The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-24
KING EMANUEL
 IS ACTIVE ALLY FavsrS Peace Plans fostered By the United States AMERICANS AT FUNERAL Of the Late Cardinal SatolliLMayor Nathan's Anti-Foreign Tirade Causes Indignation Among
 Visitors.
AMERICANS AT FUNERAL
By CLEMENT j. BARRETT.

Rome, January 23.-(Special. liking Vic tor Emanuel may be the most active ally among European monarchs of the peace plans fostered by the United States and urged in part by the recent note of Secretary of State Knox urging an agreement on the question of an in- ternational court of arbitration.
 King Victor Emanuel, with Queen Elena. are making preparations for a royal tour of Europe. I understand that their majesties propose to visit Paris. London, Berlin and St. Petersburg
 King Victor is g firm advocate of any thing that makes for the peace of the world. He realizes as much, if not more than any other European sovereign the crushing burden upon his people caused by the enormous taxes for war pur- poses. One of the reasons for his pro- posed journey is to talk over with King Edward. President Fallieres, Kaiser Will helm and Czar Nicholas the question of reaching some agreement for the lmita- tion of armaments
 King Victor is convinced that the time is ripe for some such agreement and that
  isting between Italy and the other great powers he will be able to take the initia- tive with some chance of success. It is believed this question was discussed be- tween the Czar and King Victor when the Russian monarch recently visited Italy, and that the Czar is favorably in clined toward the proposition looking to a reduction of expenditures for war pur- poses, and will use his influence toward securing that end
 Every American in Rome who could possibly attend was present at the flu neral services of the late Cardinal Satoli in the Church of St. Lateran Among those in attendance noted Princess Ros- pigliosi, who was Miss Marie Jennings Reid of New Orleans. She was deeply affected, as the dead cardinal had been her constant friend in her long struggle to have her former marriage annulled and her marriage to Prince Rospigliosi rec ognized by the church. Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the American college had a place in the choir warm friendship had subsisted between the American rec tor and the dead prelate
 Mayor Nathan's recent anti-foreign trade has created mixed feeling of amusement and indignation among American and English visitors. The may or's indignation has been aroused by what he calls their impertinent criti- cism of the Italian capital.
 In the course of his lecture to foreign critics, particularly those from England and America, Signor Nathan says: ''We do not invite foreigners to visit us: we are pleased to welcome them when they come here, just as we should support their absence with sufficient calm should they stay away because their refined feelings of catholicism were offended by our failure to follow their judgment. It would be well that this should be known that we intend to be absolute masters in our own house without paying atten- ton to great or little critics, whose pre- tensions are to have Rome exclusively for their own use
 An American visitor reading this ar ticle remarked dryly: T wonder what MT. Nathan would have to say if foreign CTS took him at his word and stayed away from Rome. 1 rather think his attitude would change. My experience has been that however the Roman cit izen may feel toward the American or Englishman personally he has an abicing love for the English pound and the American dollar and loses no opportun- ity of annexing it.
 The Marquis Benzoni, who recently was murdered by armed rebels near Taiz. an ancient town in the region of the Yemen, was a remarkable man in the rsstlessness of his temperament and his love of travel and adventure.
 He had been colonel in the Italian army, was one of the most noted Italian writers and parliamentarians and was consular agent at Mocha just before starting upon the expedition into the Ye- men which resulted in his death. In fact, he resigned that office to join with Herr Burckhardt wealthy German, in that venture. With small caravan they set out from Sana along a camel track which, after crossing the Yamen, leads to Alden by long and dangerous route. Near Tiaz the caravan was attacked and both of the adventurers were killed.