New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

that any position suddenly conquered would
be commanded BIZ dozen other caycrns alled
with guns. and q temporary victory would
be death for the victors. The Italians are a
rational race and have no desire 20 make
picturesque Intellectual gestures, they are
now aiming the power Of their blow a, the
east.
The difficulties even here are enormous,
but progress is possible, and their present
offensive reveals that one road to Berlin lies
toward Vienna Italy needs couple Of hun.
dred more large caibre guns, five hundred
six-inch guns She needs steel and coal Il
America viii cooperate here on this neglect
ed and .. battlefield 70 the east o,
the Isoc-o I~ viii be shortened italy
has the M -hsy are fighting men o,
unsurpassed courage. Neither numbers nor
quality are lacking, bat supplies are needed.
r supplies are brought Austria will succ1mb.
VIII America send guns?
The heroes of Italy are the infantryman. the
engineer and the mule To support one sol.
der a: the point Of impact with the enemy
on the sleeper hills has required five menin
relay from the base, clearing the road and
bringing shells and soup. on the level The
ratio is one man to one.
The Builders of Highways
Who has built these 1000 miles o., rev
mountain road, constructed since the war!
l. Three hundred thousand civilian work.
ers, over and under military age.
.. The companies OF engineers fGeniol-
the same cadres as in the other armies Of
the Allies, but men with an instinct for en-
g.neering. the descendants Of mer that had
reduced the Alps by tunnel and funcI.as and
stone and metal highways to 3 s.ghtseer's
belt line. These engineers most of them
living in Italy, some Of them recalled from
Europe and America and the far places, mob
ilized for the stupendous job Of making
mountain chasms accessible and hab'ab.e
inside a time limit of a week, two weeks a
month.
3. Companies of centurions, Of military age
but older than men OF the front line; cor.
responding to the Ierritorials OF France.
In what spirit is the tunnelling and fght.ag
done? BY the time the soldier has paid bis
expenses he has twopence a day for himself
On his half l!tre Of wine day an extra
half litre by special permission when he IS
zen repos") he has gone forward Bur 70 sn't
for wine and money the peasant has fought
IL is the dream Of the greater unity o. Italy,
communicated 20 him by his officers, caught
ly them from the modern Nationalist, voiced
by d'Annunzio, and inherited from the mighty
days Of the Risorgimento. Here D. the nrst
wa sr,s. .oR srN. hrF
It was this kingdom and that particles of the
Roman Empire. But now az last the paris
have coaesced the organism is living nng,
and modern Italy wa ten guerre.'
Everywhere went in the huts of the SOL
diers Casa del So.dato) saw c0ored pet
urcs Of the Rsorg mento-"the landing o,
Caribalii," dramatic episodes IN the nasng
OF Italy by Garbaldi, Mazzini, Cayolr and me
obscure awakened peasantry. These liho'
graphs are used throughout the elementary
schools. Every child grows uD n tne faai'
t.on Of the Awakening. Every day tal solder
secs the cause in colors for which ae aghts.
WHAT personal liberty is 20 En- and, ana
EQUALITY % France. such : the word and me
idea OF unity 70 the Italian And he ~ishes
TO extend that unity oye- the peoples "a0
vsed 70 be one with him, the lant. that onee
teckoned the commerce and flew tre fag oil
the famous kingdoms. / am no: debating a
territorial question. am seeking % state me
impulse which moves the Italian nation =
cross the Isonzo, climb the Csrso and die o.
the heights from Monte Nero 20 the Ad'
iiatic Sea
SO IL Is the idealistc section % ,he l'alan
race that is pro-war. And it was tne s.o'h'
full and the gnorant, and the proateer "a0
wished neutrality.
And with each square kilomctre won back
from the hereditary enemy the Italians hn'
people OF their tongue and blood They are re,
deemng their own. | stood in the conquered
town Of Grado and the Italian wiki ne ealIs'
up nine boys at random on the city squares
"Do you speak German
"No, signor"
Tell me the persons in Grado who SPEAK
German"
zone woman and child una donna un
bambino.)
II any one objects that the people would no'
dare tell Of their knowledge OF German, !e' De
answer that the Italian peasant is proud "ae"
he can speak another tongue. When we YER
announced 20 the garrison on Pasuoio q,
Americans two private soldiers came for"s'
saying:
"lche spreche Deutsche'
Somehow they had the idea that we ~e's
an ofshoot OF the Germanic race, and t's9
wished to do US courtesy. .-'rr