The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-29
IrALY's DECADENCE.
A State Of Affairs That Makes the
Outlook a Gloomy Ona


Outlook q Gloomy One
LONDON, May 2e.-The Times to-day
publishes q long dispatch from its CORE
spendent in Rome, during the course of
which the correspondent reviews in a de-
tailed and elaborate manner both the finan-
cial and political situation Of the Italian
Kingdom. After presenting mass of facts,
the writer OF the dispatch referred to comes
TO The conclusion that constitutionalism
in Italy is becoming gradually
reduced to a degraded state, and
that the Italian provinces and communes
are preytng upon the state and slowly driv-
ing 1t into bankruptcy. Sentiments of pa
trlotlc constancy and devotion which, from
1870 TO 1870. won the admiration of liberal
Europe, is. says the Times correspondent,
giving way to impulses Of miserable ambi-
ton and 70 indifference TO the national
vitality.
NO CONTROL OVER THE CHAMBER
The government, ne continues, has lost
all control of the Chamber Of Deputies, and
its members support OF do not support the
governments measures as the fancy takes
them. Deputies interpellate the govern
ment without regard to the position Of the
ministry, which has been unable for
some time past TO gather quorum to-
gethsr even on question possibly
involving the fate of the ministry.
IL crisis were TO result in the
dissolution of the Chamber with the party
OF the right In power, the Roman Catholic
vote would most probably be relieved Of
the non-expedient Tor virtual prohibition
from voting with the members of the Cham
her, and this would increase the strength of
the ministry. What this unknown element
in Italian politics may be is problem Of
the highest importance to Italy. Its exer-
else Of the franchise, it is thought will i'm
ply certain concessions to the vatican.
ITALIAN EDITORIALS.
The correspondent also says that italian
editorial comments on education, law and
order, Italian enterprise, the main wants of
Italy, the international complications grow
ing out of the New Orleans affair, the Mala
Vita trials, the flood of Italian
emigration setting toward North and South
America from the lands scantily peopled.
although among the most fertile on the
globe, the scantiness of woods, the ravages
OF floods, malaria and paltry political in
trigues by which the cabinets are made and
unmade, all testify to the blots which exist
on the national standard. and which re-
quire speedy effacement.
sICILIANs AND THE LYNCHrNG.
weI-known American, who has just re-
turned from Sicily, reports that the people
have in no manner been excited over the
Sicilians seemed to know nothing about it,
and those who had read the accounts pub
Hshed In the newspapers seemed to care
nothing about it. The trade of Sicily with the
United States is probably larger than with
any other nation. Three-fourths of her
fruit and more than one-third of her sulphur
go to the United States 1t is natural,
therefore, that the Sicilians should be favor
ably inclined toward the Americans. Here
in Rome the people at large have not
manifested much interest in the New Or
leans incident. 1t would long ago have
passed into history were it not that one or
two papers occasionally refer to it, and al
ways in terms of contempt and villif1cation
of Americans The Neapolitan papers be-
wall in lamenting terms the "frightful"
exodus of Italians from Southern Italy, and
their mad haste to leave their native land
for Gland of assassins." During the week
ending May 10 5000 emigrants embarked at
Naples alone for the United States
THE MAYDAY SCARE.
The scare resulting from the first of May
difficulties has nearly subsidized. Guards of
soldiers, however, have been kept at the
banks, prisons public institutions. and espe-
cially in and around the various powder
magazines outside the city. The munich
pality has sent this month hundreds of un-
employed workmen from other places to
their homes but rumor says many of them
find their way back soon. and that it is out
Of their number that the anarchists are
recruited. Very few native Romans, it is
believed, have embraced socialistic princi-
pies.
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.
Papers announce that deficit Of S0,00O.-
600 lire 1916 900, 000 will be covered by a
new loan. 1t is proposed that the loan
shall be for i50, 000. 900 lire in the form Of
inalienable rentes. OF the sum realized
from this loan $4,000, 900 lire will be used to
improve the general condition of the treas
ury. In 1891 and 1892 the deficit is expected
to be 5000 600 lire. This will be provided
for by various economies.
Signor Crispi, the late prime minister. has
been advised TO refrain from all parla-
mentary work and to remain at Naples
until November, in order that his health
may be fully restored.
The vatican denies the truth of the re-
port of the pores intended mediation in
the dispute between the Italian and United
States governments in regard to the New
Orleans affair