The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1891.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2898, 10 February 1891, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1891.

r .ii:«'i 1 ami cx;u:t nisti'.'o to all mt:n, _ (.•: whatsoever s:aio «-r persuasion, religious or potiLii'.i:.

Tiii: tai-t wiiioii lvis ln'nn iuHmatecl, tli i'i Signer 0 rispu tin: .[to-liiin ! ; rirm: ?i!ini.-sti'-!', liad rcsignrvl iw tho nio-t. impni'tiuit of v, hii:li lms ticcn calilod for a lengthy ':,'riot! :iCOOI": 1 :UH-'i 1 Nvitll (Jtistoil'j tilis liolug tho oas,:, Liit? cnu.pilei-S , aKi.'o::;iii-s liavu nul vouclisated nnv ili'taiLs. as to tin: immediate r:ui.-a: oi his vi'Sigiiatioii. The main S r'.ivon. howi'ver. is not dihiouit to ■ similise l>y tliose who hn-vi; watched with any "can- the political movn- ! ii:"P. l .s iu that ronnfry for tin; last , eivhiei'ii inontlis. Signer <Jrispi is ' (he uio.st powerful supporter of i:hn [ I'l-ipic Aili;:.noe, to the existence of : which is the i.u-t that- a |- r.ui-opc:;ii war has not broken out , ion',' ere this. Austria is one of the ; lamK'd powers, and Austria, holds » some of the territory which hy geographical position and tradition i: is asserted should Lelong to the

kiu-dom of Italy. Tlim- is a. party ' r.• • i-11!i■ 11 l In' J iridrndists, who havo "/it ated for a foreign policy which siioukl lead to the a.l>audomi>etit of ■ his territory I>y Aus'riit, either voluntarily or In: compelled to do so ; 'V fore« of arms. This party, as r ill■ o!11v 11 kmlls to their ends, f! vour.s a closer alliatico 'a.*itll L'ranrn. and tli.- up ot the Triple Alliance. fSi^rit.'rispi has j a!1 1.-.-M Olli' of tho foremost. '11311 > >o insist thai tho Pop ■ slid! hold no ! t,-;nporal power, o I K :.l: he pro- - irctcd in the exercis" of In.-, eeclesiI a:-t ici! functions, :1:11 t!> !- the HjftM i-i ■ j.!'-t ■ ■ lolftMiio'i "1 a!! other . shall prevail within (he y l\ incdom. This heing t he position j v-'h-rh Sijiuor maintains, it i is easy of eonj.-iutsiv that tho lrrid o iisi. and Ci"i'ic il parties in ihc • i' o'i! laviit have conil'ined tn opposo j t!io in, asuro• Introduced hy Orispi's •'I '. inNti'v, who !iii'!ill.r !li'Mtisclros ; •" ' !ac Mi.io'i" of <iVi.T-'»mi»£ till' Colli- j j loio'd fom s ha.vo resigned their ' ' j | • ; Tho n itorat on ot tho temporal' i ] id! tho J/opy ha- ot! luto beOU •

i • ••. >.I par: v.u i.uly w..;..•■. !.• • jir- - j ! ..»:*•• i i" '-n r -t" j ' , : :r; ; i i'i' ;ln: l:iI "U :i' y "l' iiii'ir j i\ ;ti.;.l-i'n. tilT ii'i s ( ' !l i "'<l ; - | pi,,..- lpn.-.p,- th :t I-'imih-i:il• •■ (I Pp. !X mi tlit? 1 ■ •Hi]nU'al •In , , u ... ( ): i th.. .it lift' Ipmpl I' ratici. anxitiu- ii: :t. tli". 'I'l'il> I<■ Allianc" | .t ati:l)!", !i-r ~?atcsmoit yiitl only r .o'afit its oxtsi(• i p.''. it' imt as i : fi!•'•:»». ;i! l»;ist !!•> ;i silent niotti- • ;i|U ;uai to s.a k on <"'f- | 1." liotvW. Tin- ' niiiiiir.: info Ii iwi't'ol a Ministry composed of Irridcmlists mul Clericals would tl> l; :111 i llnct*. In • I,i s lavs th.. stinu; of tlio intolli-.'.•tp-o t"!i"_:rar>h.'"l to ns in so few iyor.As we snid. a.bovc thn ' alliaii:-" is a guarantee of peace, -, !inil as i. natpral seijuence, its disntpltoii would tender war iin111i111■ 111. it was only a short time ' smoe th" Liivitest unxietv prevailed

in i'.ui'-.[)'*, when tht; return :ipr,eared dou'ntljil of Count lvalnolcy. who holds the saiint position in the , (1 .V ■it ri'in Hinpire which Sittnor w iJeispi does i>) Italy, atirl like the ! >tter. is "resit supporter of the y Triple Allianct'. as licinf{ the only ' f ,| means of in 1 Russia from A itteinpuuL,' lo gratify her thirst for ' |r 'L'urkish territory und France hers il tor revenue on th l ' Teuton. || Irtily has heeumo a first rate :" power. .'Hid her placed oil the opposite ul: the scale which, ii balances the powers would giv.-« a tl prepondera.il.!!'of Htrcttpdh to allied ( France and Russia \yldeh they n . would not he long in llnding an excuse to exercise, In rexereueo wo f ( find the pojinlf.tion of Italy at the u hist census was twenty-eight mil- » lions four liuudred and .sixty tliousand. Thera is universal liability to arms. Two hnndreil thousand - men are levied every year, eighty- a two thousai'.A of whom are drafted (( * into t!io standing avmy and the re- \ uiainder tire dealt with in a second ■• and third category. The permanent " arrnv under arms nuiuhers 1'00.418, t on 'unlimited leave. .588,000. _lu addition there is a tnililia —il'olnle, f L'9B,'.K)(i: Territorial, 1,ti2'2,-100; t giving a total of about 2,71)5,000 men. Her navy consists ot 238 £ vessels of all classes, with a tonnage s of 20'J,Wj8; horsepower, 285,211;

o-iuis, 58.'). The crews number , 1(3,786. At the date of the return wo .[uoto from 88,.°>0r> t tons were in course of construction f (January, 1800). This is an array , of power which ]•'ranee and Russia I would pi.iy very high to gam to j '.heir side. We tiro glad to find < that then; is a report that Signer J Crispt lias undertaken to form an- ( other Ministry, it is to be presumed ; therefore that the joint party op- < posed to him have lieen unable to i do so. With Europe one vast i camp and the armies supported at the expense of great suffering on , the part of the civil populations, a very slight matter might at any moment set the hosts in motion, arid slaughter ensue on a scale which the world has not yet witnessed. The fate of Signor Crispi and his Ministry is therefore a reason for much anxiety.