New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

Roman patrician, Lucius Quinctius Gin
cinnatus, having acted as DICTATOR
turned from military victories to an
agricultural life. Twenty-fonr cen
turies later, Laigi di Savoia, Duke OF
the Abruzsi and late commander in
chief of the Royal Squadron at Ia
ranto, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel,
has turned toward agricultural pur-
suits IN the Italian colony OF Bendalr,
Somaliiand The results Of his years
cxperiment viii be known, not to-day
or tomorrow. but in the great agri-
cultural futura of his mucn neg lected
Italian colony. why the duke turned
his mind from naval matters is a story
of a man beirg blamed for the mis-
takes and carclessness of those under
him.
Luigi Of Savoia, during the war, was
keen on helping his country, and, being
an officer OF the Italian navy, vita
the rank of vice admiral, he was given
charge of the squadron stationed at
Taranto. 1t was due to no lack Of
care on his part THAT Austrian spies
were allowed to form r..rt Of the
equipage OF the dreadnought, the Leo
nardo da Vinci That they happened
10 De ms lelioW co"iotYiieh 1t tte
pay OF the enemy was not Known 10
even those whose BUSINESS II IS 10
keep a strict watch.
Dnke Made the Scapegoat
Whatever history will say in regard
to this matter, no discre1;t will ever
ho broroht AGAINST the Duke of the
ab,,,z1; ~ w. hlrwinr IN Of the
dreadnouoht. rY Sl1o some enc had to be the
seor,aooo+ osnoc;oJ,v &C tbe co,tain If
the Tsonardo ia Winc; rushed on board
oftor 80 acc1Gont "a 1ost b;s life
Fvor,, ona damandad tha+ soma ono
should be dismissed, and Luigi Of
Savoia was relieved of his command
FIVE months after the arrlstlcc
1t was the second great sorrow Of his
life, the first being his disappotn tment
over love affair with Miss Katherine
Elhins. an AmericaA girl, who refused
TO become any'ping but his legal
spouse. with all the royal prerogatives
jecteo, and SO the duke has never mar
ried end sluns women--a melancholy
figure of man wirh broken heart
This second disappointm was even
greater, IS it wounded his feelings as
a patriotic Italian, and he swore to
shun his fellow men. After his dis
grace he TOOK several faithful friends
and sought comfort in the wilds Of
Somaliland. lie had no intention Of
undertaking any agricultural pursuits;
in facJ, his one idea was to explore
He is an experienced traveller and ex-
plorer, having started while still
youth to travel away from the well
known paths and highways.
Born in 1873 at Madrid, he started
when lie was twenty-four years old
for the unexplcred regions Of Alaska,
climbing Mount Everest-a difficult
feat in those days.
Mountain Clir,birr His Hobby
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planned many mountain excursions and
only the war really kept him at home
As Somaliland is still mystery he
decided to explore it for his own
pleasure. When he reached this colony
IN 1913 he had only the usual outfit
OF an explorer, bat after travelling
about this coastal strip, into the hills
and valleys. he realized that there
were great possibilities Of cultivating
these l40,OCJ square miles, part of
which IS fertile during the rains,
though the other part is only mod
eTately so. With the keen eye of the
explorer he saw in a short time all
the possibilities and benefits to be de-
rived from careful! exploration un-
dertaken by agricultural and hydraulic
experts.
When the war was over the duke
returned to l.aly full of wonderful
project. Before beginning anything it
was necessary for him to consult the
authorities and obtain permission to
start operations. AS lie had intended
using his own money there was no
delay caused by waiting for funds.
OF course his plan Of improving the
colony of Bendair has not been dis
couragcd. but many projects have al
ready been proposed and some Of those
consulted were rather pessimistic.
Left Naples Last Year
,ro;.1o4a..1;'P IN 49,: 49,. Ill.,,
,p% ,po% f'nrd al ms ene uuhe
pusheG l0r|ard an ms preparations,
YIN .ne heip ol ms leia0w cXplorers;
CO; L az uai a.
ong ~ posy; On t $500 b,,dso,'I;n ~,
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sho c,;r,ata of pan@4a;r tTLo,. ,1.oro ~
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