New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
THE CRISIS ~ ITALY.

The rebellion IN ltaIy II hppdi UNI! supp
for a time Ii is followed closely, however u! d
Ministerial crisis OF which il was not only the
forerunncr but largely the cause Inc Min'su!
disagreed concerning the measures taken LOT
crushing the revolt and 10 be taken by why Oh
Guarding against It's recurrence. All 'he Hhein-
hers therefore. resigned their portioli"s' hu'
the King has asked the Prime Minister 10 stay
in his place and 10 reorganize the remaiiiucr
of the Cabinet This the Marquis Oh huuihl
will probably do and his personal policy VIII
thus prevail II cannot be said that much nope
Of Improvement in Italian ahairs - mus
aroused The chief item Of the Rudln pohc!
has seemed 10 be nominally 10 oppose, condemn
and repudiatc but practically 10 INITIATE anu
strive 10 follow. the policy Of Crispi IL Is NOT
Tins that great reforms are wrought or States
well governed If Italy is 10 have crisp : poi
icv she Should have Cr!rpi 10 execute II. II ku-
DIM Is 10 be- Prime Minister he should nave
policy OF his own.
lust before the recent Instruction Slgnor
Crlspi said: Every bad times are coming me
classes must organize and prepare Tor s''"s
gle with the masses" He was true prophe''
PM what are We 10 say Of his wisdom as phy
scian IN Offering such prescription for Inc cur
ing OF Italian HIS? II was as Though an eng
ncer should say I'VE are getting up steam anu
..,be hoilcr is weak: we must put more weights
"on The safety valve" Doubtless the bread
,,ots" If q week or two ago were fraudulent.
rbe,e wa, no such Increase in the price OF bread
&c would bav. warranted them. They were
purely and simply n rebellion against the Gov
orrr,cn, and against all law and order. on the
conorol nrnclplcs of Socialism and Anarchy or
els I,uf this Is iullSiii'I
hIc ,hat Socialism ana Anarchy are on the In
crease in Italy. and that i chiefly De'auS" inc
n-esent form Of government is in the minds OF n
large share Of the people identified with hish
taxes dear food lack IL rcmuncratlV" emplo!
ment and generally hard times. We DO not saS
the Government is altogether resIonslDie LOT
these conditions. But these conditions cAis''
md the pcople largely consider the Government
respousible for them. And the only reply the
Government makes Is n proposition to restrict
the suffrage. Crlspl, out OF office, says ne
classes must prepare for struggle WIN inc
"masses" Rudnl. In office on an antiNrispi
nlatform. echoes THE classes must deprive the
masses of the ballot"
Tim, is faulty. A great man might make the
scheme work for n while. l'ut there Is II"
great man there to do II. Under the stress OIL
some ovcrmastering cause it might work FOR Il
time But there IS DO such cause. Italy Is IN
cxactlv the situation In which men become most
critical OF their Government. and In which Inc
Government. ought, therefore. most solicliousiy
IN consider the detailed welfare or the people
Hitherto attention has been paid chiefly to the
kinpdom AS whole-t0 the development OF It's
military and naval power 10 the making ana
maintaining Of alliances 10 keeping Italy IN
place as n member Of the concert or the great
Powers But that Will not do forever. People
will inter a time want TO know what good the
TRIBE Alliance Is II 1t merely raises taxes, ana
what good the army and navy are If they mean
lower wages and less employment, and even OF
what profit Is Italia Una Itself If II means moth
inr but hard times. These are pertinent qncs-
lions and to answer them Alright VIII require
some better craftsmanship than Crispis screw
ing down the safety valve or Rudints resfrlc-
ton Of the franchise 1t IS greatly TO be feared
that Crspi's vaticination Is correct and that bad
times are coming upon Italy. much worse than
those she has Just seen. II SO, II will be be
cause the rulers Of the land have, In their
schemes Of aggrandlZement neglected or vio-
lated the primal principle Of all true govern
ment-that the welfare of the people Is the SUI
preme law.