Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15
Royal Champion of Anti Race Suicide
Theory Speaks in ROma
COMPLAINT OF FALsEHoOD FROM VATICAN
Church Officials Do Not Like Stories Told by
Correspondents.
REVIVAL OF LATIN AS COURT LANGUAGE
Newspaper Published in Old Tongue
would Have That Language
Used in Preparation of
Diplomatic Notes.

ROME. July r-(special Cablegram to
The Bee.l-President Roosevelt of the |
United States has a royal convert or imita- |
tor in the matter OF his theories in op- !
position to race suicide" The latest re- |
cruit to the ranks Of the advocates in favor |
of large families is no less parsonage !
than Queen Margherita of Italy. Not only !
does she express her horror of race sui |
eide" but she openly and personally thanks !
President Roosevelt for his position in this
matter.
1t is not often a queen is interviewed |
and still more rarely does that interview
contain anything more than studied words
OF politics. But the newspapers OF Italy
and Continental Europe are publishing and
republishng interviews with Queen
Margherita OF Italy in which she expresses
her opinions at length upon many matters
OF Importance. Among other things, she
says:
Women should He women.
II am absolutely opposed" she said. ito
any extravagant theories of what is called
the emancipation of women. In whatever
condition of life a woman may be placed
her first duty is the negative one Of not
giving up the qualities that distinguish her
sex. Above all. she should guard against
| developing the traits OF men. blending
OF ancient reserve with modern independ-
ence would give the ideal woman" Her
majesty believes in large families. How
! else,' she asked, rs nation to progress
except through it's people? There is
poetry and a pathos about childhood which
appeals to every right-hesrted woman.
Most women, though they may not be able
to put this idea into words, feel 1t. They
have the maternal instinct Hence the re-
moteness of race suicide. Women show
their intellectualty.'' she continued, ''by
/ rearing healthy and great children, just as
much as they do by writing books or paint
ling pictures, The wife who deliberately re-
1 fuses to bring children into the world must
have something wrong with her moral
makeup. / am very pleased 20 know that
there IL a asInovement in the United States
in favor Of large families, and that Presi-
dant Roosevelt has put hmsels upon
!, record as fsvoring tnen European women
! have begun TO look for light 10 their sis
ters of the United States"
FaIsehOOds About Rome.
There was an old saying in vogue many
years ago TO the effect that the chief city
In Europe for gossip was Venice. Florence
was renowned for small scandals, Milan
for libes and Genoa for downright denunci-
brated as being the object Of palpable lies
told with an air OF complete verisimilitude.
and baseless rumors plauslbly supported.
and downright fabrications that startled
popular imagination by their audacity. Tho
art of lying about Rome still fiourishes in
the so-called liberal journals of Paris
A bold specimen OF the art was that con-
trived and published recently as a pre-
liminary TO the beatifcation held in ST.
Peters.
The story Of the three conspirators. with
the woman who was to faint and so direct
public attention while her companions scat
tered the death dealing bombs was known
here before the beatifcation ceremonies
were held. The completeness Of the news
paper knowledge OF the whole plot was
worthy OF Sherlock Holmes. But nowadays
people are so familiar with the idea OF
bomb throwing that they appear glad to
believe real novelty concerning It.
Inquiries made at the ouestura-the Scot
land Yard of Rome--and at the Vatican
brought out the whole nature OF the story
The story was denied altogether at the
Questura, yet for precautionary measures
an extra number of guards OF public Sc
curity were sent to st. Peters.
Explanation by OmciaI.
The commander OF the Pontihcnl Gend-
srmes declared that rumors OF anarchical
intended attempts at bomb throwing are
systematically circulated every time that
grand ceremonies are announced to take
place in ST Peters. This commander had
been informed OF the rumors spread abroad
but he did not attribute any weight to
them. He was accustomed to such tricks
OF fancy. yet Notwithstanding his disbelief
in the danger threatened he considered Il
necessary 10 redouble the vigilance OF the
Ponuhcial Guards. Hence all persons were
vigorously watched at the entrance of the
Basllica and the womens little reticuIes
were occasionally searched. The imagina-
tive Rome correspondent Of a London news
paper who reported that 10000 invitations
to the ceremony OF Sunday had been sent
out, and that only about 1000 persons at
tended, exaggerated very wildly. indeed
The number Of invitations corresponded
q very closely with the number present and
the lowest calculation Of the latter reaches
|. 1000
Another reckless tale which has been in
: vented for the Paris Temps tells that the
a cardinal secretary OF state Is 10 be put
down from his seat and that Cardinal
!, Rampolla is 10 be placed In it, and all for
. the sake OF the dear and gentle French
government. This dream was all too ex.
4, travssant to be believed IN at once 81
;. there was beating about the bush to
n render 1t more palatabie TO the multitude
= There Is no truth in the statement.
Literary Curiosity
Among the literary eunoslties OF Rome
h little paper which appears once a
fortnight and which bears the title OF Voy
K urbis It IL published In the Latin lang
uage and lie a standing evidence OF IN,
fact that this is living and not a dead
language in Rome For eight years thi,
interesting little paper has existed. II II
, has not hourished. and enriched It's pro
II prietor. Attention has now been draw
e to this little Journal on account OF Ar
e article published in II sustaining the pro
priety Of employing Latin OF a good aut
y classical character In the compilation O.
n diplomatic notes. The writer OF the ar
Is ticle in question, the Commentators An