New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

, Been Said Love OF Country and Desire to A
Her Wrongs Animate Italian Soldiers

and the citizens gathered in large numb.
there was no word OF protest. A certain ~
ness, yes-there must Of necessity alw.y, 4.
that ct parting. Patriotic songs were pls,.,
and applauded with enthusiasm, officer. -
in great evidence; all wore the field unis.."'
of gray. myself dined with four, all w..
quietly enthusiastic, not bls.sntly 20, and ~
felt that Italy had done the only thing ~.
sible under the circumstances, In ords, !.
hold her respected place among the nsti.-,
They were all officers who had been ear,
from business, but they were happy "a !.
and sure Of success for their Patria ana 4.
Allied forces Yes, the Italians love fghsi,.,
they are indeed trained for Il; Latin b,.,
"a hot. and once It Is heated only fshs,'
Is going to cool It. Could that, the nst-,,'
call OF the Latino, be called hysteriai
No, Italy was not crazy for war, but :.
{, glad to take her place in the great Eu,.
pean fight. not as an heroic endeavor, Bat !.
her grand duty 10 the world. DAnnuass
with his ideas, has been splendid helr s
bringing the people to realization Of ia,
duty, and he will continue to encourage h,
countrymen while the war lasts. He Is pnS
igal in his phrases, as in his living, but Ia,
are not senseless. Is anything really sens.
less that inspires others TO give n. s.,,
thew have to the world and life? They. q.
Italians, IN all soberness, not In drum,
claptrap, said they must fight 10 pressr,
their nationality-snd they have Tough. "a,
three months with marvellous success In
drunken hysteria that drives men Up mosr.
tains, with the Austrians on top shoo.,,
down on them every instant, helps then 4
drag huge cannon over absolutely impssssbl,
mountain passes, drives them through noy
and rain, up and up, keeps their eoursgs a
steady as their shots are? Was It hys.er.
that. when his battalion fsltered for q ma.
ment from fatigue, made young officer ID.
vance TO the head OF the company, stand 1,
full sight Of the enemy absolutely alone sri
give the order "Avanti, bersaglieri!' and a,
he fell from an Austrian shot to cry sea.r
to his onrushing soldiers "Avanti, berssgier.
sempre avantil" Is it not love for the Pa.ra
that spells enthusiasm, love that esns
from the heart, and IL In the heart Of even
genuine man and woman, love that pronra
a man TO lay down his life to encourage Ii,
men to 20 forward to win, which In this aa
they did?
lldll&HS lOFt HctO WOioAipf my oAo Pis@-
of their famous people, they appreciate a.
ent. Their King is at the frontier, the royi
family are fighting in the first line forces,
they love their King and are proud Of hs,
royalty. They are a truly responsive r,e.
pie, and have undeniabiy demonstrated TIA,
fact In their attitude toward the war an!
what issue could be nobler than the prssss.
one, to hold, even at the awful cost Of vsr
their respected place in the worldl
Italy was not surprised to find herself ..
war, and certainly she is too noble nstie,
to wish herself out again. She was no. pre-
cipitated, but her honor was at stake, an!
she will fight individually and collsetivsl5
for it until such time as peace may be fori.
advisable.
soPHY FLORENCE GOULD
Florence, Italy, Aug. 20, 1918