The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-09
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ed at the meeting held at the
IN Capitol at Rome tho other day
in connection with the celebra-
ton of the centenary OF the Argentine
Republic and. with his consent the
orator OF the day was Enrico Ferri,
the well-known Socialist and revolu-
tionary member of the Italian legisla
ture, who has lately completed a lee
| turing tour in Argentina. He began
his. address with a bow 10 the King
and with the words, 'tY our Majesty
and Gentlemen" AT its close the
King rose from his, seat. and CRASHING
both the orators hands in his. con-
graduated him most warmly on his
extremely eloquent speech and remain
ed chatting With him for a few min
utes in the friendliest fashion. Ferri
being subsequently congratulated with
equal fervor by the Cabinet ministers
and dignitaries of the court present.
The remarkable thing about this
meeting between the king and Ferri
seems TO have taken exception there
to-. not even the Socialists, OF whom
Fcrri is the leader, and 1T furnishes
striking evidence of the changes OF
lowing remain Just as much devoted TO
their Socialist aims and ideals as ever,
The only thing Is that they have ceas-
ed, at any. rate for the nonce., their
war upon the crown. and are no longer
antidynastic, realizing that the pres
ent King is doing his utmost TO inau-
gurate many of those liberal reforms
which occupy the most prominent
place on their political program. and
that by Strengthening his hand and
helping him 10 put into execution his
views, theX are furtherlns their on
cause.
There are many points on which the
mouarch and the Socialists concur,
where the real alienation of the lot
Of the struggling masses Is concerned.
There are reforms in connection with
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are Just as ardently desired by the
crown as by the Socialists, and 1t is
in these matters that the Socialists and
the sovereign can meet, not only IN
countries, upon common ground.
In Russia We may see much the sa me
condition of affairs. True. things have
not reached the point at which the
Revolutionary leaders and Nihilists.
But. on the other hand, they have;
with one accord. abstained. despite all
reports to the contrary, from any at
tempt unon the life Of Nicholas L..
OF his consort. OF his mother and Of
his children, that Is to say Of those
most dear and near to him, since he
came to the throne. realizing that he
Car. been endeavorlng to promote
popular forms OF government and a
more enlightened and progressive re-.
gime: in one word, that he is en-,
deavoring 10 attain BY quiet I, tb an
ideals which they have endeavored TO
reach by means OF outrage. They
knew. moreover. that his assassination
would be ineytably f19lgWe q sy re.
cy, and that his life, until his son
grows up. constitutes the principal
bulwark against reaction. That Is
about entirely unattended in the
streets of ST. Petersburg Ho 10 en-
tirely safe from all harm at the hands
OF the revolutionist and the Nlhtllst.
At oporto tile recent arrest Of q
certain Ramires, who fled to Brazil
Immediately after the murder OF k1ng
Carlos, and who recently returned TO
rather interesting facts IN connection M,f. no.
with that regicidal outrage. The rev.
Citations of Ramlres have enabled tIe
government to establish tho tact that
gagged in the conspiracy against ~
life Of the late King. 1t seems that
the assassins who actually attacked
his carriage immediately after us
groups, each of twenty or thirty, had
been posted ut various points along
the route from the wharf to the pal
escaping the first group. he would nave M, !,
fallen into the hands of the second
In fact. he was doomed from the Very
moment that he landed at LISBON, on
the other bank OF the Tagus, since II
seems Impossible that he could ever
have escaped with his llfe when thn v
forced to run the gauntlet q over Ivy
along the route to his palace,
In the face of these revelations
seems Incredible that the government !,
OF Premier Franco should have been
SO badly served byits police as to have
no knowiedge Of a resicldal plot in
which over LOO men We're actively
engaged at Lisbon: and the CONVICTION
EXPIRE ssed at the time In those letters
to the effect TINT tho murders were
connived at by many subordinate goy-