The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . is represented byresponsible ministers. Legislative power is exercised by the king andthe parliament, the latter divided into two bodies—the Senate andthe House of Deputies. The Senate is formed from piinces of theroyal blood and from life members appointed by the king. The kingscabinet of ministers is composed of eleven members. Members of the House o
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . is represented byresponsible ministers. Legislative power is exercised by the king andthe parliament, the latter divided into two bodies—the Senate andthe House of Deputies. The Senate is formed from piinces of theroyal blood and from life members appointed by the king. The kingscabinet of ministers is composed of eleven members. Members of the House of Deputies are elected to office by malecitizens over the age of twenty-one. Citizens more than thirty yearsold, who are not priests or who do not hold any other public office, areeligible as members of the House of Deputies. Their term of office ITALY 371 lasts five years. Parliament meets every jear, and the king has au-tliority to dissolve it at any time. The country is divided, for administrative purposes, into twelveprovinces. These are subdivided into 197 territories, and these againare divided into communes, the number of which, according to the lastreport, is 8,320. Education in Italy is compulsory uji to the age of twelve, and. A Group of Italian Officers, One of tiTe Famous Bersaglieri on the Left every commune must have at least one elementary school for boys andone for girls. The schools are graded as elementary, secondary, andhigher. There are numerous private schools, technical schools, and in-stitutions for sjjecial branches of study. The State religion is Roman Catholic, but all denominations arefree to hold their private opinions and public religious services. Thecivil Government was once connected with the Catholic clergy, but hasnot been so since 1870. The seat of the Roman Catholic governmentis in Rome, where its affairs are directed from the Palace of the Vati-can by the pope, assisted by archbishops and cardinals. 372 COUNTRIES INVOLVED Service in the It
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