The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19
KING OF ITALY
SENDS REGRETS,
Obliged to Postpone His Visit 10
France Because of Prospect
D. of Pope's Death.
CRISIS FOR HIS GOVERNMENT.
He Could Not Afford to Leave Cap
ital Which Vatican Desires TO
Rule at a Time When New
Pontiff May Be Chosen. y
BY !. CORNELY.

:sPECI.L BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
Paris. July 1s.-tCopyriGht, lsoSn-The i'll
E.ass of the Pope and his approaching death
::ave caused the postponement Of the visit
the King of Italy about to make to
Paris. This week the two Governments came
10 this underst anding in order not TO cause
the Catholics of the two countries the sor-
row Of seeing public rejoicing coincident
with their mourning.
This is a proof of tact and good taste
Besides that. the King of Italy has an evil
dent interest in being at home in his CAPT
tal at a time when there will take place
such an important event as the election of
the head Of the Catholic Church. who
claims and contends with the Italians. for
territorial possession of their capital.
There are between the Vatican and tile
Quirinal more secret ties than one would
suppose. and consequently ii becomes
necessary at times that the master Cf the
Quirinal should he there To put his finger
on the springs that connect with the Nati
can.
This postponement of the trip has afford
ed tne Italian socialists an opportunity to
give good lesson TO French socialists. The
latter thought it would he agreeable to
their Italian brethren to show their inten-
ton of refrainng from every friendly DEM
onstration toward the King The Italian
socialists replied that outside of their own
country, the King of Italy was their fellow
countryman and that they would feel flat
tered by any honors that he should receive.
at would be, for that matter. a very SIM
pie thing never to permit political ideas TO
invade the domain reserved for patriotism.
But the French have a failing. They are
too logical They do not know how to hold
themselves back at the proper time That
is why they are almost always doomed 10
pass from one excess to another.
AT PEACE WITH THE WORLD.
Nevertheless. let us not complain too
much Of our lot just now. Here we are not
only at peace but coquetting with all the
world. We stand very well with the auto
cratic Car, and the liberal and charming
King of England treats our President like
an old comrade. The "NIarsellalse" itself
has been VIGOROUSLY included in the port
folio of musicians of monarchical powers.
The journey of NJ. Loubet TO London has
considerably increased his prestige in Paris.
This was easy TO see last Tuesday on the
occasion of the national holiday, when
this grand man was received with enthusi-
asm. And when one recalls that he came
back from Versailles in showers of cabbage
stumps and rotten eggs and that he was
beaten with canes by members of clubs at
Anteuil, one is easily brought to consider
the demonstrations of the Partisan popu-
lace In his honor as a retaliation of probity
and reason. These pacific demonstrations.
moreover. give to the Republic perfect So
ldity. France, wearied of wars which
monarchies have forced on her. demands
above all things peace for the Republic.
The chief function of the Republic is peace,
iAnd as long as the Republic maintains it
France will remain republican.
x NEW MILITARY UNIFORM.
At the review of the 18th of July, held
by General Andre. mounted on his big white
horse. which browsed on the grass while
the troops passed by. the Partisan popu-
lace saw a company Of infantry which was
wearing a new uniform suggested by the
Boer War. the evident object of which is
to render the soldiers life more agreeable.
The Parisians did not give a good recep-
ton to the new uniform.
We are still militarist nation and sac
rifice the individual well-being of the man
to the design of the mass of which he is
part. 1t Is to this militarist conception that
our fathers owed the hat of fur, and it is
this which forces on us the shake, stiff,
hideous and inconvenient.
Meanwhile General Andre has entered on
political career. He has been elected a
Councillor General at Genlis-Chamberty in
the Cote dor. The same day ministerial
Deputy was elected at Bordeaux.
/ forgot to say that for twenty years past
people have been demanding that the re-
view of the 18th Of July should be held in
the morning. This important reform was
accomplished this year.
There has been unveiled near the Made,
leine statue Of Jules Simon in white mar.
blc-s The chief use made of its inaugural
ton was to give opportunity to the op-
ponents OF NJ. Comics to discharge some ar,
rows at his address