Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-14

thorities have been compelled to guard
the offices Of the consul and his private
residence with a large force Of police
in order to prevent their being at
tackled by the mob. The municipal
council has passed unanimous vote
calling upon the government to with
draw the offending consul's exequatur,
and the representatives of the city Of
Naples in the national legislature have
given notice to the government of their
intention to bring the matter before
the House. In fact. the position of the
consul at Naples has become unten-
able and he will have to be transferred
very soon to another post.
Those in search of adventure, of
fighting, and of the excitement of war
would do well to turn their steps in the
direction Of Albania. which is now III
a condition Of seething insurrection
against Turkish rule, the rebel forces
being recruited by soldiers of fortune
from all over the world, especially from
Italy. from which country, indeed, the
insurgents obtain most of their sup
plies and arms. There are Albanian
committees in almost every big city
and town in Italy, formed for the pur-
pose of raising funds in behalf of the
Albanian cause, and senators, depu-
ties. and all sorts Of other public men,
besides hundreds of retired army Of
ficers. are openly members Of these
committees, much to the disgust and
anger of the Austrian government,
which has officially announced by
means of a speech delivered to the par
liamentary delegations by the minis
ter of foreign affairs of the empire
that it would not only oppose, but, If
necessary. resist by force-that is by
means of war-any alteration of the
status quo in the Balkans as far as
Albania is concerned. For Austria nat
urally appreciates the fact that an in
dependent and progressive Albania, or
an Albania subject to the suzerainty
or sovereignty of either Italy or OF
Montenegro, would constitute a grave
menace to Austrian interests. since
Albania. il acting in unison with Italy.
would virtually command the entrance
to the Adriatic and the access to the
only seaboard of the Austro-Hungar-
ian empire.
According to the cable dispatches, the
insurgents have called upon Ricciotti
take command of the insurgents there.
and RicciOtti is said to have signified
his compliance with the request pro
viding the necessary financial arrange
ments are made" for Ricciotti differs
from his father in this, that whereas
the old patriots sword was ever at the
disinterested service of nations fight
ing for liberty and independence.
whether in Eprope or America, his son,
a mercenary in the worst sense of the
word, does not fight unless there Is
money in 1t.
Indeed, il is difficult to understand
why his services should have been in
voked by the insurrectionary move
ment in Albania, unless it be for the
sake of the magic of his fathers name
| which he. like his brothers and broth
| ers-in-law, have done so much to drag
| i'm the dust, for Ricciottis own military
career has been ing!orious in the ex-
| treme. True, he played a certain roie
| in the war Of 1870 as commander OF q
regiment of guerrillas, which hghtine
under the French flag, were far more
| dreaded by the French population than
the German troops, owing to their de-
predatiOns.
II was the same in the Greek-Turk-
ish war, where he commanded So
called Foreign Legion" fighting undel
the Greek flag. When say "fghting
IL is q mere figure of speech. For nc
ciotti and his men did not do any fight
ing against the Turks, carefully avoid.
ing all encounters with the latter, Du'
devoted their energies to plunderine
the Greek peasantry to such an exten'
that the Greek government was iorceo
to deport the whole band, including
Garibaldi.
True. Ricciotti claims to have capt
ured the only German flag during tnt
war of 1870. 1t was the flag OF the
Sixty-first Regiment of Prussian IN
fantry. But it was not captured our
ING any fight. 1t was found during tn
night following a sanguinary engage
ment near Langres, on the battlenelt
heneath a hecatomb of Prussian sol
diers and officers by some OF tnos'
rhouls who prowf like carrion pro
over eyery battlefield after the nght Il
lover II was taken from them by som
: Eranctireurs. through whom II uiti
nately came into the hands OF Hiccio''
Garibaldi, who made no end OF a rus
. about It, and has never ceased to Vaun
. himself of having captured the onl'
German regimental color take'
throughout the entire war. Inc mos
curious fact is that no one no.
, Garibaldi, has any idea what mas pc
4 come of the flag, of which no trace ma
ever been found since ne. prouc.
showed II at Dijon, few days after II
discovery on the battlefield.
Ricciotti Garibaidi is the son OF IN
famous Italian patriot by his nrst an an
south American wife Anita anu ~
lhis brothers and sisters. mas e % =
hi, fathers death been In receipt oa !
annuity of $4,000 year from the ital
ian government: this. too. In spite {
the peremptory direction of his fathe sI
that neither his children nor his wido'
should ever accept a single cent irol
! the Italian government In sne rss y,