The Washington herald., 1917-05-24
ITALIAN ENJOYS HERE
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Color OF France, in honor OF the visitors.
The mission came to Washington from
New York on special train provided by
the State Department and were accom-
panied by Assistant Secretary of State
Breckenridge Long, who met them at the
port where they landed.
Secretary OF State Lansing and other
high officials of the government met them
at the station and rode with them to the
Joseph Letter home on Dupont Circle.
which will be their headquarters while
In this country.
THE chief object of ou~ mission is tc
convey the greetings Of the king and the
people OF Italy TO President Wilson and
We shall. therefore. make no official
declaration before having seen the Presi-
dent" said the Prince of Udine. Mean
while, as prince of the house of Savoy,
as a cousin of the king of Italy and as
head of the Italian mission. 1 cannot help
saying to you that I am happy and proud
to find myself in the United States. in the
great American democracy. at the very
moment in which it is bringing the inval-
liable contribution OF its will and of Its
resources in the defense of human rights
and OF the liberties of the nations.
Praises U. =. intervention.
Italy, which for many centuries has
sion of foreign rulers and which has fur
nished a long list of illustrious defend
ers of human rights and of the laws that
should regulate warfare: Italy, which IN
the middle of the past century succeeded
at last in freeing herself and becoming
unified nation, which drew its power from
the principle OF nationality and independ-
ence has acclaimed with great enthu-
siasm the intervention of the American
people who have Joined the allies in order
to bring about the triumph Of those high
principles upon which alone there can
be founded steadfast peace and human
progress.
without stopping to talk about our
distant past. the independence and the
unity Of Italy were made by the mag
unanimous King Victor Emmanuel II. who.
following the advice Of the great Cavour,
with the cooperation of a thinker and
apostle such as Mazzini. who spent all
his life in advocating the ideals of liberty
and justice and with the help OF a war
riOr like Garibaldi, who was justly call
ed The Knight of Humanity for having
always lent his sword to the holy cause
OF freedom. staked his own throne to re-
deem Italy.
Modern Italy. which was born out OF
these ideals, can only be in fun agree
ment with the American democracy
which was founded by such pure and ex-
allied personalities as Washington and
Lincoln and which is now guided by
far-seeing and most illustrious president
who. supported by the suffrage Of his
people. has Courageously taken up the
defense Of humanity and Justice"
Foremost Experts.
Some of the Italian Kingdoms fore
most commercial and economical experts
are members of the mission. Beginning
today. they will take up with American
officials Italy's pressing need for coal
and other supplies and for tonnage in
which it may be conveyed across the
water. Members of the mission last
night stressed the point that coal is
ItaIy's greatest need. They declared that
munition factories within the empire
have been forced to reduce their output
to a low ebb because of the coal short
age. They also said that there was great
need for railway equipment and iron and
steel Although the mission will not lay
emphasis upon Italy's financial distress,
it is expected that Overtures will be made
for substantial loan.
The prince Of Udine. ranking member
Of the mission. is the son of the duke of
Genoa and as a captain I'm the royal
navy has taken an active part in the
war Marconi is now a member Of the
Italian senate and holds a commission in
the engineer corps OF the army.
Marquis Luigi Bersareli di Rifreddo,
third member of the mission Is under
secretary for foreign affairs and MEM
Der of the Italian house OF delegates
since 1910. Francisco SaveriO NTH. an
eminent economist. formerly was Italian
minister of commerce.
Augusta Ciufrelli. fifth member OF the
mission. has for many years served AS
member of the Italian cabinet and at
present Ia a member OF the leading ad-
ministratlve war body in the kingdom
Enrido Arlotta, the sixth member. is
Italian minister of transportation, and
formerly served as head of the ministry
of finance