The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09
ny Ia MANauIsE DE roNTENoY.

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Nj Euronean nation Is moro pro-
nj foundly interested in the insur-
u Iection now raging IN Albania
Where so many OF the leading states
men Of tho nineteenth century. first
and foremost Francesca Crlsp!. have
been Of Albanian descent In fact. old
Garihalii used to say that the cause ~
Albania was the cause of Italy. TAX
Ing advantage Of this. his son, R!cciotti
Garibaldi has repeatedly offered 10 as
sumo thc leadership OF band Of 1ta-
Ian filibu:tcrs. for service against the
Ottoman troops in Albania. and whcn
asked why he did not proceed to the
'front.' TO take command OF the Italians
ALREADY sighting under the rebel flag.
and why he did not place his sword al
the disposal 81 the Albanian nsur-
gents. intimated that he would not pro-
coed 10 Albania until certain necos-
sary financial arrangements were
made" Presumably. these monetary arr
engagements. representing his pccunars.
demands. have now been completed.
For he is ri length proceeding to the
scene OF hpstiiitics
licciott Garibaldi differs from Ills
father in this: that whereas the old
patriots sword was eyer at the ,!isin-
terestcd service Of nations lighting FOR
liberty and indepcndence no matter
whether in England Or America. he on
Inc other hand is niecccnarv in tho
worst sense Of the word. and does not
fight unless there is money in 81 In
the war between Turkey and Greece.
he commanded Il so-callcd Foreign
Legion, ighting under the Greet nag.
Wien say "nghtinG." itis a moro
figure of speech. for RIccIottl and his
men did not do any nshtns against
tho Turks, carefully avoiding any en-
counter against the latter, but dcvot-
ing their energies 10 plunder!ne the
G.eek pensantry 70 such an cxtcnnt
timately forced to forestry dcport tho
whole hand. including Ricoiotti
Most Of his military career has hccn
cd regiment Of foreign guerrillas.
which hghtinr under the French flag.
VAS far more dreaded BY the French
population than tile German troops,
owing 10 their depreciation There Is
no authentic record Of Ricc!ot,i Gnri-
baldi having ever bren III any actual
threatened TO hang both him and his
men. as frccbooters, ii they caught
them. In spite OF this he falsely
claims to have Gaptured, the only Ger
II was the flag of the SIXTY first Rcri
mcnt Of Prussan infantry. But It was
not taken In any lisht- II was found
during the night following n sangjii-
nary engagement near I.angrcs on the
battlefield. beneath hccatomb Of
Prussian soldiers and ofiicers. BY some
|; birds over the battlchelds after the
fight Is oyer. II was taken from them
hy some OF the Caribaldi guorrlilas.
through whom II ultimately came int
the hands Of Ricciotti, who made no
end OF Il fuss about It. a curious fact
IS hat no one. not even Ricciotti him
self. has ans idea what has become Of
the nag, Of which no trace has ever
been seen since he, proudly showed It
at Lyons few days after its dis
covcrr on the battlefield.
liicciotti has on several occasions
rendered his sword, in return for cash
TO the organizers Of revolutions in
south America. But in each instance
his proposals have been rejected, the
conspiratorrs having no desire to divide
their spoils with man OF such a
mcrccnary ard rapacious character.
some ten Years ago. on money bent, he
endcaTored to form an alliance with
certain ntranslsent prclates at Rome,
with the avowcd purpose OF overthrow-
Ing the Italian monarchy. and OF sub
stituting in its stead a confederation OF
small Italian republics, under the pres
idency and snzerainty Of the Pontiff-
n crazy proposal. rejected and at once
denounced by Leo XIII. and by his
Secretary OF State. Cardinal Rampolla.
and the execution of which would
naturally have entailcd the anniiila-
ton Of his celebrated fathers life
work. namely. the creation Of a United