The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
CALLS HIM A nBUG|ARDO"
Terrible Consequences That Are
Resulting From a
Satire.
L'Italia Objects to Pietro Gori'S "In-
science" to the Local
Colony.

There are hot words being banded in
the Italian colony; people who once were
friendly do not smile as they pass by and
even the newspapers are interlarding their
columns with telling invectives in the
largest and most ornamental style of type
The trouble is complicated one, but il
had its origin in a dramatic performance
which the anarchist, Pietro Gori, gave in
Apollo Hall last Saturday evening. Gori,
as BELTS gentleman of his views. has
scant respect for capitalists or men OF
light and leading in the community. In
accordance with this bump of irreverence,
he did not hesitate to dash off comedy,
Introducing humorous caricatures upon
some of the best-known men in the colony.
The actors performed their parts so well
that the audience had not the least diff
Guilty in recognizing the persons lam
pooned. Not few very well-known
people indeed were recognized; some of
whom had associated familiarly with
royalty.
Most of the people who were taken off
by Pietro Gori were conspicuous by their
absence from the entertainment, but their
friends. as good friends will. took particu-
lar pains ID let them know how very dis
respectfully they had been treated, and in
some cases, by passing from mouth to
mouth, the accounts of the caricatures be-
came positively appalling.
The day after the performance Italia
passed it in critical review and took
Gori sharply to task for what it denomin-
ated as his "insolence" toward colony
that had treated him with kindness and
consideration. Hitherto Gori and all his
works had been spoken of kindlyi in l. Italia,
and the anarchists, hurt at the change OF
tone, took up his pen and applying num-
Der of epithets the reverse of compliment
tary to the editor of L'Italia caused his
effusion to be published in La Voce del
Popolo.
At this point new element came into
the discussion. The lawyer for Crespi at
the Alma gia- Crespi libel trial, which was
recently decided in favor OF Signor Alma
gla editor of L Italia, stated that Gori had
heard Almagia speak in terms of the
highest praise of Crespi. The editor OF
L'Italia not only denied this soft i'm peach
ment, but called on Gori to deny it too.
letter, which l. Italia refused to publish on
the grounds that the anarchist neither
affirmed nor denied whether he had made
the Crespi-Almagia statement or not.
Gori straightway published the non-com-
initial letter In La Voce and with it
hurled a few more epithets at L'Italia and
its ed itor.
NJ pieStllI tHt qudIIci lS SOTt OI tDIee-
cornered one of. which, however. the
cornerstone is the caricature which was
perpeirated last Sunday evening. The al
legged Crespi statement is not forgotten,
however, and in Its last nights issue
l. Italia in letters quarter of an inch
high says to Gori: If you have not the
courage and the honesty to deny the
statement 'SIETE UN BUGIARDO,' for
you have affirmed thines absolutely false -
To translate the word ''bugiardo' by the
plain ordinary one of liar is to do the
power and significance of the appellation
an injustice. 1t needs Imagination to
grasp the Baron Munchausen-like powers
of invention of '.bueiardo.'
But Gori seems to be too busy to heed
any OF these things. He has determined
to give another farewell performance to
San Francisco in order that he may put
on the stage fresh types of the colony.
But if the caricatures last week lashed the
people of importance with whips. those to
be PLAYED next week will lash them with
scorpions.