The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-18

cut statement OF the 1rrefutable facte
establishing their claim az to the
menace Of political Romanism.
The Desp0ts Dismember Italy
In 1814-15 the representatives Of
the theory of divine right of
monarchs met in Vienna and dictated
treaty. Of this treaty the we'll
known and authoritative historian
Phillip Van Ness Myers truthfully
observes:
The Vienna commissioners seemed to have
but one thought and Aim.-to restore every
thing As nearly as possible to itS condition
CARE FOR THE PEOPLE; the princes were
5 say sSS n s; VsRip: V%H HnT Fl HisG S
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE WAS,
BY MOST OF THE PLENIPOTENTARIEs,
looked upon as q principle Of disorder TO BE
REPRESSED IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.
(Mediasval and Modern History, page sS2)
In this treaty Italy was dismem-
bered and apportioned to a set Of
sovereigns, each one being ssooTn
foe OF democracy and all that
sdvored Of popular rights. In this
rape of Italy, the unfortunate land
was apportioned to the following up
holders of the theory of divine right
| Of monarchs:
The Kingdom Of Sardinia went to Victor
Emanuel Of Savoyi
The State Of LombardO-vsnsto was given
TO Austria;
The Grand Duehy Of Tuscany became the
prize Of the Austrian Prince, Ferdinand III
| Of Lorraine;
The Duehy Of Mod.ua and Reggie was given
to Arehduks Francesca II, cousin Of the En-
peror Of Austria!
The Duehy Of Lueea to Maria Louisa Of
BourbonI
The Duehiss Of Parma. Piacenza. and
Guastalla to Maris Louisa, daughter Of the
Emperor Of Austria;
The Roman state to the popeI
The Kingdom Of the two SicilieA which EN-
brace southern Italy was given to Ferdinand
tn. Republic Of San Msrino was placed un-
der the protection and rule Of the pope.
A little bone was thrown to switzerland
In the form Of the Canton Of TieinO.
The Island Of Malta went to England and
Corsica to France.
The monarchs with the pope, rul-
ing over the peninsula Of Italy were
all ardently attached to the papacy
and endorsed its extreme claims and
with the pope they were a unit in
their determination to crush all the
democratic aspirations Of the people.
Under the leadership of Joseph
Tor Giuseppe) Mazzini, one of the
noblest and most spiritually-minded
apostles Of democracy in the bright
role of earth's emancipators, revolt
after revolt broke out only to be
crushed by Austria whose troops on
several occasions, especially in Milan
in 1848, committed atrocities and did
| deeds so debasing and ferocious that
they make the recent brutal and
: ruthless crimes of the Germans in
Belgium sink into irsignifcance.
These are set forth in simple, chaste
= language by our author. The follow
ing summary at the head Of chapter
VIII of part one will give our read
ers a faint idea Of the awful crimes
: of these loyal Catholic soldiers in
their iVGr against democracy:
7 Milan rises against Austrian tyranny AM
aES s|is ;gls.IRy fGF A.: SA';; ' s..S0'
fantry and cavalry. with sixty nsld esnnen,
/, slaughter the innocent; burn alive men
e women and children; nail nursing babes Il
|, the walls Of housesi they string Infants Of
stacked bayonets and carry them around o
Y trophiesi outrage women. kill them. cut Of
2 and put In their pockets the ringed hand
from the dead bodies; rob, pollute, massacre
burn; commit numberless and unspeakabl
r crimes.
These, of course are facts known
to all students of history and VI
mention them only to show that th'
empire that today is more militant.
3 Catholic than Spain, the empire tina
for centuries has officially and IN 1t!
3 population yielded Whole-heartedll
: its allegiance to Rome and th,ts til,
e most perfect specimen of state un
1: der pdpal training to be found in tn
l. world, in its zeal to crush democrats
I aspirations manifested as ruthless
. . cruel and inhuman a spirit as tn,
'e most degraded barbarian, pagan O.
= = savage peoples in the annals Of tn
le ages. When We haze such tdn0ibl
q results Of Rone's teachings Gfte
y !. centuries Of acceptance bg all classe
g from emperor to peasant are we no
IT justified in refusing to accept he
doctrine as a remedy for the 0lino
y shortcomings of our liberal an
7 light-bearing democracy.
i The Oppression Of Pope Plus Il
s Pope Plus TX after making a pre-
e tense Of liberalism manifested III
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