The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-26

lie Turns 10 IIN SOciallst schemes
20 Ioun,cract the Danger King In
Earnest. but Time Of Visits Not Fixed.
ROM, &c, THE Quirinal press has
crown sien, about the King Of Italy's
.I-lt 70 Paris and VI. Loubet's journey
% Rome The impression produced by
he first announcement seemed to make
no matter dangerous. There is hush
about the negotiations In order TO weaken
he opposition to this coming event. The
interest Of France In it is so clear, the con-
,aauences Of the action stand out 10 dis
inc'.y. the stakes are Of such historic
lnp, rance that the House Of Savoy pre-
.ers darkness and the mysterious ways
= which Montaigne speaks, to the light.
This inter jected discretion. however, can
no, deceive the clear sighted vigilance
4 th" Vatican.
The Quai d'Orsay in lis turn proposes
-mtarae.ments and suggests a m sunder-
a,andinr With his Southern lightness
and 9. promises N. Decasse is trying
~ pu, 20 sleep the Vatican's alarms. With
NJ Ignoring the Popes just complaints
and reasonable susceptibility. NJ Del
-as.e smudges, explains away, confuses
he true state Of things. takes away from
he harmful brutality of the coming to-
yetheT between France and Italy it's Of
fcns've character against the primary
interests Of the Papacy. II he could be
believed, the Quirinal's friendship for
France Is but q secondary pawn on the
yrea, diplomatic chess board.
Tbs deceptive balancing. this smiling
rypoor'sv end skill in explaining away and
7rcmisI.g do lot catch n, Holy Father
n.prepared The Vatican knows the inner
history "f the u.rr g -. The ku.g or Italy
lool- ou the Fr,G co-ltalian agrrcmc.
IL a WEAPON of war agains, the sovereignty
4 the Papacy and the full e1crcis, Of its
itcn ational power. In Internal matters
Ne torduateS hi- VIII ,le government 60
IL gle aim. ia:noly. 20 take away from the
VATICAN III, possibility Of breathing bv
putin II m.der a Socialist air pump. That
ii. cret Of his allial. &c with the Socialislz
hat bet-avs thu secret reasNs for his
light az :, hristian democracy, TIA,
motive for his cautious and s'e8thy III.
rig e about y Non erped'
SINE Catholics VINO have fancy tor
70 rganatic maria ges and are eager 70
play a politica r7rJ. allow themselves 70
~ caught in this clumsy trap. The I'alan
Republicans feel with moro Intelligent
generation what the secret object :. less
innocent and more calculating. thny form
N idea Of the natural and inevitable CON
sequences Of the coalition. The success
Il the alliance must mean the decline Of the
Republican ideal and the consolidation ii
the automatically u li'arian monarchical
government. Hence the acute confici
which has broken out between ravenous
'ocialism and the Republican leaders.
The latter blame the Socialists for their
sightedness and for acting as cats
Jaws, and accuse them not without reason,
II setting the Socialist interests above the
strictly Italian TO 'orm-.
In Italy Itself Victor Emmanuel III keeIs
Up the task Of isolating the Holy SEQ His
dream is 10 destroy gradually the ipterna-
'ional diplomatic power of the PapaCv
The Franco-1taian agreement is the pre-
lace of the steathy plot VI. Louhet- visit
would express, IN tho form OF a ,ihle act
he first diplomatic success If tho Quirual
methods. With tho kecnsichtcdn.,-s Of
hatred and fear the House of SAVOY crie-~as
hat back Of Leo NILS French policy lies
a da ger for the Italian monarchy. The
success Of the -ralliem"ut" pressed the
iron collar about the Italian n. nlrchy's
hroa'. French auticlarcaism Joined
'snds with the Quiri9al. and the Dreyfus
aTsr provided for their common interests
lie needed lever.
The alliance with tho House Of Savoy il
20 break oS from any connection with tie
Pope and 20 make a return Of tho "rallir-
ncnt- impossible. 4 -ain>' that glowing
Background VI. Lpuhet'. Journey 20 Rome
- al IT., Ia .
Vatican for good, with no human hop" ui
Aviation, that i Victor Emmanuel III -
.um"ail'o object, 4 poWerle-- Pops" a
Rome; that i, the work Of -ectarian France.
: Pope deprived OF his international dip
1ma'ic function; that is the aim OF both
uut Il a' 0.tiv" anti-Ihri-tiar force.
The danger appear- in dramatic great
ness l. i, no longer an ordinary struggle,
nor mere rcvolutio Ia; it Is an epoch. ON
he Continent this policy j. tho long-con-
lnued stake IN ia" - ran 90 contest between
TWO ideas. two spirits. two policies. How
he Pope WI CouJuro tho peril and regain
his INDEPENDENCE and his empire nobody
"an guess a. vet Yet in the long run me
policy Of the PapaCy contains the antidote
ana The remedy, The more hostile Powers
tech 10 weaken the Internal ional diplo.
matte power OF the Holy See. the more the
Pope feels the imperative need Of incrca sing
the guarantee, of his universal social min
''try The Franco.ltalan coalition and
the lnti-clerical league have divided 80
veil the importance Of the Popc's -ociali,tic
prevention that 10 day they are busving
heir efforts on the ground Of democratic
end economic reforms. II is competition.
Nothing could show more clearly how
correct is the Papal policy
The preservation Of the international
diplomatic power of the Papa2y by de-
clipping the universal Socialist power,
-poh Is on" method, one means OF diminish
nS The influence, of III enemie-
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