Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-27
Roman Thronq
Pledges King
United Italy
Thousands Participate in Un-
preCedented Demonstra-
ton at QuirnaI.
CHEERS FOR "OLD GLORY

Rome, May 30. tvia Paris, May 20
Amos the entire population of Rome,
except the aged and invalids. gathered
this evening on Capitoline hill. wher
Prince Colonna, the mayor had in
voked a solemn sitting of the munich
pal counc to conSecrate, in the heart
of the capital, the new war.
The Capitoil;:e palaces had been dec
GRATED with historic tapestries COM
memorating events of great national
Importance. The mayor delivered a
patriotic address, which provoked ire
mendous applause from the throngs
gathered in the senatorial hall. the
square below and In the surrounding
streets as far down as the forum on
n side and the Caffarelli palace. now
the home of the German embassy, on
the other.
After his address, Prince Colonna,
surrounded by aldermen and the mu-
nicipal council and preceded by the
of Rome, started for the quir-
inal to pay tribute to King Victor En-
manuel as the personification of Italy.
Thousands at Quirinal.
Neritable rivers of humanity poured
through the streets leading to the pal
ace of the king. Thousands We're packed
INV Nt't soi'siN ~ a 'ludIc Ilt
scene which was enacted when his
majesty and the members of his fam
lily appeared on a balcony overlooking
the square has few parallels in the his
tory of Rome. The crowd numbered
several hundred thousand. The Roman
hosts were carried away upon Il flood
tide of Latin enthusiasm when the
monarch appeared.
The multitude was so vast that all
the people could not enter the square.
FROM the crowd anne q sound like the
roaring of the sea. The windows on
the balcony of the quirinal palace were
opened and a red damask covering was
thrown over the parapet. This was a
sign that the king was about to APP
pear and h imSatience of the crowd
increased. There We're cries of Long
live the king" and Long live the
house of Savoy"
FINALLY the king and the queen and
,he royal chlldren came out on the
balcony. His majesty was in the uni
form OF a general. The crown prince,
dressed as Il sailor boy, waved his cap
TO the multitude. The excitement of
the people arose almost to a deliriun.
The king then did an Unprecedented
thing. He gave orders that the Italian
flag be raised to the balcony. Then
amid the Numbering cheers of the
multitude his majesty advanced to the
national standard and folding it in his
arms embraced il.
The royal family then retired with
in the palace. Later the king called a
! group of the aldermen inside and to
them expressed his gratitude for the
loyalty and patriotism of the Roman
people.
Cheers For America.
After the demonstration before the
q%uirinal a great crowd with an Ameri-
can flag carried at the head. went to
the Del Drago palace the Sesidence of
United States Ambassador Thomas
Nelson Page. There were loud cheers,
for America. and demands for revenge
for the Lusitania victims.
Great excitement was caused in the
capital last night by the report that
Signor Bollati, Italian ambassador at
Berlin had been assaulted while driving
In the street. 1t was learned later.
however. that the incident was not so
serious as it was thought n that the
police had begun a rigid investigation.
Letters of regret were sent to Signor
Bollati by Chancellor Won Rethmann-
Hollweg and Foreign Minister Won
Jagow.
Officials OF the socialist party met to-
day in the deputies and resolved to raj
~ to the support of the government. A
manifesto will be issued urging all I'd
herents of the party to work for thu
national cause.
AQfHl!al BcltelO. president OF italO-
Rumanian league. telegraphed to NJ
Filipesca, president Of the Rumano-
Italian league at Bucharest. saying tina,
on the day Italy declared war on Aus.
tria her thoughts would turn to Ruma-
MIA counting upon iler assistance at a
supreme crisis.
Revenge for insult.
In spite of ~disavowals by high Ger
man officials OF the attack upon the
Italian ambassador at Berlin. Rome
newspapers consider the incident a
grave reflection upon Italian dignity
The Idea Nazionaie declares that the
excuses of the German chancellor an6
foreign minister are insufficient anc
that the insult must be revenged.
The Tribune believes a fitting re.
ply would be for the people of Rc7.e to
accompany the German ambassador t,
the station the day he leaves the cap.
ital and return Latin civiilty for an acr
of German barbarism.'
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