The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05
THE DESTINIES OF ITALY.
HER POLITICS LIKELY TO AFFORD-
BTIRRING BPEOTA Oh rs.

Rudinrs Esw Cabinet Seems Destined 70
SPEEDY DIssoIutIsn - His SEsjority In the
Chamber Hs Net a sarS Oas-Ths Inuinsnt
Political Revival or CrinpI-LeEIsIative Pro-
Eramme-The Vatican ne n Factor in Events.
sptctal Cobis Dsspatoh to TEE SUE.
LONDON. Juno 4.-Political observers OF the
Shrewder sort continue to keep their eyes upon
Italy as affording . more interesting study
oven than Spain. and as likely to furnish stir
ring spectacleS before the year 10 much older.
Most Of the italian newspapers assume that
Premier Rudini's quocrly reconstructed Cabinet
Is not likely to live long, and professional politi-
clans Of the class which controls Italy's destinies
already designate Gen. Peloux as the next
Prime Minister. His Ministry would be a Min
istry Of resistance and would abound in mill
tary politicians. According to the estimate
made by the Corrfere della Sera, which
ought to DO able to gauge the situation with
something approaching accuracy, the new Min
istry will have n majority OF nfly in the Cham
Der. A majority OF that size is not one upon
which an Italian Premier could sleep comfort
ably. II Rudini were q strong and geous
mar he would stake his political fato upon a
general election.
Tho "Agonzia Liberale' announces the immi.
hOhh poAAtiSal LONuIIOULluu VI OlkuOT STlupl.
This agency declares that tho doughty old
statesman will tax a prominent part in the
forthcoming debate in the Chamber ON the for
sign policy, not as an Individual Deputy, but az
chief OF his party, which still counts seventy or
eighty votes- Ever since ho was last driven from
power his enemies have unsuccessfully sought
to mako his return to public life impossible. and
1t has long been quite the orthodox thing to
place upon him and his policy the responsibility
for all Of Italy's woes. Tho thing has become
monotonous and wants soino relief. which Signor
CriSpi seems disposed to supply.
The programme with which Premier Rudini
will moet tho Chamber q fortnight hence will
test the vaunted strength OF the Republicans.
The Socialists, also, will make things lively for
the reasonably respectable Radicals. There will
be a bill dealing with the law Of association.
This measure proposes that no association, po-
litical or otherwise. shall DO formed without
previous notice to the police. When any asso-
citation Is once dissolved It must not be recon-
%stituted. even under another name, and any
attempt to roconstitute 1t will be felony.
Then there will be a new press dill. the chief
provision of which will abolish the ancient and
convenient arrangement whereby q dummy edi.
tor receives q salary in consideration Of taking
any kicks the Government may order for con-
traventlon Of the libel and other laws. The
AcLu"l ouitor Will DO mauo penhiIy Responsible
to the law and the ownor civIlly answerable.
This will hit the professional political leaders in
Italy. each Of whom own his own particular
newspaper.
But, after all. the gravest and mostly hidden
factor in Italian politics is tho influence OF the
Vatican. There are ardent Clerics who insist
that the time has como for Catholics to take an
active part in politics and send to the Chamber
an overwhelming majority as a preliminary to
sweeping away tho anti. PapRl dynasty and the
anti.reliGious Radical. Republican, and Social
list parties, but tho Voce Verfte, the leading
Clerical organ, yesterday declared that tho
Pope Is unaltcrably opposed as heretofore to
precipitate action; and certainly His Holiness
gives no sign calculated to encourage mis- parti.
sans. Yet tho aged pontitP Is serencly conf
dent that tho time for action will come in his
own life and that his own eyes will see the
restoration of the glories OF the PapAcy.