The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-29
TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
 KING yICToR's ACCESSION

Today is the twelfth anniversary of the beginning of the rule of Vittoric Emanuel III. as King of Italy,since 1t was on July 29, 1900, that he succeeded to the throne following the, tragic death of his father, King Umberto l., who was slain by the anarchist assaS- sin. Bresci. A chapelle explatoire that is a triumph of the art of architecture has been erected at Monza by order of DoWager Queen Margerita, on the very spot where King Humbert was murdered, and memorial services will be held there today. BreSci, the slayer of the late King, fired several shots at the ruler all of which took effect. The monarch was driving when the attack was made, and died before he could be taken back to the palace. Bresci was an Italian American and declared he had returned to Italy With the sole purpose of killing the King. As Italy has abolished capital pun iShment, Bresci was sentenced to life imprisonment and is still supposed to be living. Not long ago complaints were made of the leniency with which he was alleged to be treated by the prison authorities.
 Victor Emmanuel-to give his name the English spelling-has been the ob- ject of several anarchist plots during the dozen years of his reign. the last of which ise-still fresh in the public memory In June of 1906 two bombs were found hidden in the Aurelian wall. near the Porta San Lorenzo, with the object of wrecking the royal train. In the following year, as the King was on his way to Venice, bomb exploded near the railroad tracks just four minutes before the royal train reached the spot Several anarchists from Ar gentina engaged in a conspiracy to assassinate the King two years ago, but the plot was discovered. Two years ago today, on July 29, 1910 sev- era1 anarchists proposed to "cele- brate'' the tenth anniversary of Hum bert's death by killing his widow, Queen Mafgherita, but one of them confessed and several of the conspira- tors were arrested The latest at- tempt on the Kings, life was made this year, but was frustrated.
 King Victor was in his thirty first year when he acceded to the throne. He had led quiet and retiring life, and was little known to the people at large. so that general distrust and dis satisfaction marred the beginning of his reign. Financial depression nad Italy in it's grasp, thousands of people were on the verge or starvation, ana 1e1 Reorganization and graft prevailed in the government of the country. Vic tor Emmanuel has shown himself one of the strongest and ablest rulers in Italian history. He has brought order out of political chaos. has coped with a war against the 'unspeakable Turk' Whether the latter will reflect lustre on his reign is as yet question that cannot be decided. The King was largely instrumental in prosecuting the case against the Camorrists. and if the recent convictions at Viterbo shall result in breaking up that mur- derous band of blackmailers-as is now predicted-that triumph alone ] should make Victor's name immortal. Personally the King is unostenta- tious. kindly and democratic. When Gorki, the Russian novelist and So- cialist who was given the cold shoul- der" in New York visited Rome, the King received him at the Palace, and Socialist and monarch spent several hours in earnest discussion of political problems M. Gorki declared. upon | leaving, that the King was almost a | Socialist