Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
TROOPS FLANK
ENTRY OF CAR
INTO RACCONIGI.
RULER PROTECTED TO EVERY
POSSIBLE EXTENT
ITALIAN CITY SCENE OF GREAT
DEMONSTRATION
MuItltudes Cheer as Russian Monarch
Marches Through Flowery Arch
ways to Meet King Victor
Emmanuel
[By Associated Press.1

IL, emperor of all the Russias, made
u a triumphal entry into Italy to-
day.
Whatever may have stirred beneath
the surface, the outward manifestation
was a cordial and popular welcome tc
the head of a friendly state.
Threatened demonstrations had been
sternly suppressed, but the days re-
Joicing was spontaneous and genuine,
even the mayor of Rome having been
sent by radical and Socialistic board
of aldermen to participate in the i'm
perial reception.
Broadly viewed, the much discussed
and keenly awaited meeting between
Emperor Nicholas and King Victor EN-
manuel opened most auspiciously.
From early dawn the scene in this
city was animated as crowds gathered
in the streets. The strict measures to
preserve order adopted by the police
and military did not serve to dampen
the ardor of the populace.
The whole city had been decorated
with flags and bunting, while the
householders along the route to the
palace had spread carpets before their
doors and filed their windows with
brocades and bright-colored streamers.
Pathway Arched
Triumphal arches stretched across
the path traversed by his majesty.
This morning the mayor posted
manifesto exhorting the citizens to give
the emperor a greeting that would
show their appreciation of the great
event and express Italian gratitude for
the aid the Russian sailors gave at the
time of the earthquake in Southern
Italy.
From the moment the imperial party
entered italy through the famous Mont
Gents tunnel, at Modune, until it
reached the royal castle it was attend
ed by an extraordinary military guard.
Not an inch of the tunnel but was ex-
anined, and it was lined with soldiers
who could almost touch hands
Every station on the railroad line
was occupied by the military and each
coach of the train on the line leading
to Racconigi carried a guard.
On the italian frontier the emperor
was met by a commission of generals
sent by the king and by Prince Dol
gorouki, Russian ambassador to italy,
and the staff of the Russian embassy.
At the appearance of the emperor's
train the troops, drawn up beside the
track, presented arms and their bands
played the Russian national anthem.
Throughout the Mont Cents railroad
line the progress of the emperor had
the character of a triumphal march.
The troops prevented crowds from
the villages that line the route from
approaching the railroad.
Stimulates Curiosity
This restriction, however, served only
to stimulate the curiosity of the peo-
pie, who gathered at the rear of the
soldiers, climbed into treetops or ON
the cliffs wherever a view of the pass
ing train was to be had and, as the
train passed, waved their hats and
handkerchiefs, shouting Long Live
Russia!" and Long live the emperor!"
Women threw bouquets of flowers |
over the heads of the soldiers and |
against the train as 1t swept past.
At the station Emperor Nicholas |
was met by King Victor Emmanuel. |
Premier Giolitti, Foreign Minister Tit |
toni, Mayor Nathan of Rome, mem
bers of the court, staff officers and |
dignitaries. These had |
driven to the station in brightly decked |
carriages with outriderS and escorted |
by cuirassiers.
King Victor Emmanuel wore the full |
uniform of a general, with the collar
Of the Order of the Annunziata.
Emperor Nicholas appeared in ex-
cellent health and the best of humor
as he stepped from the train, which
came into the station five minutes
ahead of schedule.
His coach had been decorated with
the italian and Russian colors. King
Victor Emmanuel stepped toward the
carriage as the emperor descended to
the platform. The sovereigns embraced
and kissed each other on both cheeks.
At the moment the Italian troops
presented arms cannon belched forth
l salute, the bands struck up the Rus
sian national anthem and the crowd
,heered. Accompanied by the king
he emperor reviewed a company of
infantry inside the station.
Here the ministers and other gov
,rnment dignitaries were presented to
lis majesty, following which ceremony
he sovereigns emerged from the sta
ion and entered a carriage.
AS the people outside caught sight of
he king and his imperial guest the
,heering was renewed and continued 1
Is the two monarchs drove away.
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