Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
JUBILEE WAR PROSPECTS

On the eve Of Italy's Jubilee Of
Italian unity. which was inaugurated
the 27th ultimo in Rome by King
Victor Emmanuel. tho ministry Luzzati
fell and was replaced by the ministry
Giolitti.
1talys relations with Austria are dis
quieting. and appear even worse than
when we had occasion to discuss them
in The Star Of July 10. 1910.
The ceremonies Of the jubilee cele-
bration were preceded by the firing of
cannon from the
The jubilee Janiculum. one Of the
Ceremonies. seven hills OF Rome;
bells rang, bands
played, and the streets. blazing with
light and bedecked with flags. were
filled with joyous throngs shouting
viva Roma
In the morning King Victor. surround
ed by Queen Helena, the Duke Of
Genoa, the Count Of Turin, the min
istry. diplomats. members of parlia-
ment and the foreign commissioners of
the art exhibition. assembled at the
capitol. Responding to the addresses
from the senate and chamber King
Victor said
To-day the king is here surrounded
by the representatives of parliament
ana a.. the municipalities Of the kingdom.
union and local franchise. In this
national meeting the oath to render
Italy freer, happier and more respected
throughout the world issues from our
breasts with fervor and irresistible en-
thuSlasm. Our nation has had to make
titanic efforts to transform debased
masses into free people jealous of
its rights.
I'm our virile modesty we must not
forget the mission that history has in.
trusted to Italy. to proclaim the RICH,
of nations to live independent With
Rome as it's capital Italy represents
the tranquil coexistence of the church
and state. the latter guaranteeing full
and fruitful liberty to religion. as il
does to science"
II is an indication of the mutual in.
terests and kindly friendship existing
between the governments and people o.
the United States and Italy to mention
the kilograms exchanged between
President Taft and King Victor EN-
manuel. On the one side. congratula.
tions on the opening Of the exposition
at Rome and Turin, and on the com
of the fte ths nfhse
kings cordial response. This is no,
all. for the assembly of New York
adopted a resolution extending the good
wishes Of the people OF New York state
fiftieth anniversary Of the establish
ment Of united Italy.
The Star joins in this expression of
CONGRATULATIONS to a people and nation
whose his
Congratulations tory is q
to People and Nation. liberty On
this occasion it should not forget to
offer also it's sincere condolences in the
great loss which Italy has just expert
enced in the death of Fogazzaro, the
great romance writer, whose genius and
nobility of character were an honor to
Italy. A litterateur Of mark writing of
the dead novelist says: "Fogazzaro was
possessed of a noble intelligence, a
writer of great talent and an honor to
his country. He is not entirely dead"
On the occasion Of the jubilee of Italian
unity it is proper to recall. however
briefly, the salient phases of Italy's unity.
The efforts of foreign princes imposed
upon Italy by the treaties OF Utrecht IN
1713, of Rastadt in lila, OF Vienna IN
1873, accorded nothing of that which was
lacking, namely, Italian unity. The wars
of the revolution created the cisalpine re-
public in 1897. the Italian republic with
Milan for capital in 1902 and the Italian
kingdom in 1906 It was the beginning
Of Italian unity. But the treaties of 1Sl5
were a check in the current. Venice and
Milan were given to Austria. Florence TO
an archduke and Naples to the Bourbons.
Excepting Savoy and Rome the whole
northern part of the peninsula was sub
jected to Austrian control.
With reference to the jubilee at Rome
the Neue Wiener Tageblatt of March ID
published q long article on the celebra-
ton of Italian unity, which merits men,
ton because an exceptional peace Of
fering.
Austria Hungary" says the Tageblatt
"salutes the joyous manifestation Of Italy
at Rome. It eX-
Austria HUNGARY presses the congrat-
ulations of friendly
0dluteS Ata1y' nation and it is sure
that all friends Of peace are solid today.
Italy is one of the three Kingdoms which
have made it a duty to defend peace by
every means. Italy will show in her
next exposition a ma gnificent collection
of splendid works. executed by a people
faithful to it's historical grandeur and
worthy of it.
THE Italian jubilee is a peace fete; who
would abstain from saluting IT as a
happy message Of international friend
ship between peoples:
The immediate cause or the change OF
ministry does not appear IN the as
patches, but in view of the fact that there
is a change in the ministry of marine,
and that February % the question OF
subsidies for the merchant marine was
again up for discussion. it Is assumed
that that was the cause. That question,
we know, had already brought about the
fall of the ministries of Signors Giollttl
and SonninO. Signor Luzzati's Is the thlrd-
The latter was called upon to consti-
tute a cabinet when Admiral Bettelo and
Sonnino had been opposed by the cham
her on the subject of subsidies.
The relations between Italy and Aus
tria form an interesting article IN the
last number of the NOuvelle Revue, by
NJ. Rauuini. A brief summary OF the
auphor.s views is Instructive:
The relations between the two nauons
alarm the friends of peace. The two
nations are feverishly arming, the one
against the other, as if on the eve OF
actual war. Never have two allied ma
lions been seen who treated each other
as enemies Distrust presides over their
relations, Notwithstanding their mutual
of friendship. All recognize
that this situation cannot endure Tor
long without danger to peace
Admiral CHAR, who, Notwithstanding
his Italian name, is Austrian, declared
openly a short time