The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-04
TO HIS PEOPLE.
Procla nation Issued by King Victor
Emmanuel III, Of Italy.

Procla nation Issued by King Victor
Emmanuel III, of Italy.
MONZA. Aug. 3-King Victor Emmanuel
III has addressed the following proclama-
tion to the Italian people:
"The second King of Italy is dead. Escap-
ing, thanks to his valor as a soldier, the
danger of battle, and departing unharmed.
thanks to Providence, from the risks he
confronted so courageously to end public
calamities, this good and vrtuous King
fell victom to an atrocious crime, while,
with easy conscience and without fear of
danger, he was participating in the joys
of his people in their fetes.
"It was not permitted to me to be present
at the last breath of my father; but l un-
derstand my first duty to be to follow the
counsels he left me, and to initiate the vir-
tues of the King and first citizen of Italy.
I'm this moment of profound sadness
have to aid me the strength which comes
from the examples of my august father
and of that great King who deserves to be
called the father of his country / have
also as a support the strength which comes
from the love and devotion of the Italian
people for the King whom they venerated
and weep for.
There remain to us the institutions
which he Loyalty preserved, and which he
attempted to render permanent during the
twenty-five years of his reign. These in
stitutions are given to me as the sacred
traditions of my house. and the warm love
which Italians lave for them, protected
with a firm and energetic hand from as
sauIt or any vIole4ssse. from whatever source
il comes, assures me. / am certain of the
prosperity and grandeur of the country. 1t
was the glory of my grandfather to have
given Italy its unity and independence. 1t
was the glory of my father to have jeal-
ously guarded this unity and this indepen-
dence to the end.
MY reign shall be outlined by these i'm
perishable remembrances. May God aid
me, and may the love of my people fortify
me- so that may concentrate all my cares
as a king to the guardianship of liberty
and the defense of the monarchy, united by
indissoluble bonds for the supreme interest
of the country.
.sItalians. render your tribute of tears
and honors to the sacred memory of Hum
bert Of Savoy You. in the bitter sorrow
which has struck my house, have shown
that YOU consider this sorrow as though it
were that of each individual among you-
.sThis solidity of thought and affection
will always be the most certain bulwark
of my reign and the best guarantee of the
unity of the country, which, united in the
august name of Rome, symbol of grandeur
and pledge of integrity for Italy. Such are
my hopes. such is my ambition as citizen
and as King
The remains of King Humbert were to-
dav placed in a casket of walnut, covered
with lead and glass in such manner as to
leave the face exposed. The ceremony
which took place in the presence of the
royal family was very touching. Queen
Margherita placed the Italian flag with the
arms of the House of Savoy over the
corpse.
The municipality of Monza has purchased
the ground on which the crime was COM
mitted in order to erect a monument or a
charitable institution.