The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-03

Humbert. heir to the throne, born on September
Is, 1904, and Princess Giovanna, born in 1907.
The then prince of Naples entered the Italian
army in 1887 as subleutenant; he became colonel
in 1890, major general two years later, lieutenant
general in 1894 and general in command of the
forces at Naples in 1897.
King Victor Emmanuel is honorary doctor Of
laws of the universities of Oxford and Pennsyl-
vania honorary commander in several foreign
armies, knight of the Garter and an authority
numismatcs. volume publishe by him on
this subject recently crowned by the Institute
of France
An exceptionally happy incident, which has
made its due impression on a people of such
artistic tastes the Italians the recent dis
covery or, rather, rediscovery, of war lyric by
one of Italys great poets which is being adopted
appositely made for the present struggle.
When Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia had under
taken the redemption OF Italian provinces,
half century ago, Giosue Carducc had
posed noble poem with the title ITO the King
A National Song" BY some strange fate it was
neglected and then forgotten.
Its every line is today appropriate to the work
of redemption OF Italian provinces undertaken by
Victor Emmanuel Ill
War Fixes the Nations Attention.
The kings name should not be banded about,
is the declaration Of an Italian writer, made in
the Trbuna. The marvels of activity, OF courage.
OF abnegation, of heroic and smiling fatherliness
shown by King victor Emmanuel, says THIS writer,
marvels constantly renewed and constantly ris-
ing to heights unattained by others, have be-
come like the pure air one breathes and the pure
sky contemplates for the calming of fears
and the eXaltaton of the spirit 1t is impossible
TO succeed in giving adequate account of them
and it is dangerous to weave crown of anec-
dotes
Some might be led to form a mental picture
of the king through an anecdote which should not
and cannot be regarded otherwise than as a
symbol
Let us bow reverently. he says; let us not try
to build up images that would only be inferiori.
ties that would sound profanations. Let us
keep in heart with regard to the king a re-
ligious sense mystic feeling.
In correspondence from the front a noted
French writer Mr.. Jean Carrere, after describing
the kings life in the field. dwells upon the de.
gree to which Victor Emmanuel has become popu-
lar with his army and his people.
Before the war he says. Victor Emmanuel was
profoundly respected by ALL admired by those who
had the honor TO approach him. beloved by those
around him, but, perhaps. in the precise and
broader sense OF the word he was not absolutely
popular This, be IL remarked. for reasons which
are profoundly TO the honor OF the monarch In
order to be popular in the time OF peace a SOW.
ereign must have certain external forms OF ex.
uberance. a certain prediction for pomp and
show and, IL one may adopted a modern term a
certain capacity for "bun" All these were re-
pugnant to the straightforward. sincere and 10
some extent democratic nature of the king of
Italy. He would certainly never have consented
to lend himself to any of those displays and
theatrcalities by which certain other sovereigns
loved to put themselves In evidence.