Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14
ITALIAN LABORERS GRUMBLE
Government Worried Over Demand
for Cheaper Food.
LESS FOR MONEY THAN YEAR AGO
Wave of ANITA EOnism to the Pope In
German Official Circles is Now
Dying DOwn-BishOp KOpp
Responsible.
By cLEMENr ]. RARRErr.

ROME, May 14.-(Special to The Bee.)-
The government expects that 1t will take
months IL not longer. to put a quietus on
the movement to secure a reduction of the
prices of food There have been mutter-
ings and grumblings in labor circles about
the constant increase of prices, not for
Injuries, but for the actual necessities OF
life The working people have noted that
in spite of the increase of products and
national prosperity that it 10 more difficult
to get along.
Wheat, vegetables dairy products meat
Of certain kinds and the palmer class Of
groceries are just as plentiful as ever, but
a man who has a sum of money equivalent
TO the American dollar finds that he is
getting less for his money than he did
year ago.
1t is just as hard to get money now as
1t was a year ago, but It is harder to get
enough to eat. The government is spend
ing money by the bale on Its army and
putting millions into the buildings of war
ships, money which the working people
say had better be put into the building Of
modest. low rent houses, for along with
other things rents are going up In the
cities.
The International exposition at Turin will
demonstrate to visitors the progress In
industry which the kingdom has made dun
| ing fifty years. Socialist agitation and
anarchist activity are dangers which vary
in magnitude from time to time; but they
are always there and. with the develop
ment OF manufacturers and labor-saving
machinery, and the continuance OF low
wages, they are not likely to disappear.
Pane AhIe 20 Ne Tin
The pope is able to celebrate mass every
morning, but he receives very few visitors.
Father EhrIe to Retire.
Scholars and bookworms and men who
are interested In the great libraries of the
world win probably hear with regret that
Father Francesca Ehrle, perfect OF the
Vatican library for many years, win retire
next fall. Every one who has had to visit
this library-a vast storehouse OF all kinds
OF knowledge not to be met with else
where-found in Father Ehrle the lSindest
OF welcomes, and most effective assistance.
No one who has ever lived has known all
of the treasures contained In this won
drous library; but Father Ehrle knows
more than any other man about them. He
| will be succeeded by Rev. Monsignor Raft,
perfect of the Ambresian library at Milan.
Father Ehrle, who is a member of the
Jesuit order. will probably go into one of
the houses OF the society after retirement
Antagonist Dying Down.
The wave of antagonism to the pope,
which recently stirred official Germany and
tended towards renewal OF the Kultur-
kampf, seems to be dying down in intens-
ity Cardinal George Kopp, bishop of Bres-
lau. In his position OF member OF the upper
chamber of the Landtag OF Prussia, has
been enabled to make plea to the calmer
reason of the legislators, regarding the
anti-modernist oath. Showing how 1t was
quite in accordance with the degrees OF
the Council of Trent, and was a safe
guard, as far as possible. against heresay.
1t seems to have brought the discussion
to a close. The cardinal with his appre-
citation OF the mental attitude OF Protest
antism. has struck the right note The
pope believes and hopes that this may
contribute to dssipate the pessimistic
forebodings that have been predicted as
likely to be realized in a preximate fu-
ture. The radical anti-CatholIc In Vessis-
che zeitung says It is undeniable that the
moderation OF the cardinal has prevented
passion from running riot A man OF liv-
ting faith devoted to his right office with
mind and heart, Cardinal Kopp is likewis,
a person OF great prudence.