The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-03

SeDtemDtI
Is, 1904. and Princess Giovanni, born in 1907
The then prince of Naples entered the Italian
army In 1887 as sublieutenant; he became colonel
in 1890. major general two 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
numismatics. volume publithe by him on
this subject was recently crowned by the Institute
of France
An exceptionally happy incident, which has
made its due impression a people OF such
artistic tastes the Italians. the recent dis
covery or. rather. rediscovery. of a war lyric by
one OF ltalys 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 Carducci 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 should not be banded about
is the declaration of an Italian writer. made in
the Trbuna. The marvels of activity of courage
of abnegaton, 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 one contemplates for the calming of fears
and the exatation OF the spirit. It is impossible
to succeed in giving adequate account of them
and it is dangerous to OF auec
dotes
Some might be led to form a mental picture
of the king through anecdote which should not
and cannot be regarded otherwise than as a
symbol
Let us bow reyerently, he says let not try
build up images that would only be Inferior.
ties. that would sound ordinations. Let US
keep in heart with regard to the king re-
Hgious sense mystic feeling
In correspondence from the front a noted
French writer MIR. 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 it 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, certain prediction for pomp and
show and. II one may adopted a modern term q
certain capacity for bluff" All these were re-
pugnant to the Straightforward, sincere and IN
some extent democratic nature Of the king n.
Italy. He would certainly never have consented
to lend himself to any Of those displays and
theatricalities BY which certain other sovereisps
loved to put themselves In evidence