The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-14
THE UNIFICATlON OF ITALY.
Copyright 1900 by Seymour Eaton.l

must be made. and the first condition OF
securing them would be 10 make the al
lance OF Sardinia worth having.
him ne the n', desired opportunity. which he
embraced with great boldness. II Aus
tria should join with England and France
against Russia In behalf q Turkey, the
induce Austria. in case she received some
territories from Turkey. TO give up LON
hardy and Venice to SardiniA; II Austria
failed TO join in the alliance the help OF
Sardinia would be all the more welcome
TO England and France. and the chance OF
assistance in return too good 20 be lost.
Carried through IN the face OF much OPP
position by the liberals. Cavcur's policy
In joining France and England m the war
secured the admission OF Sardinia to the
powers OF Europe. This tremendous step
in advance turned all eyes toward the lit
tie kingdom as the hope of italian unity.
disposition OF Napoleon III. to promote
the reconstruction of Italy, and to at
taSh the peninsula by gratitude to his
Invited TO meet Napoleon at Piombieres.
Napoleon made a verbal agreement with
him as follows: IL Austria could b pro-
surrection. and Napoleon could Be shieid-
ed from the appearance of aEgression.
he would join hands with Sardinia to
Piedmont s 1sard fG should 81 ns1
by the annexation OF Lombardy, venetia
and probably OF Parma and Modena. with
some Of the papai states. TO make king
rest OF the papal territory, except Rome
and vicinity, should be added 10 TUSCANY
s e form ANOTHER Italian kingdom. The
pies, with the remnant of the papal
states CRome and adjoining districts),
should constitute confederation under
the real control OF Victor Emmanuel and
under the honorary presidency OF the
pope.
cavour accepted this singular combins-
ton OF the programmes OF 9iobertf and
Balbo. feeling assured that II the revolu-
ton were once let loose IL could not ba
confined to such fantastic bounds. He
now labored necessarily for war. Part
of the verbal agreement was made a for
NAL treaty In 1859, and the preeipitate
action of Austria soon brought on the
war.
In less than two months Napoleon.
frightened at an uprising In Central Italy
which betokened union with Sardinia and
the consequent failure Of a part Of his
plan. put on the brakes and made peace
with Austria on the basis OF her retaining
Venetia and yielding Lombardy to Sar-
DINA and the restoration Of the princes
impracticable without a renewal OF tho
war, and the following year saw the cen,
trail provinces annexed to the kingdcm Of
Sardinia. which now became the Kingdom
OF Italy. The new Kingdom Comprised ali
the peninsula except venetia the two
Sicilies and the remaining papal states.
In 1851 tina annexation or the two SiCileD
was effected and In two years the number
of Victor Emmsnuers subjects had In
creased to q 200, 900 instead OF the $4,000 900
contemplated by Napoleon Ill. Only
Venice and Rome remained outside, the
first under the hand Of Austria and Rene
under the pope.
Less fortunate than his great contem-
porary, Cayour did not live to SEQ hiH
work completed but he died In the conf
dencc that ITALY is made" An alliance
with Prussia IN the spring OF 1895 secured
venetia to italy when Austria was
brought to her knees that summer and
, four years later. when Napoleon fell.
Rome was occupied
The union Of Italy was now complete
and Rome became the capital. But II