The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Appointment Of Mayor Nathan Of
Rome az a Delegate to
the United
States.
VATICAN D1sL1KEs HIM
is Working Hard to Give for Italy
Good Showing at Pan !.
ANA EXPOSE
ton.
[By Henry Wood, Rome Correspond
ent of the United Press

[By Henry Wood, Rome Correspond
ent Of the United Press.]
ROME, March 2S.-The appointment
of Ernest Nathan, Rome's famous ex-
may, as delegate to the United States
from Italy for the San Francisco expo
sition, has aroused more than mere
tempest in tea pot. 1t has stirred
up, in fact, whole hornets nest OF
tempestuous teapots.
Nevertheless, both Italy and the
United States, are probably entitled
to CONCENTRATIONS on the choice. Ma
than represents, as it is likely no 9TH
er one man could do, pretty much all
of the spirit and predominating char
acteristics of modern Italian life and
progress. 1t merely happens that the
national life of Italy. like that OF all
other nations, isn't one grand, harmon
ious whole and this, and this alone, is
what has gotten the teapots out OF
breath.
BY long odds, the particular "thei-
ere" that is causing the greatest dis
turbance at the present moment as
result OF the appointment is that OF
the vatican. Nathan is famously, II
not notoriously. anti-clerical. In this
respect however. 1t must be admitted
! that he is merely representatives OF the
modern Italian spirit, with but one
possible exception. Italy. in it's anti
clericalism. has been fairly nice about
lit. 1t has let the church do pretty
much as it pleased, and never said
Boo" even when it was working
against the state. Nathan, on the
other hand has never been able to or
at least never would, keep qliet on
the subject
The famous ex.mayor has been des-
cribed as possessing the fatal gift Of
elouuence and it has been his spec ches
against the vatican more than any
thing else that has brought him into
worldwide limelight. This, the va
! tican has never been able to forgive.
The fact that the great bulk Of these
/, speeches were probably -.ade merely
/ for political effect and political capt.
|! tai, the vatican has refused to admit.
i 1t insists on regarding Nathan as It's
most bitter enemy which modern Italy
has produced and his appointment as
delegate to San Francisco is declared
by the church to be only one more of
the long list of open affronts which 1t
| insists the government Of modern Italy
has shown it.
In political circles Nathan's appoint
ment is also the subject Of various dis
I s,,fn atofi N.
i out exception the ex-mayor Is the
most picturesque figure which modern
Italy has produced since the days OF
Garibaldi and anything affecting him
inevitably Is Interpreted from the par
ticular viewpoint Of those who happen
| to be his partisans or enemies. BY
! one contingent the honor just con.
ferred upon him is declared to have
found it's sole inspiration in a desire on
the part Of the administration lead
ers to eliminate Nathan from Italian
politics at a time when such an elimin-
alton would do Giolitti the most good.
| Nathan last fall resigned as mayor
after some six years of service ana
! when he still had several more years
Ito serve. because his Roman constitu-
ency, against his advice, elected to
parliament several Roman deputies
who were hostile to him. His success
sor is not to be elected until this fall
and although it is hardly likely that
Nathan. who is now nearly seventy
wears old, would be candidate, his
Influence might possibly be great
enough still to control the election OF
a mayor hostile to the leaders. BY
! sending him on a mission that Will
take him out of Italy for the next two
years NatEan's opponents are credited
with having cleverly side-stepped this
peril.
1 Nv others however, who don't like
i tn impute such Interior motives to
Nathan's opponents still another In
terpretation is placed upon the zap
uointment. It is known to have been
the life ambition of Nathan to be ap
lpointed life senator. the highest hon
or which Italy has to confer upon us
4 distin guished sons. who. WhateVef
their origin may have been, have by
their contribution to Italian progress
merited some high distinction. In
general Italy feels that in the great ~
forms in converting the remains OF an