▁that ▁Sal andra ▁intended ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁war , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁prevent ▁this . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁persu ade ▁King ▁Victor ▁Em manuel ▁that ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁would ▁show ▁that ▁parliament ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁war . ▁Re alis ing ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁secure ▁a ▁majority , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May , ▁Sal andra ▁res igned . ▁ ▁Popular ▁un rest ▁The ▁return ▁of ▁Gi ol itt i ▁to ▁Rome ▁made ▁national ists ▁and ▁pro - war ▁advoc ates ▁fear ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁once ▁again ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁keep ▁Italy ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁many ▁host ile ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁press , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁Italian ▁pride ▁and ▁honour ▁demanded ▁war . ▁In ▁a ▁speech ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May , ▁Gab rie le ▁D ’ An n un z io ▁inc ited ▁violence , ▁saying ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁arms ▁were ▁tra itors , ▁and ▁ur ging ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁to ▁throw ▁all ▁the ▁fil th ▁into ▁the ▁se wers . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁neutral ist ▁deput y ▁and ▁former ▁minister ▁Pietro ▁Bert ol ini ▁was ▁assault ed ▁by ▁an ▁angry ▁mob ▁in ▁the ▁Pia zza ▁Col onna ▁while ▁r iding ▁on ▁a ▁tram . ▁Other ▁deput ies , ▁Luigi ▁Fact a , ▁Antonio ▁Gra zia de i ,