The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
ITALY'S LITTLE PANAMA.
BANK FUNDS WASTED ON WINE
sUPPER5 FOR BAD WOMEN.

Needy Politicians Fastened to the
Crispi-GioItti Regime by Loans
From the Banks on Easy Terms at
the Instance OF Government OFF,
cials-France Trying to Hush Up
Her Scandal.
LONDON, Jan. 2s.-The bank scandal IN
Rome certainly bids fair to be the ''littls
Panama" for which Frenchmen have been
eagerly looking in foreign countries in order
to divert attention from the revelations OF
corruption in Paris. A determined effort 10
making in Rome TO upset the Giolitti minis
try, and everything indicates that within the
next ten days this effort will prove successful.
There is no doubt that as finance minister
in the Crispi cabinet, Sig. Giolitti utilized
banks having connection with the govern
ment for electioneering purposes Needy
politicians were fastened TO the Crispi-
Giolitti regime by receiving loans on easy
terms from these banks. Many of these
loans were never repaid and were probably
not expected to be repaid and the so-called
securities are now among the unavailable
assets of several more or less unsound insti-
tutions.
DkBAUCHhRY IN PRIVATE LIFE.
That this semi-politioal debauchery was
closely connected with debauchery in
private life, as was the case in the Panama
scandal, has been proved by revelations
preceding the arrest of Milliner Lupi, who
helped the manager of the Bank or Naples
squander misappropriated funds upon dis
honest women and young girls. Other men
OF influence with the broken banks are
practically under arrest, as they are
nau mia hu
although for political reasons the
warrants are still held back. These
men also have disposed Of large
| sums for the benefit of notorious women In
Rome and Naples. confident of immunity
| from punishment because high governments
officials and deputies had received financial
assistance from them, and had sat with
them at the tables of the same questionable
women. Ten deputies have already been
| mentioned as compromised by the invest-
cation Of the examining magistrate, and
nobody knows where the next blow will
fall, as the examination OF seized documents
| IL constantly revealing new ramifcations OK
| the scandal. The scandal has been broughs
| to light very opportunely for the powerful
Italian party who oppose the triple alliance.
HUsHING UP FRANCES SCANDAL.
The government in France seems TO be In
| a fair way TO success in Its efforts TO sup
| press further revelations In the Panama
| scandal, and IL M. Ribot and M. Bourgeois
can maintain their regulations for honesty
| through the next two weeks, the Panama
matter will probably be buried beneath an
avalanche Of ohauvinistio appeals to French
patriotism against the English influence in
Egypt and Morocco, German influence al
| Constantinople, and the iuiquity of the
methods of foreigners like DIR. Herr, who are
described as working corruptly to disgrace
France for the benefit of the triple alliance.
1 Ark.x kk,a,v IS al vka0s rs.lA
clear up the last doubts as Co the bribery OF
| 104 deputies, was in Paris again last night.
| The police were cognizant Of his presence but
| despite the boasts OF M. Bourgeois as TO his
zeal in the pursuit of Arton, tho Panama
oorruptionist.. was allowed TO pass the night
there undisturbed and 20 leave this morn-
ing for Switzerland. This is the fifth visit
to Paris made by Arton since Jan. z, the
date on which, according to NJ. Bourgeois, o
warrant was issued for his arrest.