The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
CIOLITTI Is STILL
POWER IN ITALY
Although an Exile From Rome
He Directs Majority in
Parliament.
CABINET Is UPHELD

N 0oo0 00s only crItic1o00 out cen.
soesA. The reasons-thers are many,
anA an moro o lsss complsx-why q
Cabinst not chosen from me pre-
dominant and most numerous political
party In the HOUSE. ehould come Out
strsagthsnea after such . debate can.
not b clearly understood unless the
origin Of the 0alandra-eonnino Cablnst
- explained
Two years NO signor 0ioiitt felt
0hat his authority 70 Premier was d.
mfnishinS. and not wishing to FACE the
attacks OF an active opposition about
the many mistakes Of the Tripoli wa
and other troublesome questions Dc.
cidsd to relinQuish power and wait for
0sttsr days. Signor 0iolitti naturally
counted on his strong majority In Par
lament (about three-hfths Of the House
wsss and still are At heart 0iolittians)
to resume power whenever he chose. and
he consequently intended that his suo-
csssors should hold once on sufferance
under his tutela@e A. in the former two
cases IN 1908. when the ministry formed
by Baron sonnino lasted only . hundred
days. n that formed by Signor luz
zatti. which followed II. lasted less than
. year.
6ienor 0iolitti. however. had not
counted on the a which broke out
suddenly before he had decided to re.
sumo power. He accordingly supported
the Salandra Cabinet. approved the
proclamatio or Italy's neutrality and
practically his majority transferred Its
allegiance to the new Cabinet. which In.
cluded. besides the Marquis di San
Qulliano as Foreign Minister. a couple
OF other GiolittiAns among Its members.
Signor Giolitt'. however. wanted to pre-
vent Italy's Intervention, and he not only
failed but he was branded as a traitor
10 his country and he had to seek safety
IN night. since his departure from
Rome last May he has no dared to re-
turn TO Rome and show himself again
In the House. His friends and followers
nave steadily supported the
Sonnino cabinet ever since, In fact they
are inc CaDihets working majority.
Giossetfs Felt.
n has beea said that signor CiolittY's
attemnt 10 p-eyent ItoIy.s ne,,,raIitv VA
nothing bur an effort TO overthrow the
salandra-So nnino Cabinet in order that
ne should resume power and take the
credit, Of Italy's national war. sisnor
and guides his majority. and as no salts.
factory explanation mas SO Ear been ar
loIueu as 20 why i'aiy is not az war
WIN Hermahy 'ne obvious conclusion
a oeen 9ra"n 'haI rre'nler Siianara
nav ,or ,s,r -, ,o.,na ,N war o,u III
"nan. = rear OF Iosins the commence
OF ms work,ns maJorl.y OF r'ol.t'ans;
ou' uesnes tne supper. OF 'ne riolt-
s,a ans me .ao,net ENJOYS una, OF .he so
ny n''e,'sl.is.s nanhe,y. 'he re
pN IaraS, ->a',ona''s's' Denio.
a ~ n a - ioo
neWpers' "ho' auneo 10 the 500 GloIt-
.a"S. nave so Tar vo,eo IN Iavor or
" 'oveInmhen', Whie" mas onIy tne OF
10 Ho.,sls ana n rev "depennents
anc,u"'ns "lsnor o'o,I''lS soh-H-'aw'
.oo you MY members III ALL as oppos'-
'"
, w.. nana"n, ,eo.sneu om Masen
=. ne .n,erNen.'s.s were olssatisned
u. the la'iure 10 declare war against
CensmIany' when .ney a'triou.ed 10 me
D,ne's ~eaNhs's ana gu, OF uete,ence
" tne ~'s"eS OF .ne NioN'''ahs' Ihey
u,seu ma. ,he |aoinet oe s'reh2thehed
tne nIoIi.''ans nas'eHeu 10 announce
.u"' uespIte inc ine'itaoie mistakes IN
tne capihets pohcy they were deter
""eu ~ '"pport tho CABINET
Tsn "sss hisn.
Tho "interventtSts' fully realized that
although the Giolittians obeyed their
leader and followed his instructions.
still. while many of them were really
patriotic and had the welfare OF the
country at heart. the others remem.
bered their leaders fate. which they
feared they would share ~ they an.
reared unpatriotic The war hrou~h+
about the union Of all the n art,es In
italy and a few wei, chosen u,ord. w.ra
sufficient to arouse the patriotism Of
the House.
Signor Salandra knew mi. m xe,, that
despite a Threatened crIsi. he comn,s,sd
the prenarations Tor MI. to,yrsw %
Paris 10 return NJ priand'. v,si, IN
Rome. while the policy M hi. Cah,nst
was being ATTACKED dnr,ns 1870 A..
bate In Parliament pssors ~ $780,.
,nportan, statemen,s ana S,rro- p,.1
solati. the leader of the "interventists''
explained why his party. despite its
dissatisfaction had decided to vote in
favor OF the Government.
The economic policy of the Govern
ment.' Premier Salandra said, 'is not
due to one or two Ministers. but to the
Cabinet as a whole. and consequently
we assume entire responsibility.
"a ministerial crisis does not frjRhten
We. II you think that there should be
a crisis. hasten II. Do not commit the
great mistake Of allowing a Cabinet to
retain Office II you do not trust n ana
intend to vert row II in the near future.
We have been blamed for entering the