Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-28
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ITALY
Celebration of Anniversary of Ma
tiOnsl Unity Begins.
KING OPENS ART EXHIBITION
GRANDFATHER OF the Present Monarch
Assembled the Throne Fifty
Years Ago, with Title of
King of Italy.

ROME, March N.-The celebration OF the
jubilee OF Italian unity began today with
the formal opening by King Victor EN-
manuel Of the International Art exhibition.
on wednesday an Industrial exhibition will
be begun at Turin. where in 1861 Victor
Emmanuel II, grandfather OF the present
monarch assumed the title OF king of Italy,
At midnight a gun was fired from the
Janiculum hill and the bell on the capitol
was rung. From that hour the city was
astir. Bands were playing patriotic airs.
traversed the principal streets. which were
bright with lights and gay with flags and
bunting Crowds filled the squares, shout
ing viva Romar'
The celebration Is offensive to the Holy
See and today some Of the less orderly at
tempted to approach the Vatican. They
we're met by a strong detachment Of police
and turned back
During the morning hours King Victor
Emmanuel Queen Helena, the duke of
Genoa, the count Of Turin, the ministry,
diplomats and the members OF parliament
and the foreign commissioners of the art
exhibition met at the capital Count Dl San
MARITIME, president of the exhibition com
mittee, presided and speeches tuned to the
patriotic occasion were delivered by Pres
ident Manfred Of the senate, President
Marcora Of the Chamber OF Deputies and
Mayor Nathan.
King Victor Emmanuel replied with an
address that made a deep impression. The
Americans present were AMBASSADOR Leish-
man, Harrison S. Morris, the United States
commissioner to the exhibition and ]. P.
Morgan, president Of the foreign committee.
Address of the King.
In his address the king recalled that to
have the capital the center of united Italy
was the dream of the Latin Poet Dante
and Eternal as Rome" has become a
common expression. He continued:
To-day the king is here surrounded by
free representatives of Parliament and the
municipalities of the kingdom, living sym
bols OF indissoluble political union and
local franchise.
I'm this national meeting the oath TO
rendered Italy freer happier and more re-
spected throughout the world, issues from
our breasts with fervor and irresistible
enthusiasm. We cannot in a brief time re-
pair the effects of any centuries lived in
servitude. Our nation has had to make
titanic efforts to transform debased meas
ures into a free people jealous Of It's
rights.
with Rome as it's capital Italy repre-
sents the tranquil co-existence of the
churches and the state, the latter guar
anteeing full and fruitful liberty to re
ligion as It does to science"
His majesty concluded:
| Italy devoted to the independence o
every race, knows how to protect its owl
which is an inheritance from its ancien
end modern history, and will contribute fl
the work Of peace toward progress which 1
| continuous in the direction of higher IdeaIs
Today the Italian flag is swung to tn
breeze at the office of the italian consula
agent, A. Venuta, $40 Brown block, to com
memorate the fiftieth anniversary of tn
union of the various provinces of the king
! dom Of Italy.