Arizona republican., 1918-09-14
Twenty First lnstallment Cha pter VI Continued

The Italian king is vital institution. He could be elected president. He is mixer in spite of his difficult ways When the army in Northern Italy was hammering away at the Austrians, ih2 king was with the soldiers. One gets the impression that he is with the peo- pie pretty generally in their struggle with the privileged classes for he has lived peaceably with the socialist cab inet for some time He is wise enough to realize that if the aristocracy is crumbling the institution of royalty will crumble with aristocracy if royal ty makes an ally of the nobility. Sc the king and the socialists get along splen- didly. Now the socialists of Italy are of several kinds. There are city socialists who are chiefly interested in indus trial conditions-wages, old age pen sions, employment insurance and the like; a group much like the progressive party in the United States in 1912. We saw the works and ways of these so- cialsts in every Italian town we TiS- ited Either they or the times have done wonders. And at any rate this is the first time in Italian history when Industrial prosperity has so generally reached the workers that they arc lifted almost bodily into the middle classes.
 The Socialists
 Then there are the Socialists who emphasize the land question, and they have had smaller success than their industrial brethren. We went one fine day to Frascatti by automobile. Our road took us out south of Rome over the New Appian way, through fertile acres lying in a wide beautiful plaln. Y +l1 11f agricultural villages. mean. but pie turesque. None of the splendid pros perity of the cities has penetrated here. The people in these towns are peasants and look it. They are the easaEt people who live in the canvasses of the artists of the Renaissance. Half a thousand years has not changed them. Along the dusty roads we passed huge winecarts. Two bell bearing mules | tandem gave warning to other passing carts of carts approach. The driv er of the cart was curled up in his shaded seat asleep. The mules took their way. Carts passed and repassed each other on the road Autos whizzed by. Still the drivers slept They were ragged frowsy, stupid looking. They all wore color, one a crimson belt, another a blue shirt, third a red handkerchief about his head. They would make bet ter pictures than citizens, we thought In Rome and Genoa the people would make better citizens than pictures. All day going to Frascatti and coming home we passed these beggarly looking peasant farmers. At Frascatti. which stands proudly upon a great hill over- looking the Roman plain. we saw the rich acres stretching away for miles I flashed in the sun. white and rides cent, and the squares of vineyards and the tall Lombardy popars made [ landscape that rested the eye ano soothed the soul We stood looking al it for long time. With us were some high officials of the Italian govern ment.
 "A wonderful landscape" said Hen- ry to our hosts.
 "In all the world there is no match for it." said Medill.
 Tt has lain this way for three thous- and years. bearing crops year after year." explained our host
 "Signor," said a friend of our host they tell me that this land yields seven per cent net
 Yes" replied our host T was talk ing to a man in the agricultural de. partment about it the other day; i freally nets seven per cent
 The Price Of Land
 Whats this land worth an acre 9 This question came from me. who ha. the Kansas mans seven devil lust tt put a price on land.
 We'll don't" Our host looked a his Italian friends. They gazed, pug zled and bewildered. and consulted Oil, another. The discussion developed curious situation. No one knew tn, price of that land. With us, out in tn, Middle West boy learns the probabl price of the land in his neighborhooo