Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-06-30 | Page 4 | Abruzzi as a Reformer

ABRUZZI AS A REFORMER. The Investigation of the Italian Cam orra. the terrible criminal organisation of Naples which has resulted In the great trial now In progress at Vlterbo, was brought about, according to an article on the Camorra In the July Metropolitan Magaslne, hy none other than the young duke of the Abrusxl, the royal mountain moun-tain climber and naval ekpert "In the middle of March, W aays the writer, "Prince Lulgl. Duca d-gll Abruaxi, a first coueln of the king of Italv. had spent aome days In Naples, gathering data which would be useful to him In his expedition to Central Africa to climb the peaks of the Ru-wensorf, Ru-wensorf, which he contemplated under-tsklng under-tsklng tht following summer. Always fond of adventure, whether amid the frozen snows of the arctic, the dreary wsste of a tropical desert, or the hu-msn hu-msn warms of great citlei. Prime LulaT, at 33 years of aire, penetrated some of tha mysteries of the underworld of Naples. "He had - scarcely returned to Rome when the eruption of Vesuvius occurred which destroyed so many villages around Naples, left desolate so many homes, and brought King Vlttorlo Emanuele, and Queen ISlena upon the scene. "Here Is your opportunity, t-uigi," said tha king, aa he prepared for his journey. The young man shook hts head. "Naples needs purging very badly." he replied simply. So the kUig and queen went down to Naples, did what they could to administer admin-ister to tha sufferings of their subjects, and finally went back to Rome, charmed with the people and their aimnle. m-dlasval m-dlasval wavs. while the press throughout the peninsula severely censured Prince 1-ulgl for his indifference. He. however, wss on Ms way to Mombasa. Arriving tht-re toward the middle of April he wrote the king a long letter, exntutnlnt what he had meant by Naples being In need of a "purge." The king aa still medlisttng oa thle letter when the Couccolo tragedy, for which the Camoriists are now on trial, be. im the se ;mat ton of the press. His majesty had several unmtlsfa'ici Interviews Inter-views with ihe minister of the Interior, and then laklng thing tnlo his own hsnds. selected three young offh-ers an-1 save them carte blanche to clean up Naples