The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-22
CLERICAL VIEW or CRISPI.
me late Italian statesman Opposition
In Papal Power.

10 Eapai WV
Row.. Aus I-The death Of ss Criapi
' will b. a marked date In the history OF Italy.
/ OF the Quirinai. Of the Papacy and Of France
A striking coincidenoe for the man who h~-
\ liev.s In Providence. II occurs at the moment
when the whole system which sig Crispi
stood for has been given up In favor ~ that
state socialism Of which the sicilihn Pro
consul vas the most determined opponent
With the new X ng and the -Uiohtu
Ministry a period Of cola boration with radicals.
republicans and socialists after the French
pattern has opened. Before watching tho
last sunset on the glorious Gulf Of fosilipo.
zig Ctspi. like the ancient sybils. heard
the waves murnur. The god Pan - dead
The indi v1duali-tic and foolishly anticieri-
cal liberalism Of Sig Crispi has indeed
fallen In Italy the dictator had given 70
that party a distinct local character W."
embodied with greater vtolence and cohesion
tho Third Rome and the Third civilization
idea FIRST Of all. before Minshetti Carroll.
Sella and Depretis he saw the imperative"
need Of making the savoy monarchy the
leader IN the unitarian movement. whether
II shopld turn out 90 be ant-Papal or anti
French In 1884 soon after Cavour's death.
he gave 60 the hesitaing public the famous
~Watchword. The monarchy leaves US iewe-t
grounds for di.-.nsion Following la his
footsteps. tho-. who were previously repub-
licans. gave up for q time their old republican
ideals In the hope Of returning TO them when
ItaIy und.r IN. onr. Of N. House Of Savoy.
should have completed he task OF bscomins
welded into a nation.
Ia Sig. Crispi the deliberate adhesion IN
the monarchy showed q deep and lofty
poli,,osl pIan republio, q federation 81
proyinc.r might az a pinch make room for a
pom. in the great Italian household A
monarchy installed on the Monte Cavsllo
opposite the vatican GOULD never weld To the
amending demand. OF the White Man Pride.
dynastiri interests. the azure Il would cut ia the
world. would never permit a royal house 20
Weld 20 IN. Pom. what IL due to the inde-
pepd-nc. Of the Holy Sc. and the univ -rsal
interests OF m. Church
Sis Crisui thus subordinat@d the se-
c,irtty and the future OF nj. country To the
demand. of his marty Their. IL no need ~
demonstrating how events have more than
justified the -hre~dn..- OF the Proconsul
Every time that th. Pope has extended the
div. branch 20 the nov Government. the
Ouirinal has shown bv its obstinate refusal
10 compromise what spirit inspired its policy
In Nay. 1877. when Leo XIII had made a
fortunate paac. with naughty Prussia and
Lopad 20 ,nclud. Italy IN his amphictyonic
.,b.u. H. ,,,nd,rt Of IN. King and OF sig
,,,.ut tho, an ,ow-r showed clearly how
tnn,.-Ihl. !, uas for m. monarrhy 20 acoep,
a.. III -. ,r,,o..is 81, Cr,sni led
IN" monarchy 10 Rome III order 70 "upf'soh
ihe majesty OF th" TARA
When N" House OF savoy TOOK possession
81 the Vuitinal IN 1870. ~ vas likewise SIG
u.nrp,,, Go,.rpu.nt MS pevsnap.r. Ia
D,,,rna ,-nadI,s,r re-, ~. .ssy r,c,ory
published several articles In which the 81
dltan's hand could be detected To come 20
an understanding IN naval matters With
England. a s'hi-nstic Power IN military
AFFAIRS to march with G"rmany.a Lutheran
power to Identify the u-urping cause with
The anti-Papal policy ~ m" two most formi-
dahle states thus 20 prevent the Pope from
obtaining ht- rights again and prevent France
from undoiug her foolish act 81 1859 such