The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-06-01
ITALIANS AGREE
TO ALLIES PLAN
Central Purchasing Agent VIII
Buy For Rome As Well As
Other Entente Powers
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WASHINGTON, June THE Ital.
ian war commission which is now visit.
ing this country with view 10 CO.
operating with the United states IN
the war against Germany has fallen
ldn line, y was announced yesterday,
with the proposal already agreed TO BY
Great Britain aud France, for the for
nation Of a single eommission, consist
ing possibly Of one man, to purchase
supplies and munitions Of war for all
the- Allies. The proposal, as outlined
would place in the hands Of the pur,
chasing commission the expenditure Of
billions Of dollars.
The United States will make It's see
ond loan of q hundred million dollars
20 Italy some time this month. OF the
hnndred million loaned to Italy, $780,
0Oo, 900 has already been spent in this
country and the remaining $4,000, 900
| Is now being expended here.
The italian mission yesterday Wis
, ited congress-, being received With an
ovation IN the senate. A letter from
King Victor Emmanuel TO the Ameri-
can people was read II declared that
since the United States has entered
the war, the new and closer union
means = greater bond Of sympathy and
solidarity"
/ Amerfcan Commissioh
Il Is now believed that the United
States will send commission 10 Italy
| TO ascertain how best 70 establish 20.
| liticaI aud commercial relations bc.
tween the two countries Anibn5s1dof
Page, ct Rome, has 70 Advised after
studying the ophoftunitiae for the de-
velopinepf Of trade between tlle two
4 IcOunffie8 if = p & A. ~ "a i y ,t tst
IF tbe United states does NOT row
inilfo, u tho political aud bnsinrss Fc.
Ilations with This country. II win not
! be ItaiS. 8 fault Indication Of the
eaRofnesA Of Italy to meet The Bnitcd
States more than half way has Been
shown IN the large number Of articles
printed I'd the Italian lnewSpapets late
| ", not only Urging bat lenahdiHR that
the Italian governments scir6 the oppor-
tunity presented by the cntfanee Of the
United States into the war TO cement
these International relations
Italy was more than three weeks
later than the English and French gov,
ernments in appointing q commission
| to come to the United States to confer
regarding the war held TO be extended
particularly in the way Of new loans
and during this period Important news
papers like the MessagefO, Of Rome
and the Corriore della Scra, Of Milan
printed series OF articles attacking the
ministry for its slowness IN creating
this commission These articles wore
not mere political attacks but written
by patriotic men who desire closer re
lations with the United States and fee
that the entire prosperity Of Italy dc
pends on these relations. Writers Ii
Italy formerly had been under German
domination, was now threatened b,
English exploitation, and that her fu
ture as nation depended upon new
and free relations with the Unitct
/ States. Il
Ia this connection the American A
nancier, George .B. Page, who hal
spent his entire business life in Italy
and who appreciates the business op
| portunities of the nation, said TO tn.
| Associated Press:
'tThe success Of establishing last
I, ing and profitable relations betweeI
the two countries depends entirely up
/ on the personnel Of the commission
sent here by the United States and tn,
trouble 1t takes to look into the bust
ness Opportunities here, *e,
David Lubin, Of California, who es
\ tablished In Italy the Internationa
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