded, by the presence Of his
father, the Car. and his brother Alexis.
The next day it was ascertained that the
Vladimir wounded was not the Grand Duke
and that the Grand Ducal Vladimir had been
far from the seat of battle, at Orchanie. The
Russian Minister in Rome was furious;
the swindled newspapers were equally flu
rious, and in revenge told the story all
over town. The matter got into Parliament
and the guilty Minister was called up for an
explanation. He stammered, evaded and
lied, but the fact was proved on him and a re-
organization OF the ministry demanded. His
brother ministers tried to sustain him, but
the whole crowd was ousted and new cabi-
net organized.
The moral can easily be applied. Papers
even in the United States often get kilograms
like these Italian journals: indeed, 1t was
only the other day that city contemporary
had full account of hanging in Morehouse
that never came over the wires. The publica-
ton of documents supposed private has more
than once been charged against the govern
ment without however, the Cabinet being
olIsted therefor.