The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-04
PATRIOTS WAITING
FOR CALI ARMS
Kansas City Italians, Also
Greeks, Ready if Faith
erlands Need Them.
National News Association


KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 4.-Little
Italy will send its share of fighting
men to the Fatherland If they are
needed, So will the little Greek settle
men on West Fifth street II the from
tier of Greece Ia attacked. Although
neither OF the two governments has
sent a call, confidential advices have
been received by the Italian consuls
that the Italian steamship lines which
ply between New York and Naples,
Palermo and Genoa. will give free
passage to all able bodied men Of
Italian parentage who will enlist in
the army on their arrival in Italy. A.
Basile. 617 Independence avenue, an
italian banker who is the representa-
tive OF the Italian consul in St. Louis
confirmed this report yesterday after
noon.
Passage Free for Patriots.
MANY OF our countrymen will co."
hs said, "even II they have to pay
their own way. 1t ia an old grudeS
against the Turk, and many of US who
are 20 far away from the old country
retain memories we would like to pay
off. understand that free passage
from New York will be given to men
Of Italian birth II they will enlist in
the army when they arrive in Italy.
The laboring class especially will take
advantage of this offer. For the last
two or three days my office has been
filled with patriotic men who want to
90 and. in some way, fight for their
country. To make this possible.
give them a letter to the Italian con-
sui in New York. II they are healthy
and strong he will obtain passage from
the Italian steamship lines. No, my
country hasn't sent out a call for men,
but all patriots who wish to 60 will be
restrained by lack of funds, although
they will have to pay the railroad fare
10 New York.
Tho two other Italian steamship
agents in Kansas City whise offices
have been besieger by willing recruits
are Joseph Dec, 210 East Fifth street,
banker, COL East Fifth street. They
said yesterday that a number of their
countrymen had taken passage second
class. and would probably sail during
the coming week.
Greeks Are Ready.
All Little Italy is astir with the
daily news of the war. The members
Of the colony eagerly read the daily
newspapers for the latest news from
the front. There are many who can.
not read English, but they are not
deprived Of tidings for this reason.
The children, who have been sent to
the public schools, translate the daily
accounts to their parents.
Over in the Greek settlement there
IL q different air. 1t is one of expec-
tanee Of waiting. On street corners
yesterday were gathered little groups
OF excited men. They all talked of
the impending onslaught upon the
Grecian frontier. The office of George
Yiokaris, representative of the Greek
consul at st. Louis, who is also a
steamship agent, Is the hub about
which the growing excitement revolv-
es. He gives them the latest news of
what the Greek government Is doing,
and Ia quoted by one of his country
men as having said; There are five
thousand Greeks in Kansas City and
one.fifth Of them are ready to fight
for their country II the call comes.
But we must wait until the Turk
moves"