Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-28
Americans Attend
Italy's Parliament
CRv United press Associations,

Rome, Nov. 2S.-When the twenty
fourth Italian parliament convened
yesterday in the presence of the king
and all the ministers, a group of four
very happy American women occupied
seats in the gallery reserved for tie
families of members. Three of these
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merly Miss Eta Dunham of New
York; Mrs. FREDERICK di Palma, for-
merly Miss Williams of Lowell, Mass.
and Mrs. Arturo Luzzatto, formerly
Miss Helen Loeb of New York, were
the wives of deputies. In the recent
campa on, the first held in Italy I'M
der universal suffrage and the most
bitterly contested for every candidate
that has yet taken place here, the
three American wives managed their
kcShands' candidates., working prac-
tically night and day for three
months. Today the three deputies ad-
mitted that but for this help of their
wives they would very likely have
been defeated.
The fourth member of the little
group was the wife of Senator Ro-
dolfo Lanciani, who was formerly
Miss Chaplin of Providence, R. l. Sem
ator Lanciani was not obliged to con-
test for his seat, as his appointment
is for life. He admitted today, how
ever, that it was only through the
assistance of his wife, who has been
his indefatigable coworker in all of his
archaeological researches and who has
written all of his books for him in
English, that enabled him to attain
the reputation as Italy's leading arch
eologist, which resulted in his ap-
pointment by the king as life SEN
ator. One deputy of the last parlia-
ment who had an American wife was
not returned to the present chamber.
This was Count Vittorio Moschini of
Venice. Last year he secured legal
separation from his American wife,
formerly Miss Lulu Davis of Houston,
Texas. Not having her help in the
recent campaign, he was one of the
very few old deputies who went down
to defeat.
Two other American women whose
husbands hold appointments for life
as senator's also occupied seats today
in the gallery. They were the Primo
ess Colonna, formerly Miss MacKay
of New York, and the Countess de
Brazza, formerly Miss -, Margaret
Rock, also of New York.
Today's opening of parliament was
marked with unusual precautions for
the life of the king, who was obliged
to read an inaugural address. The
recent elections, the first held in Italy
under the universal suffrage, left con-
siderable discomfort behind, and fears
were entertained that it might result
in one of those periodic attempts
against the king which several times
in the past have marked the opening
of parliament. The parliament
building was therefore completely sur
rounded by troops, through whose
massed ranks King Victor Emmanuel
entered. Although the interior was
jammed TO its utmost capacity, no
one was allowed to enter who did not
have a personal permit granted by
the department of public safety.
With the entrance of the king, the
latter proceeded at once to the speak
er's stand. where, surrounded by the
cabinet ministers, he read his address,
and departed Immediately Once out
side he was escorted at gallop by
the royal body guard back to the
Quirinal
The address of the king followed
largely on lines that had been LAID
down in the recent political platform
Of Premier Giolitti, whose party wa,
returned TO power. II included ar
old age pension, 20 be established out
Of the profits Of the government mo.
nopoly on life insurance, which was
inaugurated by the last parliament
the extension Of all public service:
and works now existing in Italy % the
new colonies Of Tripoli and Cyrenacia
the complete subjugatiOn Of all the
tribes in these two provinces and the
establishing Of a court Of arbitration
for the settling Of the frequent con
fiets between labor and capital which
occur IN Italy; the care by the STATE
of children who have been either NOR
ally or materially abandoned; tho
changing Of the present system OF
education, which Is largely upon 4
classical basis. 10 one more practical
roforestratioH and government irriga.
ton of now scmiarid districts. II
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