Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
US. BUSHES AID
TO BOLSTER ITALY
Washington Grants ,OOO,.
: 600 and Expedites 100000
Ton Shipping Allotment.
REVERSE MAY PR0L0NG WAR
Has Faith In Cadorna-But Experts
Recognize Danger of Another
Austro-German Thrust
From the North.

Washington.-The American gov
eminent rallied strongly to the sup
port Of Italy by taking definite and
effective steps to support that country
in the military crisis precipitated by
the German invasion.
A financial credit Of S23O,OO0,OOo
was granted to the government OF
Italy by the government OF the
United States. The size of this credit
which is to be utilized in the pur'
chase of coal, foodstuffs, munitions,
and other needed supplies, is the most
tangible evidence of the confidence
the American government reposes in
the ability Of the Italian government
and people to weather ultimately the
storm that has been sweeping across
the valley of the Isonzo, bringing
about the collapse of tie military
front in that region
In it's effort to be Of immediate
service to Italy the government, how
ever, did not stop at the granting
Of this huge credit. Measures were
adopted by which the Italian govern
ment is to obtain the first l0O,0O0
tons of shipping that becomes avail
able for use in shipment of COAL fuel'
supplies and feodstuffs, as well as
munitions.
Preference was granted to the ltal'
fans over the French in this allot'
ment of shipping. The Italians, as a
result, will have the almost immediate
use of twenty-five vessels averaging
600 tons each, the first two of which
will be available Immediately.
By rendering this assistance the
| United States has placed itself III
direct alignment with the Paris and
London governments IN endeaVorlng
to supply immediate tangible aid to
the Italian government and people
The Italian embassy has notified the
government at Rome OF the steps
taken. and there is every reason Tor
believing that this help will inspire
the Italian people to unite behind
their government until the unsettled
military situation in the, venetian
| Mains finds it's balance, and the
forces Of General Cadorna, aided by
British and French guns and soldiers
are able to make stand that WILL
It is hoped, check the German 1nva-
sion and mark the beginning OF ultl'
mate Italian and entente victory.
The great problem of this govern
ment to meet instead of the other
allies. Is that Of maintaining the
morale of the Italian people II re-
verses more serious than those al
ready met follow in the coming days
or weeks.
The problem, like that In Russia
will be economic rather than mill.
tary Italy has begun to weary OF
the war, not from loss of man power
like France, but from the severe
economic strain to which she has
been subjected. She has suffered Sc
verely from lack of coal and 1000
And II she is to be held to the task
of purely defensive fighting upon
some line, either the one to which
she has fallen back or another, there
will be another demand for shipping
to alleviate her economic ills.
And the best that is expected OF
Italy now is that she will maintain a
defensive fight while the war is being
| won elsewhere. No one expects that
If the present German drive is held
at the -Tagliamento Italy will fight her
way back again over the mountains
which cost her so much ito gain and
which she has just lost so quickly
AS an offensive power Italy Is now as
much gone as Russia herself.