The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-03
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Leads the Simple, Laborious Life.
In Italy, where all are SO intimately simple
where domestic life is a passion. 1t pleased him.
the first of the nations mobiles. to lead the simple
laborious life of great bourgeois and to give
the example of the domestic virtues. and YET
these qualities, however appreciable in norman
times had. so to say the Inconvenience OK not
being visible from near at hand and OF max
ing no sensational impression on the Judgment OF
the crowd, which 10 always fond OF certain
amount OF the theatrical Scarcely had the great
upheaval of the war come to call forth from the
depths of the popular soul all the great qualities
that were there latent than Italy In Its entirety
drew itself up before It's new destiny and then.
all OF sudden, the people remarked In their
king the most vital qualities OF Italy itself ana
recognized in him their true leader
This king to whom the most captious critics
could only reprOach a certain want OF military
display, at once made the finest OF all displays
shine around him, namely, that of courage OF
royal love for the people and the army. OF in
trepidty In the presence OF danger. OF kindness
for the woes OF the humble. That chivalrous
prestige which and great human crises
cause to irradiate around the truly noble souls.
irradiates around Victor Emmanuel He
has proved today that the best means of be-
ing a popular king in a great country is to show
that one deserves II.
Private communications are not held directly
with the king. at the front. but through the
Intermediary Of his stan.
On certain more important occasions count
Cadorna, the generalissimc. is the medium. Then
opportunity may be accosded the public to
read as interesting a letter the following, from
General Cadorna the editor OF the Idea Nail
onale who had written to announce the oner of
10000 lire 100000 made by Mr.. Clerici. for
distribution among the soldiers who may cap
ture the first Austrian flags The Italian com
mander wrote:
A Letter From the Chief.
Il have had Mr.. Clerci's generous patriotic
offer communicated to the troops under my COM
mand. In my Lame and In theirs beg you to
express to the donor our gratitude for the munif-
cent act, a new proof of the admirable rivalry
throughout tn country by all classes, from the
most conspicuous to the humble in en-.
veloping the army with FINE OF affection and
offers every day with serene Joy the example of
ally grateful to you for your noble and fattering
turn in the name OF our brave soldiers.
"Sgnor Clerici could not have chosen q more
worthy messenger than you. whose untiring work
as a militant apostle contributed so much to
hasten the hour Of national awakening and vindi-
cation of rights. through which the dream.
sighed for by our fathers. is about to be trans
formed by the force Of arms and of national vir-
tues, into . radiant reality"
Probably more than any other army today the
Italians are spurred on by . battle cry, the word
"Savoia," Savoy. It ID the dynastic name Of the
royal house. and in uttering It the soldier thinks
of his beloved king. Of vittorio Emanuele df Case
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