The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25
bGtiOn ArouSeS Enthusiasm in
Most Democratic Kingdom
in the World.
is MUCH LIKE ROOSEVELT
Was slekly Child and Brought Him.
self to Hardy Manhood by Spartan
Methods-ls Man of Almost
Universal knowledge and
Interested in Much.

Rome Victor Emmanuel III is
monarch Of the most democratic king
dom in the world. When the plain
people of Italy finally forced the nation
into war for the unredeemed Italian
lands OF Austria, their democratic
king decided to share his soldiers
hardships. His action in taking the
field and turning the scepter tempo
rarily over to his uncle, the duke Of
Genoa, has been received here with
the widest enthusiasm and the house
of Savoy was never more popular than
today.
Their monarch just suits Italians.
He is more like an American president
than a European king. Italy for the
most part is intensely republican, with
a leaning to socialism 1t is greatly
tinctured with American thought due
to the close connection brought about
by the return of emigrants from the
new world.
His majesty is also republican, with
drift toward socialism. He has made
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has shown in various ways his deter
mination to solidify his people by ex
hibiting his tolerance of this most
radical section uf his subjects.
He also requested that his name be
Included in the list of electors. He
insists that he be considered an ordi-
nary citizen and he never misses re-
cording his ballot at the polls after
the fashion of President Wilson.
In some ways the king resembles
Theodore Roosevelt He was a sick
ly child like the colonel, and brought
himself to a hardy manhood by Spar
tan methods. He is a man of almost
knowledge, interested in ev-
much like the Oyster Bay
leader. He possesses great energy.
His Part in War;
What will the king do in the war?
His part, like the kaiser's, undoubtedly
will consist in going from one part of
the battle line to the other encOurag-
ing his troops. But Victor Emmanuel
possesses too good sense to interfere
with his general staffs in the actual
of the campaigns.
He is a gallant horseman and this |
Is a source of qualification to the ltal
ans, for their cavalry is not surpassed |
anywhere in the world. The Italian |
army officers generally bring back the
important prizes in every horse show
they enter.
In person Victor Emmanuel is thor
lughly Italian. His short, powerful |
igure, sweeping mustachios and cast
If countenance are of a general type |
1ften observed throughout Italy, He
s fairer than most of his people, how
ever and blue-eyed.
Certainly King Victor Emanuel is
he right man in the right place-the
dng Italy needs in this supreme mo-
nent," said the poet Gabrielle dan
lunzio recently, after an interview
With the monarch.
ut would be impossible to imagine
/ better informed man." he continued.
On hearing him speak one might al
most receive the impression at one
moment that he was in Paris convers-
ng with a statesman thoroughly con-
,ersant with the subject from the
french viewpoint; at others in Berlin,
alking with a minister of the German
or in London, in Vienna or
The Balkans and East
rn Mediterranean are so familiar to
lin that he might have lived there all
lis life.
His lucidity of mind is astounding,
nd only surpassed by his unpreten-
ious manner, which puts one com
,letely at ease. There is amazement
hat this ruler, In addition to full
Hing the duties of state, could alb
orb so much knowledge and possess
uch a clear end certain perception
t foreign countries, interest and men.
Was slGkIy Child.
When the king was child he suf
cred so badly from ricketts, that he
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