Evening star., 1915-06-06


ouarto near Genoa, in 1880 to liberate
the two Sicilies. have
Monument been immortalised by
- n,.-. the monument erected
- w. at Quarto May S. The
event Of Importance. the moro 30 that
incidentally 1t has contributed in some
dAgree to precipitate 1taly's abandon
ment of neutrality and participation in
the present war.
The government Of the two Sicilies
was an ancient kingdom founded by
the Normans in 1o43, and it was
the capitalization was
the ultimate port Of the two merchant
ships. the Lombardo and the Piedmonte,
that sailed from Quarto with Cara
baldrs 1000 May S. 1850.
Tho greater part OF these improvised
soldiers were natives Of Liguria, and
some were from France, and ali wore
the red shirt, which has become legend
y arrived at Naples. where Giuseppe
Garibaldi won the adhesion of the
southern provinces. which henceforth
became new factor In italian unity
Garioaldi. 1t should be said. had not
enHaged in the venture without the
entire support Of cavour and the Pied
montese government Cavour dis
avowed the undertaking through Dip
lomatic channels. but carefully pro-
v1ded the expedition with arms and
May 13 the 1000 were debarked at
Massala. and at the end of two weeks
they entered triumphantly the city Of
Palermo. whose Inhabitants joyfully
ibaldi had so successfully rounded up
the anair that the union of Sicily and
the Neapolitan provinces with the
Piedmontese monarchy was proclaimed
And the unity Of Italy. which had been
prepared by Cavour by the overthrow
Of Austria by Napoleon III in 1859, was
realized by Victor Emmanuel in 1870.
Gaorlele d Annunzio, the poet, deliv-
cred the Grafton at the conservation of
the monument at
ConSecrAtlon Ode Quarto May 5:
hv n,A,,,,,;> 41S societies and
students bearing flags passed before
the monument. The discourse was de-
livered in the form Of an ode. from
which extract these lines:
The thousand! And in US light is
Tho verb is splendor. The word is
light
1.-THE thousand. And in the center of
our soul,
eternal life.
DO we commemorate the past?"
who thinks Of time?"
Figures Of history pass without
stopping. as a river which never sleeps;
disappear as the clouds In a stormy
sky; disappear as the whisper Of the
In inc H4r H.
infinite that part Of US that cannot re-
turn.
The chief in bronze. there he stands
He has the stature and the power of
have seen him in his body of man. in
his human mortal body with his tread
Of man striding the earth. Such is he
today in your venerable eyes.
"One Of his sons. the creature Of his
flesh. whose arms have held him. lives
again to combat. And. his blood more
rapid. does he not live again in the
youth Of his nephews. who cannot live
without glory, but who know how to
die?
He was a man, man among men.
And you have seen him. Oh, most
holy elders. you have seen him nigh to
you as Veronica saw the Christ in His
death and passion. His veritable f1g-
ure 10 imprinted in your soul as in the
shroud the figure of our Savior. No
shadow will dim it.
He smiled. You have seen him smile :.
Tell US OF the smile Of his valance.
Open your heart and show US this hu-
man miracle. Each one OF you will
have gladly died in the moment OF that
fash Of light.
I'm this very place. even where we
are. he has passed with his feet Of the
sailor; he has trod the earth. holding
on his shoulder his sword in its scab-
bard . He said, Here is Italy
or we die To him who is In the future
we say: Here we are reborn, and we
make Italy greater
such today is the faith of Italy"