The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
By F. CUNLIFFE-oWEN.

by L-O w IN.
A EoNARCHS whose hereditary
MI tenure of the throne is de-
= pendent upon the will Of the
people cannot afford nowadays to per-
nit the princes of their house to show
any open sympathy with the foes of
the duly constituted government Of
the nation, no matter what their pri-
vate views. Like the sovereign him
SELF. the scions Of his dynasty are re-
quired to maintain an attitude of
strict impartiality with regard to the
various political parties of the coun-
try. In this connection it may be re-
called that throughout the four decades
which interviewed between the mar
rage of Edward VII. and his accession
to the throne he bore himself with so
much tact and with so much respect
for the requirements of his position as
heir apparent that none, not even his
Intimate friends and the members OF
his household, were able to determine
whether he was Conservative, a Lib
sral, Unionist or a Home Ruler
It was therefore to be expected that
King Victor Emmanuel would take ex-
ception to the recent visit OF his
cousin, the Duke Of Aosta, to DAN
nunzio, as well as to the manifesto
tons OF good will which this particu-
lar prince has given to the poet, whom
he has had under his orders during
the great war and for whom he enter
tains a warm admiration-an admira-
ton which is shared by most of his
fellow countrymen, But D'Annunzio' s
coup In Selling Fiume while hailed by
many as an act OF impulsive patriot
ism, was, nevertheless, fragrant de-
tance not alone OF the national Gov
eminent at Rome. but also Of the
Crown, calculated, moreover, to in
volve the kingdom in grave compiled
tons with friendly and even allied
Powers upon whose good will and
economic cooperation the welfare OF
iraly depends. Worse than this, DAN
nunzio had persuaded large body OF
troops, including officers up to the
rank of General, to mut1ny against
orders and to offer armed resistance
10 the forces that had remained loyal
70 the throne, even going so far as tc
declare the other day, in fit OF ex-
ASPIRATION caused by the rigorous iso-
lation and boycott to which Fiume has
been subjected, "If nobody viii attack
me ! will march on Rome"
Caused Political Crisis.
At the time when D'Annunzio seizet
Ffume a wave of passionate enthu'
EaAn swept throughout Italy.
precipitated a political crisis which
Il was claimed at the time menacet
the existence of the Government ant
even OF the dynasty and involved thu
Kingdom in no end of trouble witt
the other Powers OF the Entente
Popular clamor called upon the mon
arch to indorse the action OF Dan
nunzio, TO dismiss the Nitti Cabine
IND 10 defy tire Peaoe Conference ant
in particular the President of tn
United States. Victor Emmanuel Ill
with that feariessness which Is
Characteristic OF his house and Will
That sagacity which led the late Queer
Victoria on the occasion OF a visi
which he paid to her at Windsor Cas-
ue before his ascension TO pronounc
hin the most level headed Prince Il
Europe, stood by the Premier. VIII
owes his office not to royal favor blu
70 the will a. the people as expresse
a. tho polls last spring. And tn
Prime Minister. II must be confessed
mas handled tia situation with q mas
uf hand He declined to yield +
POPULAR passion or to be terrorized b,
aamor He realized that If he coun
FINANCED the action Of D'Annunzio tn
authority Of the Crown would suffer
blow from which II would never re
cover and that the confidence O
friendly foreign nations in the stabil
ity OF Italy's Government would be de
troycd With Italians the secon
thoughts are always the best--thos
second thoughts which are the resul
OF calm and sober refiection-in tn
period Of reelection incidental TO rsac
ton frum intense excitement.
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