The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-27
Italy's Efforts in the World War


had an ncutc reaction on the o
ic life of the nation. II is estimated
that on an average only 100 adults
remained In zach town or village 60
provide In each case for some $50
children below the age OF fifteen.
Furthermore, the traditions of Itdl-
ian family life render the work Of
their women an economic factor n
less importance than In some other
countries. though IL has been utilized
TO the utmost and " becoming moro
available as old traditions give way
to wars necessity.
No Ttuops From colonies.
Italy got no help from colonial con
iingents. ON the contrary the scarcity
OF native troops in Itaiys colonies
compelled she government to rein.
force them with troops from the
mother country. Nor has help come
10 Italy through the cooperation Of
workmcn Of neutral or allied coun-
tries. Itnly. on the other hand, sent
u large contingent Of skilled workmen
20 France. ,hus allowing her 10 re
lease valued clements for war. fur
thermorc. nearly 100000 Of our male
adults residing IN America gave TO THIS
great nation direct contribution to
her economic and military efforts.
so meet their military obligations.
therefore. the Italian people have
been compelled TO cot into The mnsi
urgent needs OF agriculture ana IN
dnstry. Her continuous lack Of labor
has made the task OF feeding the army
and providing IL with munitions "a
most difficult one.
And vet Italy. lacking Labor aud
Industrial development. lacking al
most entircls coal and raw materials,
has nv g miracle OF energy been ID
to create almos; from nothing u
powerful organization Of war Indus
trier
Difficult "a Obtain GssIs.
The very act OF entering The war
cut off Italy from one OF the sources
Of supply Of manufactured PRODUCTS.
~ is not necessary here TO enlarge
upon the well known fact that Italian
markets were largely under d dom
nation OF Germany and Austria. That
IL Il situation that ~ rs well known
TO Americans ms Il rs and VAS dis.
tasteful 90 Italians And II might be
said In passing that II is a situation
that must be guarded against hy al
lied cooperation and sympathetic re-
lationship when peace comes,
Mr.. Francis II. Sisson. vice prcsi-
dent Of tn. Guaranty Trust company,
in a recent article on the cconomit
situation OF Italy points out that
! while Germany before the war dom
mated the foreign trade OF italy 90
Tar ns manufactures were concerned
that country was one Of the best Gus
toners of the United states IN raw
materials and foodstuffs. That WIN
er also points u that II was the adj
Justment ~ her industrial n com
mercial life to the burdcnsome new
conditions ihat has created an en-
tireIv new economic fabric In Italy.
''ftalv's devotion Of her resource
10 war purposes has been complete
SAYS Mr.. Siason. Her p~rccminenc'
In the production Of certain hrlicle'
Of marked her as the enc
source of supply for similar product'
OF a warlikc nature Her ORDINARY
production Of automobiles, Mrplanes
turbines and heavy oil engines ma
merely been intensified n moditto'
INA the direction Of such
don as would permit quantity pro
duction.'
Financially IiaIS Responded Well.
Financially Italy also has rcsponde'
10 the demands of war with an opcn
hsndedness that has surprised eN'l
herself. From the first OF Angus
1914 To the end OF 1917. the total -
penditurcs of the state We're $hs9''
100000 Calculating on the basis a
"a monthly average expenditure Tor IN
war OF S2i0. 900. 900. the total cost q
the war 20 Italy would be more tina
$4,000 900, 600.
\ further ptoof of the financial -
fort ItuN mndc for the a moi
:. withstanding her small means, are ~
i've national loans. The Utst on
yielded about $500, Goa 600, ana
seemed "a great struggle, YET s'i
others were launched. all giNin
greater returns. and the last one aft'
the disaster OF October, 1917, yielde
about 1880. 100000.
II must be remembered. too, III
labor shortage has meant q 700
shortage. II has established a Nicio'
circle. our fighters and industri'
workers have accomplished the
work while forcrd tc endure a regiu
OF restricted diet hat has meant re-
aud continuous suffering such
probably IL not 10 be found anywhc
among the other "bclligerent peoples