Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-01
POLITICS IN ITALY.
Gar56aldiafS and Carbonafi-Afmy and
Navy-Railroads and Schools

oar'6aldiafs and Carbonafi-Army and
Navy-Railroads and Schools.
Rome Cor. san Francisco ChronicieJ
The political education o; the Italian peo.
pie proceeds slowly but surely. Ths old
Garibaldisn fire has died out, or smolders
harmless,y. There are more or less Carl
baliians always connected with the admip-
tration, but they have come to the coz
ciusion thst Italy is not yet prepared for q
more liberal government than il y: pressnt
POSSESSES. This opinion prevails every
where anong intelligent Italians, and it Is
by no means uncommon, when one OF them
is asked whether he would like to see Italy
arepublic, for him to reply: Il am q Re-
public an when the time comes but do not
believe our people sufficiently educated yet,
or possessed OF sufficient political enlighten-
ment Tor that form of government For the
present We are hotter IS We ara This
feeling extends into the lower classes Of So
ciety.
The secret societies, such as the Carbo-
mari, have almost ceased to exist as organi-
cations. Newspapers o, certain kinds are
common in all Italian cities and people Of
tie lower classes are now oftsn seen reading
them in the street cars or i'll the public
places, and it is always with the air OF per
son willing TO give candid hearing to all
sides OF a question, and to render a Gispa'-
sionats decision The brawl OF American or
OF English pollticsis unknown In fact, a
population quieter, or so reasonable or law
abiding. can not be found in any other
European country, and it is a very hopeful
fact, when we take into consideration what
has We, TO be done in the way Of unifyiny
the people, in educating AMI elevating them.
and developing evenly and safely the great
resources OF the country.
No ons in Italy wants war, though tho
theory OF her statesmen Is to be prepared
for il. This is done rather by strengthening
the navy than the army. The conscript sys-
tenn Is in force, AMI the army is capable Of
indefinite expansion, though the standing
portion of it does net at this moment COM
prise more than y, 900 men. To the navy
constant additions arc being made. and an
ironclad, not 50 large. though nearly As for
miia5le as those OF tie Daniolo class. has
just been built aRisii at Naples awaiting
her armament. TIE question OF railroads is
out OF politics. Much 81 the national in
debtedness hai accrued from the assistance
given various railroad c1mpaais. FROM
desire to develop tn. country. The country
was afterwari obliged - take tae roads and
endeavor to run them They have now once
more been divided into two great systems,
and nearly all o: than placed in charge OF
two companies. who are he'll! responsible for
the service. As far n, tie casual Traveller is
able to observe, they are well equipped AMI
carefully managed.
In the matter of public education Italy is
not making the progress that could
lie desired The number OF schools is
constantly increasing, but IT i, hari
to dissipate the dense mists Of ig-
norancs in cities like Maple ani districts
like Calabria- IL Calatris tkcrs are still
considerable regions un upplisd with schools,
while in Maple, though there ars day
schools enough, the people are So poor and
the children, even TO tbs youngest, 81 con-
stantly occupied The trouble is s. form;d-
able that even the law making education
obligatory is in great measure rendered
Iugatory. There are ni,ht-sch lois but
they are not rs comprehensive in their scop,
as might be desired, AL SO fail to benefit
the poorest classes. Ths question Of lu-s-
ton is not, however, disturbing one.