Arizona republican., 1912-04-15
ITALIANS ARE
 STILL NERVOUS
Recent Attempt on Life of King Victor Emmanuel Has Not Been Forgotten By Subjects of Popular Monarch
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ASSOcldtcd Press DiSbGtchl
 ROME. April 14.-An Italy is still under the tremendous impression caused by the attempt on March IA on the life of the king, who, without doubt is immensely popular, while that it should be the work Of an anarchist is a surprise to all, as that dread fraternity has in late years somewhat lost it's reputation for deeds of violence.
 It is now twelve years since King Hunbert lost $ life, his murder rouG.,lN speaking. Dc;,ging to a close a period of several yecrs in which the assassination Cf prominent men was the meE1ce. Since then Italy has been almost entirely free from this danger, and her present king has gone about apparently as safely IS the most insignificant of his subjects. The attempt of March IA has shown that even if the act was that of one individual and due to his initiative alone, il was inspired by anarchist thought and principles
 The difficulties experienced by the police in watching Anarchists are all most insurmOuntable and above all in becoming acquainted with their plans. The organization of the an- arChiets is such that il is almost inn possible for spies to obtain a footing among the "companiOnS,' while if they are successful in doing so their real intentions are speedily discovered and they have been Tt all their pains to no purpose. The reason is that the eanarchiSts are divided into quite small groups. never numbering more than ten or a dozen members. Ad- mission to a group is not granted un- til every imagina ble precaution has been taken and inquiry made. and the members of a group being so few in number they necessarily know each other intimately. and are able to eX- ercise a close watch one over the other.
 For a long time the anarchists had no central organization. hut in 1894 there was a meeting of delegates from the groups. and the formation of a central committee edecided upon. l The crimes of Santo Cesario, who i killed President ClrnOt of France. on June A. 1894: l.. Luccheni. who killed 1 Empress Elizabeth of Austria on Sep l tember n. 1898, and of Gaetano BreS- ] ci. who killed King Humbert of Italy on July %. 1900, were planned by 1 them. but it is still doubtful whether i that of Dalha was known to them. 1 Dalba's fate will not he quite so i bad as that of Bresci, who murdered his intended victims father, but it ! will be quite bad enough. Thirty { years in prison is before him, so that l if he lives he will be a prematurely old man of fifty when he comes out ] left behind by world always on the move. and without friends or re ! sources.
 A thorough investigation of the l treatment of life or long sentence prisoners shows that for some years they are confined in a separate cell ! and given work which does not re- | quire the use of iron. In the years that follow they are admitted to work | with the other prisoners but not al- i lowed to speak. In the first period the rule is that they are not per mitted to see any one while in health although in reality their relations arc allowed to visit them for half an hOul 1 once a year. Later they are per , mitted to see them every six months Their food consists of 31-2 ounces of macarOni and 1 pound ] ounces o1 ] bread on week days, and soup and a | piece of meat on Sundays: wine is 1 given only three or four times a yeal
 on special days.
 In the first period the convict maN spend a cent day in whatever ht
 wishes, and in the years following
 cents His cell is 71-2 feet by l;
 feet and 10 1-2 feet high: the ail
 comes from a window so constructed
 that nothing but the sky is visible;
 it has d heavy, iron bound door in
 side. and iron gates behind; it con
 tains a bed with iron springs, and {
 mattress of a vegetable material, al
 of which is attached by chain tt the wall during the day. so that tho
 prisoner may not lie down; also there
 are toilet necessities and he is al
 lowed to have a brush and comb.
 Each day he is taken out alone fol
 a walk in specially isolated courts
 the minimum time for exercise is on,
 hour, although this is extended if tn,
 health of the prisoner requires it The ordinary punishments are isola.
 ton wlth bread and water the strai II jacket and the dark cell with irons