The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

i,voi ana during the near half century
which has elapsed since their historic
march. death has naturally been busy In
their ranks Yet a couple OF years ago
the attention Of the present King was
by mere chance attracted to the fact that
the original 1,oJo, instead Of decreasing
as years went by had increased forty
fold and that there We're ut that moment
no less than over 1000 alleged veterans
drawing pensions from the Italian treas
ury as survivors Of GaribaldPs band OF
1000 Of MARSHA. Indignant at this spo-
iiation Of the national treasury. the King
inaugurlted a searching investigation,
which has revealed the fact that six
months ago there were exactly 233 authen-
tic survivors Of the thousand Of Mar
sala' still in existence and entitled TO
draw pensions. They alone viii figure
as such in the parade OF July I next. at
Rome. And il is doubtful whether any
Of the remaining 40.e0-odd who have
had their names stricken of the pension
list much % the relief Of the national
treasury, viii Fenture TO show their faces
among the veterans.
Among the authentic survivors ara
Gen. Canzio. son-in-law Of Garibaldi.
and the now very attractive president
OF the wonderfully organized Harbor
board Of Genoa, Deputy Ella. who saved
GarIbaldTs Iife; the weII-known sculptor
Tassara. the former cabinet minister
Miceli; Senator Cuccm and the Hun
garian Gen. Turr, creator Of the canal
/ across the Isthmus Of C0rinth. and whose
wife is a granddaughter Of Lucieu Bona
parte, brother Of the great Emperor Ma
poleon.
The aspect Of these veterans, and .he
popular enthusiasm which their appear
ance IN the parade will undoubtedly ex-
cite will. on the one hand, constitute a
lively incentive 10 deeds Of patriotism.
but viii. on the other hand, also serve
TO encourage disObedience 70 the govs,u-
meHt on the part of a people already ,1-
clined By the passionate nature Of their
/ character 10 be impatient OF authori-.
In fact, the adulatiou which the veterans
/ Of the Thousand Of Marsha" viii a.
ceive may De described as constituting =
a way the prizes Of disobedieuce. and ar
1 tainly an incentive thereto There pre-
Z many such Incentives. In fact. there g~s
actual orders Of kalghthood. which SIS
almost wholly devoted % the recognition
/ Of acts II military dis0hedience that have
resulted in success. but which. In the
/ event Of failure. would have eutaiIed
/ cOurt-martial and death. OF these orders.
I that Of Maria Theresa Of Austria IS per-
4 haps the best known. u j. conferred.
not by the sovereign. but by the chapter
/ OF the order, which gives careful ccnsiI-
/ Grafton not only TO the deed n valCr it,
+ self. bur 20 all the circumstances under
which IL was performed. before admitting
/ the fortunate soldier or sailor % member
/ ship. When I was in Austria It's senior
I knight was Gen. Baron Hause-. who. i1
+ the war Of 1s9. while a Young infantry
/ Lieutenant. fouud himself through lis
/ senior officers being placed hors de com
f. bat in command Of the battalion 20
I which was intTusted the duty Of guarding
/ the retreat Of the division 70 which rA
/ belonged This retreat had been rendered
/ necessary by the nouarrival Of the main
+ body Of the army with which a junction
was to have been effected
/ Hauser, on reaching the town of Volta,
/ found its situation so favorabls for de-
J feuse that ne determined to make a
+ stand there with his regiment. instead II
following the remainder Of his division,
/ I'm accordance with the strict instructions
/ received Il was a fragrant act Of dis
/ obedience in time of war to his superi0rs
in command But he made up his mind
to risk the penalty. which was death.
And SO gallant was the defense that he
made Of the little town. and so favorable
the stratesi~al location Of the place. that
/ he succeeded In keeping the entire italian
army in check for eighteen hours with
his handful Of men Just at the very mo-
mcnt when the Italians were preparing
for a final assault. and when orders had
been given by thei- commander that no
quarter was To he given 70 those devils
/ Of Tyrolese," the main body Of the Aus
{ TRAN army. the delay Of whose arrival
! had necesstated the retreat of the divi-
sion to which Hauser belonged, appeared
upon the scene. forcing the Italians in
their turn % Withdraw in hot haste For
his disobedienec on this occasion. Lieut..
/ Hauser was promoted bv the Emperor 20
the rank Of major. while the chapter Of
the Order Of Maria Theresa unanimously
elected him as q knight, the diploma.
signed by the Emperor carrying with it.
. as usual the hereditary title Of baron,
/ and a comparatively large pension. There
/ are many other similar cases that
/ might cite. including that Of the great
English naval commander. Lord Nelson,
/ who Vas only able 90 win the battle IF
I St Vincent. which earned for him peer
/ age and undying fame, by fragrant dis
obedience 20 the order Of his command
ing officer. under the pretext that he
/ could not make out. through his spyglass.
the signals 20 retreat This was not as
tonishiHg, seeing that he purposely kept
his telescope applied not to his sound
/ eye, but 20 the blind one.
Il is this disposition Of the various gov
ernments abroad. to not only laud. but
even reward in the most signal manner,
acts Of disobedience which have resulted
In brilliant successes that Is accountable
for the initiative which King Victor En-
manuel and his ministers are taking IN
the national celebration Of the Tooth an
niverssry Of the birth Of Garibaldi on the
/ Glorious Fourth. Although most Of those
acts Of his which contributed 70 the
emancipation and unifcaton of italy
were undertaken in direct defiance Of the
| commands Of the government, yet the
latter, which was forced formerly to dis
avOw and denOunce him as rebellious %
its authority. is now, by reason Of what
he accomplished. enabled 10 hail him as
the greatest Of national heroes and the
grandest example OF Italian patriotism.
EX-ATTACHE.
Care Of baggage in England.
/ From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
so you are going abroad. eh?" said a
railroad man. We'll, watch your luggage