Evening journal., 1918-03-18
Warns AMERICANS
OF new Peace DRIVE
Italian Deputy Says War
Must Go On Till Prussiln
is Defeated
LONG STRUGGLE
is PREDICTED

Va
Romeo Ganenga- Stuart, member OF
the Italian Chamber Of Deputies and
representing the Italian Cabinet in an
address before the American Luncheon
Club isst week, after ascribing the ltal-
ian disaster lest autumn to The German
pacinst propaganda, declared that the
Central Powers were now launching a
siin more insidious diplomatic Of
fensive against the Allies. by which
they hoped to becloud the real issues
OF the war and thereby weaken the
Allied purpose and effort.
Let us keep the real issues steadily
before us. he said. when ! hear peo-
pie talking beautifully OF League Of
Nations and the possibility OF refer
endums aiming at self-determination. I
say an this Is very fine, but lei us win
the war frst, then we can put an these
ideals into effect lt Is certain that we
cannot put them into effect until we
have won.
Let us concentrate on the work i'm
mediately before Us; let as 'uniiedly
convince Germany that the Entente is
soins on with rs whole strength until
the aims and false ideals OF the Central
Powers are entirely defeated
"The alliance with the United States
Is a great factor I'm the morale Of Italy
today The majority Of Italians. par
ticularly the lower classes. know
America better even than they know
England or France, for nearly an OF
our emigration has been 30 America
and there are few Italians but have
relative or friend there. from shom
they receive frequent letters and pa
pers. In the old days we used to say
we admired Germany. but we loved
France and we sometimes added that
we both admired and loved England
The feeling toward America was like
the latter. only more so.
To-day every Italian knows what
the United States is-knows OF her
wealth, her power, her genius Every
Italian knows too, what she is doing
ln the war; and every letter which
comes across The ocean 10 Italy is
factor i'm winning the war. When YOU
ask an Italian what he thinks OF the
situation since Russia dropped out. he
invariably answers But the United
States has come in
III an Italian had ever been asked
which ne would choose as an ally. the
United states under President Wilson
or Russia under either the Car or
/ Lenine, he would have voted unhesi-
latingly for the former. In the DAYS
when many thought Venice was about
90 Fan I stood one afternoon i'm a
famous square there watching the re-
mOval OK architectural treasures for
shipment TO a place OF safety Many
familiar landmarks were already gone.
and lhe sight Of desolsti0n made the
moment a sad one for us, who knew
and loved Che old city.
D "ln the midst Of my sOmbre rehec-
tions I looked across the square and
saw standing 70 the shadow three men
In American uniform silently watching
The scene with grave. stern faces. Some
how they gave me a wonderful thrill
My spirits rose hope returned TO my
heart
/ Here. I felt, was the symbol OF GER
tain victory, for the New World with
is strength, its vigor, and lbs ideals
had come TO save the old
The former French Minister OF Mis-
sions abroad Henry Franklin-Bouillon
spoke Of thc detection Of Russia from
the alliance as "the greatest treason
the world has ever known" The situa.
tion az the present tine, NJ Franklin
Bouillon sa d, was the gravest since the
var began, and he declared that there
was no doubt that the Entente was face
to face with very long war
There are two classes Of people with
which / have no sympathy in the pres.
! ent crisis" ne continued "The FRS
are the complainers and whimperers
the second are the so-called pacinsts
10 should be enough TO say 90 lht
whlmperers that our soldiers aren't
wh mpering-the silence fthe soldier.
ought TO command silence from thosi
in The rear.
Gas for the paciflsts I would reninC
, them that there is nobody in Germany
today who thinks OF ON honest peace
and n we want to talk peace there IL.
nobody TO talk to. Russia has taught
as that attempts to win the war b,
( talk are fut le All such talk is MOI
! only nonsense, but it is dangerous non
sense. We must win victory BY light
ing. not by talking ana it Is impossible
that this war can be finished eXcep
by lighting
I'VE have no alternative; we mus
win or die Our fathers fought 10 ir
/ sure individual liberty. We must hgh
& 10 insure the collective liberty or ma
b. tons We cannot accept life in a w0rlt
slavery. VIC have chosen. II will nev6
be dominated by Germany. Il is victor.
or slavery