Year: 1875




QUESTION: GREAT STRUGGLE IMPENpING-


WHY Tux MoNARcRs MEET Ar Milan INSTEAD


OF ROME.


irRox rHY REGULAR ccxsPsroSpINr TVS TeTBUN..l
MILAN. Oct 6.-Milsn is the point to which the
eyes OF oil who interest themselves in the somewhat
rapid succession Of moves on the political chess
board are at present turned All last 1t eeems to be
deeded that the Emperoris to pay there his return
visit tn the King of Italy in few days from the
present time. Il hundred years ago the Emperor
MAS the Austrian. Seventy years ago the Emperor
could have been no other than the First Napoleon
and ten years ago the eane phase wonld have as
clearly designated him who chose 20 call himself
Napoleon the Third. Now there is ittie possibii-
ity Of mistake when the Emperor is spoken of The
Emperor for al the world is the latest arrival in
the Imperial circlo-the Emperor William OF Prus-
sal


II is probable think. that aaiyss may be dis
pose.i 70 poke little fun at the amount Of anxioGs
interest which We odworld folks tnke--not 1t must
be admitted without touch Of snobbiSh iunkyism
in the movements of oar royal PerSonages we
arr ant 20 make ourselves little rdcuicus, and ~
discover an inexhsustible supply OF mares noSlS III
connection with such events when often no real
interest attaches to them beyond the world o gold
sticks and other sticks OF similar description but
il must be admitted that the present occasion is not
of that sort. The visit of the Emperor OF Gerpany
to the King of Italy has yeritablo and serious ln-
poriance and interest. and very unm'staki'bie
bearing on The largest of the questions which arc
occupying the world Yes. the world! Ihat Is tDe
proper phrase; and il reminds one. IN using IT, OF
the change which few years Lave produced In this
rrspoct, and of ths increasing change which few
more ,gill bring about. a few years ago we should
have snoken of the questions which are occupying
Rurops.v And Won would have looked on at the
drama from a perfectly safe distance. Shch rs the
case no longer. The questions which have come
and are every day and more coming 10 the
front are of a nature which interest you and your
future as ytaly as they do those of every country
in Europe; though not perhaps with such iniinedi-
ate violence Smaller bodies physical CT Social arc
more quickly thrown into agitation But the move
nents OF the larger bodies, when they tee the dls
turbing influence. are the moro formidable. The
Great Eastern does moi begin TO roll ior htte' na'
when she does begin, lnoA out.


More and more every day for the last two or three
years the most thoughtful observers of the social
and plitcal movements Of the world have been Te-
marking the very notable tendency which every
ouestion of the day has 70 drift into ard become on
tangled with the great religious question. And 1t
may I've predicted with very great confidence that
for some time TO colne-for longer time than most
Of lis can look forward tOthis will in an increasing
degree continue TO be the case. And inaSianch as
this is "A matter tho difficulties surrounding wmch
ara twlned about the very roots of all civil and
social life these difficulties and the moho Ia when
the world preparing TO deal with tbeln interest as
have said, the vast young world on the western
shore of the Atlantic much rs they d0the oder
social bodies OF Europe Nay, more, for tie difficult
ties 10 be encountered and solved viii be found 10
bo great in proportion TO the freedom of the Cons-
e.I.. has Ia
And il is The amount Of political freedom recently
attained by most OF the countries Of continental
Europe which is Bringing this great question TO the
frDnt and compelling the rulers OF nations to deal
with IT, Diversity of opinions aad differences of
conscientious belief did not much puzzle Louis NV
BIf the United States and England can scarcely fol-
low his methods L0iSse: Jaif? That ia what tic
most fundamental of our constitutional maXims and
principles enjoin on u.s. But you know what
sort of a social and political life would be produced
by free application Of Pins the Ninths celebrated
syllabus And what was the consolation held out
fbe other day to tie suffering Church by the Supreme
Pontifff VAST" said he, "are the componsations
which God has in store for the Church in the great
nation ON the other side Of the Atlantic" lie went
nm t cite the increase in the number of bishoprics in
,he STATES and in that Of the body of the faithful
Certainly the statistics startling enough! De-
,end upon it that we are about 60 enter on the
severast and most all-sInbracng struggle which the
voIlI has seen since the days Of the Reformation
and do not believe that thoughtful mon on either
side Of the Atlantic can Aatter themselves that
America viii escape her full share Of the battle


Have gone TOO far about TO show that the visit
of the Emperor TO Italy has real interest for yon
or your side of the waterl The phenomenon Is such
big onea its limbs to speak, are 30 largo that
II needs wide circuit to gel just Wow Of it, HGy
ing obtained this. a examination of the phase
of the matter immediately before us is more easy.


II is very evident that it has been found difficult
matter 10 decide on this visit 1t has been fixed and
unfixed. and put OF over and over and over again,
and left in doubt till the last moment. The medi
cal men" have had to bear the brUnt OF ali this un-
cer.aipty Certainly their august patient Is ~
wears old and hss than once been laid mp for
short time recently by bad colds. But, upon the
whole looking at the life he has been recently lead
ing AT bis constant activity at the amount OF run
ming about he has beon doing, think we may
conclude that "the medical men" have not had
much TO do with the obstacles that very clearly
have stood in the way of this VISIT Whlch the
laws OF etiquette and courtesy as between me TWO
soyereigns, required should be paid. what then
were the diffculties which have been exciting the
specnlations of the political world for so many
months pastg The answer TO this question will be
found from consideration Of the circumstances
under which i. has been at last determined that this
long talked Of visit shall take place. The Emperor
is TO vist bis royal friend at Milan. Why at Milanl
The King of Italy visited the Emperor in his capital
of Berlin. Would il not naturally be expected that
the visit should be returned in the King OF Italy
capital at Rome. Why has this course not been
adopted All the world knows right well why the
Emperor of Germany does not go 10 Rome. And II
is this knowledge that constitutes the diinculty OF
tho case Should the visit not be paid at all. al the
ouidnuncs in Europe wOuld assume as certain. that
there was q "coldncss' between the two Govern