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Show FRANCE AND ITALY JUBILATING.. The celebration of the joint victories of France and Italy over Austria in the battles of Solferino and Magenta, was held first in Italy, in whose behalf be-half chiefly the war of 1859, which marked the beginning be-ginning of its unification was undertaken. The festivities were of a high order and almost beyond precedent. There was a reason for the excess. The unity of Italy is not yet an. assured fact. These rejoicings are deemed necessary to consolidate it. Austria is still looked upon as the enemy. The mutual alliance of France is one of those contradictions, contra-dictions, examples of which, like that of Pilate and Herod, are now and then noticeable in history. Present, at the celebration were representatives from France, and for her share in the victories France received her meed of praise. Strange, however, how-ever, the name of Xapoleon III, who gave Italy her victories over Austria, was not once mentioned, but the portraits of Clemenceau, of Briand, of Pichon, and even of Peletan of unsavory repute, the ex-minister of the French marine, were displayed. dis-played. In France itself the celebration received but little notice. Italy sent as her representative, Nathan, Na-than, the Jewish mayor of Rome. General Picquart and others exalted the politics which' gave birth to Italian unity. No one seemed to remember that the same politics gave birth to the German empire, a fact of some moment to France. |
