The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-23

CaVour aud United italy.
The CuiuCiden,,. "f dates has kept the
attention Of Italy this wear on her re-
markable achievement 81 unity and the
epic deel~ that brought u about la Nav
/ fell the ifiir'h anniversary ~ the star.
Of GARIBALpI'S expedition 10 Sicily w
his Thousand. on September : con-
that 81 his irIumphal entry into Napl",
! in the same month there vii! be the for
tieth anniversary of the TAX ing of Rome
bv the Italians. while this month the
centenary of the birth of CAvoUE has
been observed Italy u reminded AZ
, once of the practical beginnings and of
the fulflment III her dream pf nation
atty. in many WAYS the most eXtraor-
binary political event of the nineteenth
century
II IL hard 10 believe that CAMIIIO
BENso 1T CAVoUR. IN" c"ns"ryativ"
diplomat who won Italian unity IA much
by depressing enthusiasts "a bv PLAY
ing the Powers against each other. MAS
only wear over tiltv when hc died with
his ubJr accomplished Younger
man than the lmp"tuous GARIBAIpG.
Younger than LINCOLN whose work was
still before him II - just as hard -
grasp the fact that only "A do1en wears
Of political life were sufficient for HIN
20 turn ia" conservative lIttl" Kingdom
81 sardinia Iuto an Italy that even rrvo-
lutIouarv republicans were ready -
accept a. their united country n" died
with his work half done. II" had made
Italv. Lls greater ambition. that Of
making Italians remained unfulhllsd
for non" Of his Successors could handle
the task 1T amalgamating north and
south with the patience. genus and an
thori'v C,NotE would have brought 20
the task
~ the year, 60 bv the almost miracu-
lous tIm"lin,..- ~ t'NOUE's work stands
ont more clearly Half a dozen years
later IA events turned out Italy would
hav.. r,'civcd no help and little svml a
thy from outside in anv attempt Ia over
throw her petty tyranni"-. NAPOLEON
was disrrrditcd by hls Mexican failure
Great Britain had surrendered her In-
flucnrr over Europe bv refusing "a H.
t"rier' with PrISs attacks on Den
mark aud ON Austria. and Prussia had
become =" strong that her word could
suppress any attempt az lheralI7ing
IN" Italian States
III" war for the liberation Of Italv and
th" war between North and south IN
America. El'h followed IL immediately
ia ti'n" ar" The ia~' war; that have been
fought for an abstract idea The prin-
,ipi..- IT the Revolution and "f IsiS had
~r'll enough power :" sN'It" fellow
feeling IA western turup" for tli,. str,Ig-
gle for Freedom and FOR nationality ~
vhl"h lriiv engaged they excused me
ruuilNdrp,' ami uru-Iur"ri"rcnpr of th.
British Government ami 10" parti,Ipa-
ton "i the French Emperor In those
dav- movement for universal prac"
would have been taken -..riou-iv With
III" war 81 1870 between France and
Prussia force came again 10 The front
the theory ct NJ" ua'iun under arms
t0ok the piar- Of "ir!l"r NOR" altrulstIr
ideas aud slnC" then sympathy for OPP
pressed nattoualItIr~ has beCOm" luke
warn. Britain, that ~i"od up for the
Greek and Italians. had no hesitation ?
IN supprr--lng the B"rrs m South Africa. ,
and there arr no signs ~ national or Of .
general interest anyw here. ~ the op-
preston ii the Firms bv Russia. of the y
Poles by Germany ar oi m" lesser slavic ,
nati"nalitIrs by IN" MagyarS.
Italy then WIS united az the Last pNs-
sihIe moment which was good fortune !
rather than merit 81 CAvOuR's The
fact that through hun Italy became one
nation while BISMARCK directed the
policy that produced the German I'm
tween tho two ia his speech AZ Turin
Signor LU2ZATrI. the Italian Prime
Minister, while properly declining 20
discuss their relative greatness. showed
how different and how much more diff
Clllt was C.VOrE's task IN building nn
Italy ont 81 weak and inharInonious
fragments TRAN that IL BISMARCK in
employing rho armies Of Prussia TO force
a united German Empire on Europe
The one quality the two men had in COM
mon. 20 far as We can Judge. was the
determination To obtain their ends and 1
their Willingness tn employ any means
40 long as their country was served.
CAvOUR's ventures IN diplomacy were
as daring and as desperate as CART
BAI.pI's exploits IN the field. They |
were both successful: they had an honest
and saRacious Prince 10 AID them in
VICTOR EMMsNTFr., and for the work
I he three accomplished all Italy has good
reason 80 bc grateful