Year: 1875

would have rather welcomed the opportunity of
oviBcing his absolute indifference to all tho Popc
might think or say or feel. My own impression is
that this is n mistake Prince Bismarck is far too
sba and polite aman 10 wish needleSsly to exacer-
bate enemies The struggle against whom is certain.
under any circumstances 70 b. difficult enough. My
belief is that both King and Emperor have felt that
il would be far wiser. well as more pleasant, 10
avoid iuAictinc on tho aged Pcntif 30 bitter an
afront as would have been involved in the presence
Of Gn Emperor Of Germany in Rome. who shonld
como md go without the smallest recognition OF the
existence Of the successor Of st. Peter. 30 the En-
pcror coInes 10 Milan But il is also intclligihie
enough that neither conll this decision be arrived at
without considerable difficulty The qal On 0troif-on
is at least as great power in the political as the
social world In these days the divinity that doth
hedge king has to a shocking extent assumed
The shape of sort of colossal Mrs. 6rrndy whose
watchful eyes and busy tongue they can by no means
afford to disregard Why does not the Emperor 10 to
Rome. Because he dare not do so. Because he mas
forfeited all right TO expect to be received by the
Holy Father and dare not own, as by has unnotced
presence ho would own. that such Is the case Be-
cause the moral and spiritual power and influence
that encirrle the venerable Pontifi. and " 20 out
from him. even virtue went OUT from the person
of Him whom ne represents on earth. would stnite
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that he cannot venture to encounter it, This IL the
so,O which We shall hear sung to every sort OF tune
by all the organs Of the clerical party throughout the
world from the ably conducted CirihG C0io'icd 10
the obscurest Irish print that mingles liberal
treason AGAINST Saxon rule with the most abject
subservepcy to the clergy of ats faith oi course
al toleraby well informed people viii know what
value 10 attach to such talk. ut the vast majority
of the world does net belong 10 that category, ana
the chatter Of the above sort will be sufficiently mis-
cbieyons for it 10 have been well worth while TO
avoid il had il been practicable TO do so. tnder
these circumstances il is that the Emperor of Ger
many is coming TO see the King of Italy at a safe dis
tance from that wonderful old mJn who sits IN his
se!fconstitutod prison M Rome.


II was for some time said believe truly that the
Chancellor was unwilling to accompany bis soyer-
eien upon this occasion. And people Thought that
they could well unders land why If should be SO.
Prince Bismarck little wont to be thwarted, was
unwilling TO attempt once again. with. AS he well
knows little hope of those efforts TO induce
Che Italian Government TO adopt - harsher and more
yiqoron- line Of conduct toward the Church than 1t
hae hitherto followed. Has the Chancellor made UP
hs mind 10 make another attempt in this direction
We may be able, perhaps, hereafter to form rhrewo
guess in reply TO this question. think, however
that may venture to predict that If he does 30 ne
will meet with no greater success than previous cI-
! forts in the same sense have achieved. have III
former letters given nay for thinking that
the present Italian Government VIII not allow lisei
TO be driven on this path faster than il Is disposed
/ TO move. Whether ;heir policy in this respect is q
! wise and sound one, or the reverse, Is a very
! difficult question. 1t is undoubtedly op-
/ posed to the wishes of the whole OF the more
advanced section of liberal opinion in ltaiy, az
entirely rs il s to tho wishes AID couuses OF Ger
many, And il must be confessed that the progress
| of events and the eyer-ncroasing degree in which
the clerical party from day to day showing Their
hands appear more and more 10 counsel me GoFern-
ment 70 assume more decided attitude. Neyerlhe-
less do not think that the German Chancellor viii
succeed IN inducing them TO DO 80. Not that for this
reason there Will be any Goodness between the
! two Governments. Both of them have too many ex-
celIent reasons for avoiding any snch result or
| course shall take to give you detailed ac-
couut OF the circumstances of the Imperial VISIT and
tho gala doinqs which will celebrate il. Milan IL
now i'm fever of expectation and preparation But
! among all the courty shows there viii be nothing
so picturesque as the sight now before my eyes, Of
some hundred worlnen laborng in all haste by the
! light Of torches TO pull down and remove tho
last block of old buildings which still mar the
syulInetry and beauty OF the really magnificent new


souarc in front of the Cathedral. in order that the
| city may show herself in all her modern beauty to
| her Imperial guest. 1. a. IhoLAoPE.