El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

Triple Alliance Shows Signs
of Growing Weaker And
May Be Dissolved.
VATICAN MAINTAINS
DIGNIFIED RESERVE

hume, 4t114s June z4-IHe celeDEaN
ton of the jubilee Of italian unity.
with the exhibitions in Rome and in
Turin, has emphasized the strangeness
Of the situation between Italy and Aus
tria- Emperor Francis Joseph and the
government of the DIAL monarchy. alone
of all the rulers and great powers, have
sent no representation to the Italian
celebrations and it has been only in
the most recaicitrant manner that Aus
trfa has participated IN the interna-
tfonal exhibition OF Fine Arts here,
while she was the only nation which
did rot take part in the exhibition Of
Industries and Labor Of Turin.
Is Significant.
This is significant when one con-
siders that Vienna and Rome have
been allied as members OF the Triple
Alliance for nearly 50 years. Nor can
il be said that Austria's attitude 10
inspired by a desire to spare the feel
ings OF the vatican, as Austria IN 1870
was the first country to congratulate
Italy over the fall OF the temporal
power. and the relations between the
Austrian government and the holy see
have been. recently. strained,
The altitude Of AUSTRIA IS due to
the ancient antagonism between the
two countries. which is reaching
Eore acote stage now that the health
OF empes or Francis Joseph is falling.
and the reins Of the dual monarchy are
practically IN the hands Of the crown
prince. archduke Francis Ferdinand
Many Family Catastrophies-
The old emperor has witnessed dur
ing his long reign greater political and
family catastrophies than any other
living sovereign, with the exception,
perhaps. Of king Manuel. Of Portugal
He vent from the defeat Of Sadowa to
the loss of Lombardy and Venetia,
from the incurable infirmity Of en-
press Elizabeth TO her murder by an
aaarchist,x besides that yet unexplained
tragedy which led TO the death OF his
only son, archduke Rudolph
Such a succession OF sorrows induced
the venerable monarch to be strongly
opposed to his country participating
in any conflict and the one which
might have been the most probable
was avoided through the alliance with
Italy and Germany, and the great re-
spect that the aged ruler inspired
throughout Europe His successor viii
not command the same influence, so
that the disappearance Of Francis
Joseph may have 4 capital Influence
in the foreign policy Of Europe. ii be-
ing doubtful that be viii maintain the
present attitude Of submission to Ger
many, while his intransigent cleri-
calism may revive in Austria the
Loss of Rome" movement, and cause
a rupture with Italy. which would not
please even the vatican. as Plus x
is averse to any event which might
revive an acute stage between church
and state in Italy, as is proved BY his
mild attitude in connection with the
pl esent celebration Of Italian unity
Attitude of the Vatican
The attitude of the vatican towards
the celebration OF the jubilee OF tall
an unity has been so far characterized
by a most dfgnified reserve. as, while
it cannot approve Of manifestations
which commemorate the fall OF the
temporal power, it does not desire that
anything should be done which might
embitter the relations between church
and state here which, since the pom
tificate of the present pope began. have
been characterized by 8 spirit OF
mutual tolerance which in some cases
has even reached cOrdiality. Therefore
the excessive zeal Of certain bishops.
who being so far from Rome have mot
an exact grasp OF the situation here.
does not meet altogether with the ap-
prevail Of the vatican.
During this year OF Italian jubilee
the vatican has decided to suppress
ali kinds of pilgrimages, being in
spired by the same idea Of preventing
conflicts between It's adherents and
those of opposite opinions. and is also
most strict in not admitting to pri-
Fate audiences with the pope. people
who are connected with the Italian
celebrations
Tradition Hard to Overcome.
Tradition IS a tenacious thing and
not easily overcome especially IN the
countries of the Old world Two thou
sand years ago the triumph OF 3
Roman emperor was not complete un-
less it included some wild beasts. In
these days in Rome. Pagan customs
have been adapted 10 Christian ideas.
and so the monarch, while he no more
goes in procession with his kings OF
the forest. receives them as gifts-
aEd hands them over to the zoologicaI
gardens.
In this manner the new ruler OF
AOyssinia, Ligg-Jasu. has shown his
reference towards the king OF Italy by
sending two magnificent lions, a buf-
alO, and a zebra. They were first
aiken TO the garden of the palace.
where the lions roared, the buffalo
beloved and the zebra-made his own
Kind OF noise. The racket reused the
TO say nothing of the
King and queen and their little ones.
t may be stated without fear Of con-
radlction that the only ones pleased
we're the children, who wept loudly
when the beasts were taken to the
100, prince Umberto being heard to
emark what he did not think that was
he way 10 treat the wishes OF future