Evening journal., 1913-11-18
By Henry Wood.

and which might have contained a
I lurking micro6e that would have rem
dered unnecessary further mac
binations against him by the an
archists. and drank from it the same
as the common and charity patients.
/ Nor did he make any deviation from
! this during the remainder Of his stay.
But what pleases the Italians most
lis that while the mayor of Fugei IS
lappointed by the project Of the
province and the prefect Of the
Province by Giolitti, yet up to the
fpresent moment the project has boen
given no intimation that the public
good demands a new mayor. Nor does
anyone expect, that as result of
the incident. he ever will.
It is the possession OF such quail !
ties by Gioliti that, to his political /
as "Italy's Man of
Iron" has been added the personal
one of "The Tenderest Man in the
World" and - Is perhaps the com
bination Of these two things, that, az
72 years OF age and after having al
ready served five times as prime min
lister. Giolitu has just been returned
to power by the FIRST election ever
held in Italy under universal suf-
frage. His position IN history as the
greatest statesman that the modern
, kingdom of Italy has produced. there
fore seems we'll assured.
But Of Giolitti's two natures. his
italian constituents prefer TO talk of
the personal one. His political rule
as Man of Iron" is not always
q pleasant one. aud yet il is freely adj
mitfed that IL has some redeeming
features. lt has made him all pow
erful I'm Italy and this Is convenient.
Although Giolitt has a full cabinet
Of ministers Of his own making, there
is no one in Italy who ever supposes
that a minister does anything without
first consulting Gioliti. For that rea-
son to the Italian public Gioliti is the
government" When there is ma
tional crisis, the public never wor-
ries "Oh. Giolti will find way
they say And this to them is their
lcompensatlon for "The Man Of Iron"
But OF "The Tenderest Man In the
World" they like to talk, and they like
to talk of the manifestations of that
tenderness especially towards his
wife The son of local Official. who
( died when he was still a baby. Giolith
y was brought up 20 be an attorney. His
= early years were years of struggle
and poverty, and II was during them
Z. when he, perhaps least of all. never
= dreamed OF being five times prime
II minister, that he married. His wife
. helped IN his early struggle and his
e FIRST steps toward success
e On one occasion She had succeeded II
/ saving enough money from her limited
lr household allowance for much-neede'
r. silk dress. Before she could buy IL, Clio
litti received an invitation 10 his frs
formal dinner. But he had neither
: dress suit nor the money TO buy ono
~ can get along without the dress,
said Signora Giolitti "but you can
le miss the dinner because IL may help !
". your Advancement" The good hus
y band demurred but the dress suit wa
bought and the dinner actually hepe
Giolitt on IN his career.
Conscious perhaps. OF her own unfit
ness for the role of a great minister
WHEAT least as the role is usual
= played Signaro Giolitti hes always il
y sisted on remaining merely the witel
2; helper and homemaker. And Giohtl
n evidently. has always been most contei
II. that she remain such. The Signora e.
u pressed the preference that she not
presented at court and Giolitti hi
u never insisted In turn. as a delicacy
o. her. he never attends any social or cou
receptions. except where his presence
Z officially required. despite the Fact tn
the king has conferred on him homo
: and decorations that give him the RAJ
9 Of a cousin Of the king.
b The two children Aof the Glolitt
r have now grown to womanhood an
y manhood and left the paternal roc
: The daughter is happily married
I, Berlin and the son is a successf
E chemist. Yet Giolitti seems to fl
9 his home even more attractive ths
= ever.
y There is scarcely a moment outsiC
s Of his official duties that is not spel
i'll with his wife who recently has b
n come an invalid II she happens
be staying at the family home
,,el northern Italy, a special train carrie
ID Giolitd over the 20 hours journey
- spend few hours with her. If 81
is avoiding the debilitating cl
= mate OF Rome by staying in one
the hill towns nearby. the auto TAX
the premier to her side the nome
his duties permit.
During that portion OF the ye
Iei when the climate permits the Signo
lei TO remain at Rome, they occupy
lei quiet. unpretentious apartment. Thl
lei Signora Giolitt has one rival for h
IeI husbands leisure time and compar
After II o'clock at night, the priI
minister goes out for quiet wa
along the darker less frequent
Q. streets. Two detectives insist on r
flowing him despite his preference