New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
Germans and Italians Will
Also Celebrate the
Day This Year.

July's Glorious Fourth will be celebrated this
year, not only by Americans their great
National holiday, the one hundred and
klirty-first anniversary of the Declaration Of
dependence, but also by Germans as the sec
end birthday of their future Kaiser. and by
italians in all parts of the world as the cen
tenniaI of the commencement of the stormy
career Of their national hero, Garihaldi Just
one hundred years have elapsed since he came
into that world TO the political changes Of
which he contributed in so large a degree, his
activity extending over two hemispheres. For
q time there was disposition. especially
abroad TO regard him In the light Of a Condot-
fiere owing TO the fact that he had served
under so many flags. including those Of the Bey
OF Tunis of the Republic Of Uruguay, Of other
Of the South American republics. and even in
China. But time, which softens prejudces and
furnishes the necessary perspective to history,
has brought about a change in this view Of
Garibaldi. It has demonstrated that if he
fought in many quarters Of the globe, he
was prompted not by pecuniary considerations
that constitute the mercenary motives of most
soldiers Of fortune. but by an unselhsh and pas
sionate devotion TO the of political liberty.
The sufferings OF victims OF tyranny, whether
exercised by a crowned despot such King
"Bomba" Of Naples. or by the dictator of
sympathizer, who was always ready to draw
his sword in their behalf and to champion their
wrongs like some knight errant of old, whose
taste for stirring adventure he shared TO a
degree far more characteristic of the medieval
era than Of the nineteenth century. But there
were none whose troubles in this respect ap-
peaAed 20 him so strongly those of his own
countrymen in Italy. To understand him il is
necessary 70 recall the fact that he was the
product Of an era when the entire Peninsula
was parcelled UP into number Of petty states
each one OF them ruled by a prince who had
learned nothing from the lessons Of the great
pfeh'" NeVoiuuon' and who. regarding his
people as little better than cattle existing mere
~ for his own advantage and benefit mis-
governed them with degree of cruelty and
greed that excited the Indignation Of The re-
nlalncer OF The civilized world So terrible ,,.oo
she tales told abroad of their cruel lot or the
aahher IN which they We're incarcersted I'm fou,
dungeons on the mere suspicion OF disaffection
OF the way in which they were tortured MI .,
oeafh' robbed OF their possessions and roroo7
'lie wreck OF their homes. that the
overthrow OF all these petty despots and the
so.''@'ioh OF their dominions into one
Aii'sooii OK italy was hailed with salts
ss"s s"here abroad, even by the occu
pants or foreign thrones. who realized sr,, ,,,o,,
'hat ths cause of monarchy in the eyes of ,ho
people could not but benefit by the cbarno ,r rll'
DAY a now generation has sprung up IN Tta,,..
nut thirty years ego there were few fap,,,,es -
tne feninsuia who had not then living rnen,tors
VINO had been subjected TO cruel sufferlpgs =.
she hands OF their heartIess princes. some =,
WON were SO infamous that when for o.
stance, the father Of the present ex-puks =,
fsfne was struck down IN the streets o, ~.
sAsets. nGthsr bis WIDOW nor bis ru,u,.t.r.