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FRANCISCO CRispI.


politics, win ucOnltc hhu 'puIf'-
hcnslvc foreign policy which involved
the interest. Of all Europe, and guided
/, ~ boldly through the turbulent
stream Of diplomacy m 10 raise Italy
10 a prominence where her position
constituted an important, ifnot para
mount, element In the balance OF
European powcn. His present rcslg-
nation recalls more viyidly To mind
tho presence and career of man who
has gained the reputation Of a greet
statesman IN the arena Of European
politics, where the measures of COM
parison are represented by such giants
IA Bismarck, Kslnoky de Giersh and
Gladstone.
slgnor Francesca Crispl was born NJ
Salcrno, Of respectable family.
Ho studied for tho bar, but cvinced an
early inclination for political life AMI
an ambition 10 participate actively IN
the politics Of his nation. He took n
Keen interest In the troubles which
ngitatcd and divided tho early period
OF United Italy, and during the tri-
umphs aud calm which followed Tia.
struggles Of Nittorlo Emanuele, Crispi
war arduously preparing himself for n
career which brought him 70 much dis.
tlnction and which elevated him TO
tho highest petition IN his own cum.
Try. Though he held Office under
Emannclc, pslng minister of interior
during the year Of lH7T-7s, II was not
TIL after Unberlo's succession 10 tho
throne that Crispi became 40 import.
ant and Influential, II not irresistibly
powerful, Ia the Held OF Italian poll
tlcs.g
with the accession OF umbort0 10 the
Italian throne, the political atmOs.
phcro Of the country began 10 he
cleared. Tho king had in prospect n
period ofa4iiuous application, OF caro-
hil and cnutiouo management of newly
combined forces. IL was necessary 10
build up tho empire, 10 add cement 10
looHs foundation which had been
kept together and covered only by the
glamour Of recent conquest. The
hangorn-on at court, Tor whom he
nlwar. displayed an unnitigairi con.
ten,pt, vspe soon Lism.-sed and driven
DC, AID the king on,.r.. on his wiso
policy OF being cafefl Of the senti.
ment af the people ie was fcignlng
over, witS whose ,Jncensiis alone he
knew no couid make the structure
cverlas,ingly firm.
Crisli, from indulglng In extfava-
gait diatrlbca, soon began 10 c-ponse o
definite plan Of domestic and foreign
policy. His TRADES about Italia irre.
dcaiid (irredeomcd ltRly), his rcpubli-
can sentiment, his youthful snliirH Of
patriotic cnthu,insn, Tint recognized
no bounds 10 national empire and no
limits to individual freedom, soon
shaped themselves Into clear exposi'
ton ~ democratic principles, into M
explicit Representation Of the reforms
necessary nj home and policy rcqni'
site abroad, His oratory excited hll
susceptible counlfymen. Opposition
only made his determination moro
strenuous, more persistent. He dis
played most usliring ability for Rgl
Iating the public mind, for stirring
public sentiment, and ON his entrance
NJ n member he soon made his inilu
ence 10 b, powerfully felt In the Cam
era dc D.putaii, where he soon bccam,
the leader Of the Extreme Len, IN, In
April, 1857, he was reelected minister
ofthe interior, and In July Of the -amr
year was appointed president Of ths
Council Of Ministers.
II IL notorious that Umhhrto's com.
plexion Of politics changes and varie,
Ia spite Of the iinpetuous franknes'
which chAraoterises the kings crit
cisms and remarks, In spite OF the fact
that his majesty'a inclinatlons are more
concurrent with tho sentiments Of III,
Radical party, each successive prime
minister II received by him M n long
lost and sought for brother. But the
relations which suhsiHted between
Crlspi and his king we're moro grnu.
inely harmonious than tho mere ap
peafanc,s which policy domande1
crispps influence was more eiiectlv,
and more powerful with the person ri
the king, because his majesty himself
was NOR. In sccori with the dignified
policy which his minister instituted
both nj home and abroad.
II HIS anti-clorical policy boricr,d on
the appearances Of persecution, he sus
iained tho measure against the opposl.
ton OF Her MnJealy Queen Margarhita
aud found II certainly tho most con
venient means Tor raising the take
necessary In the 81 penditure which hi
foreign policy ontailed.
His chief aim. his greatcst ambition
was the making uf Italy great lhctol
Ia European politics, and NJ sr,dufinl
the last four years OF his adminislfa
1907 sfN ss"' Iib
gress.
At the risk Of branding tho italian
people with the epllhct OF "ingrate-, >
he supported ana advocated the tripl,
alliance, n combination which 1,
chiefly sustained against any MARTA
Atteinpia ~ France, who assisted thu
people In the restoration and enamel
patton OF Italy. He promoted meas
ure OF colonization, and secured fol
Italy over a00,OOa square miles OF
African territory. And II the expen
ces were great, II the taxes, which all
these measures entsiled. were burden
some on the Italian people. the martha
pride OF the nation willingly sustained
u nll, as they evlnced recrntly la III,
large majority with which they 10
turned Crispi 10 power,
Critpi himself IL u man over 40, o
military and dignilled bearing, ana
handsome appearance. lie il not tail
but dramatically aud firmly built
he carrie. his head straight aud looki
boldly " not imperiously wher
surveying his surroundings. His fea
lures aFe well cut, and q omprehe nslye