The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
|d0LITTI NO LONGER
.PCABINET BREAKER"
mictator's" Effort to Over
throw Salandra on War Is
sue Was Futile.
TING FOILED SCHEME
s,,cia, correspondence, TO rBE srS.

King Victor Emmanuel 10 70 10 tNe
XS,lnal Yesterday many persons feared
M, the monarch intended 10 ask Clio
r,,, 10 form a new Cabinet to take the
,,,ce OF the Salandra Ministry. which
'ssreJ its ~.esigu,t!on on May H. The
rrs had , Ions conference with iloli.ti,
he did not ask him To reconstruct
H., MINISTRY lad he done so. there
/. s,r ely ANY doubt tina, he would
,.ys pllc,d his tlrone IN diie peril.
a,ollt,i Is the most hated man In italy
s,A wee tie King to have yielded TO
4. snti.Ni. talk OF the former Premier
would nave faced a. revolution.
When the Austrian and German ef-
nr,s 10 Keep Italy neutral were appar-
.,,ly doomed 10 failure Signor Giolitti
,me 10 Rome and joined his efforts
NJ those pf Prince u Buelow ana
Il ,ron NIacchio. who had lost all hope.
n, rho last two general elections had
place while Giolitti held power
u r.enic.. about two-thirds OF the
Irsm5er Of Parliament, owed their
be-, on TO him and belong 20 his party.
Although it i supposed to be composed
IN Constitutional Liberals. 1t is known
Throughout Italy as the u party,
|I.nd its members are shown as '6'o-
|ulriaus.'
sigAur Giolitti has been able TO retain
||pover for trenty-iive years IN a couh-
|tr IKE Italy, where Ministerial crises
b. OF frequent occurrence simply pe-
L.nse he could count on the support OF
I Gtolttlan majority represented by in
|kin,t, friends, admirably disciplined
|I,rd ready to obey the dictator" When
lrer Glolitti needed a rest or II a finan.
|Ll,i ,risis threatened he voluntarily re-
|k,nqgished power ordered ms majority
|Io support the opposition CABINET.
Thus, after the Tripoli war. Nhen the
||Bocialists attacked Gioltu Tor wasting
||publr money IN completely disorgan-
||hi ing the army In order 10 secure tine
|doub'iul possession or a desert colony
|hs decided TO rclinquish power. ana the
I0loliilian majority provisisnally sup
portel the Salandra Cabinet. When the
European war started Signor Giolitu
happened TO lie out OF power. Or course
bad he wanted TO. he could nave ordered
his r~;SJority to overthrow the Salandra
Cabinet. an easy but dangerous task,
s~re the Government had proclaimed
|"ial''S neutrality and a Ministerial crisis
sould have been misconstrued as due
a change OF policy.
"'"''tfi !" "scHSroo"o'
rbrrc was nothing for C;io,itti 10 do
M roman i'm the BACKGROUND, and his
sa,ority continued to vote for tho Sa-
hndra Cabinet. Giolitti ever approved
~ neutrality policy followed By the
coyernment. and he made the famous
rvelstioo in pa rlia ment about Austria's
Nd Germanv's attempt TO declare war
,rains. Serbia I'm 1919, The '.Giolittian'
majority then voted confidence In the
Oelandra him approyed the national
~It,,snce law. sanctioned the extraordi-
|vsa-v sxpenditure for war p~reparations
|l1d Parliament practically conferred
lar movers and unlimited freedom of
|%Iacton to the Government. Cheering.
Ispplause and patriotic acclamations ac-
|lcompanied every declaration made In
Parliament by Premier Salandra about
Ilaly's national aspirations, Italian in
t.rests and Italy's future. Giolitti was
he first TO cheer and acclaim Premier
so'indra. and ne often shook him
warmly by the hand in the presence OF
d. entire House.
Great was The surprise In Italy when
. group of Giolittian Deputies called on
M Premier shortly after the .Avezzano
earthquake TO complain against the in
Efficient and delayed rescue and relief
work The Premier explained that as
the country was prepared for a war and
a. available medical supplies. stores
tents, anbulances and field hospitals
had been sent north. rescue n relief
sSrk had to be DELAYED AFTER this on
L. said was known throurhou, i,aIv in.
side OF half an hour: However, gentle
men, know YOU have not come to me
eoou, the earthquake. but to prepare an
s,tacK on The Ministerial stage coach
shch ! warn you has been armored.
slshor E'oItu' VINO mad sent MS ioi'
eve 20 the Premier then realized ina
vas nor eNpedient 10 oVerthrow tht
.Hv,n'' Just yet ms nrst attempt d.
""',''r''l 'rls's Iaiieo. some ''He
re me second attempt was MADE
{ rnor Giolitti wrote a letter TO a friend
pepHtN named Peano. admitting mat
was a 'r!enu or Prince Won buelow'
,lpse patriotism ana love Tor ltaiy M
nsh'E ERASED, saying that war was q
eAaml'y and that he was convinced tina
s-nou' going 20 war Italy could obtair
great DEAL The letter was pub
IsNea ana o ~unfavorably com
Seh'ed on, II was thought that the Clio
sVuahs were ready TO overthrow thu
~Sauhet' out a reaction SGT In. perhaps
ceause The King dropped a hint TO Sig.
." iiolitti, who Is a Knight OF the
enhuhciation, 1taly's highest order
shd thus a cousin" OF the King. ant
Nheh s'gnor Salandra demanded a vot'
u confidence from Parliament he got It
Hsnor Glolitti then retired to Cavour
Us town bearing the name Of Italy,
HI Itdtesf etlte9map UhAYA fhA IDIOT a tnr'