October 2, 1867

GARIBALDI’S CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

General Giuseppe Garibaldi recently delivered a speech to the Working Men’s Congress in which he advocated for the establishment of a permanent international assembly to which all nations would belong for the purposes of adjudicating disputes between countries. The General was voted honorary president of the assembly following his speech, an excerpt of which is reproduced below:

We do not wish to overthrow monarchies in order to found republics, but we wish to destroy despotism in order to raise upon its place liberty and justice. Despotism is a lie, and a lie must always be odious event to those who have not directly experienced its effects on their lives or their interests. The only remedy which I know against despotism is the universal brotherhood of free people. …

Garibaldi further called for the abolition of the Papacy as “the most pernicious of sects; the founding of truth and reason on earth and a priesthood of genius and intellect instead a priesthood of ignorance and revelations” and war in the only instance in which it is lawful, as a tool in the defence of the weak and oppressed against tyrants.

ADVERTISING INNOVATION

Clothes-makers in Paris have created people-shaped figures that they adorn in their wares to aid in the sale of boots, suits, hats, shirts, and dresses. The figures are placed on platforms in the street and allow potential shoppers to have a realistic impression of how the clothes look when worn, as well as to inspect the workmanship up close prior to purchase. They are said to be a hit amongst shoppers and sellers alike.