Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
lily NATIVES
fVERE LAND
|F THEIR BIRTH
,,1.pd and Moline Men 10y
n Paw Respect TO Own
Sstion and America
,npRESSEs ARE GIVEN
...-rcr JoIu X. Scott and
". NcCaskrin Arouse
patriotism in Talks.

lace alliance that exists be
- Tr5ted States and Italy,
s- .- out iu an impressive
-o 'T pock Island last night.
tEan one hundred men OF
ssr-b marched in a demon
2, through the business dis
y The city and wound up at
square. where they heard
q. ssdresses. Tie demon
=. - was Ter the third ami
~ az Italy's entrance into the
..rgb there was no unusually
cr9wd along the line Of
nose who witnessed the pa
i.t we'll repaid FOR their visit
Iooo Chief OF Police Phil
Z unable to provide a platoon
la from the department. per
\ led the maTcLers. On each
y him was d standard bearer,
~ on his right carrying a
american flag and the one on
N carrying an Italian emblem
--ilar proportions. Both flags
beautiful ensigus Of the re-
i've nations
/. marcbers we're in double,
. file. There was a line Of
5ouble file. back OF the stand
ssarer carrying the American
There was also a line Of
hers. double file. back of the
carving the Italian flag,
4 Italian and American flags
carried by the marchers.
2 were flags of the other al
nations in the parade as well.
he American and Italian ban
were the superior in numbers.
2 Belgian band of Moline pro-
the music. The entire dem
alton was one which brought
n a very marked fashion the
alliance that exists between
NO nations.
Mayer PreSides.
2 parade terminated at Spen-
,guare where a mass meeting
leld. The band played several
1uc selections. Mayor VIII
McConOchie presided and In
ced City Attorney J. X. Scot.
Italy had not entered this
the allies would have been
ted" Mr.. Scott said.
!e allies would have met de-
nd eventually the same would
happened to all nations Op-
2 Germany had the Italians
broken their alliance with
ia and entered this war on
own initiative.
u Italians who are assembled
10 honor the third an
sary Of your Country's en-
2 in the war should become
lean citizens. Some of you are.
who have not should take
possible step to attain the
PSI honor in the wOTld-Amer-
citizenship"
~ NJ McCasLtin in address
le Italians said in part:
this meeting to dedicate these
| congratulate you. The
Of allies covers us. We are
in a common cause. The
States and Italy stand
Ter to shoulder. The people
Italy have long been welcome
They have made good citi-
They make good friends and
lors They prosper and ap-
lie our laws, our government.
ow in the great struggle with
sntral powers. Italy looks to
help. The men and women
lave come here from Italy
told the folks over there in
d country what We are here
United States. They have
ow We help each other here.
have taken back reports Of
ay we love liberty and the
re sacrifice to be a free pros
people The people have
Of the United States: they
2 in Us. We must live up TO
faith in US. We must stand
IN in their struggle for lib
We must stand by all the al
Q this hour when help is
Not for Conquest.
are not in this war for con-
We are not in this war Tor
or Indemnity. We are in
ar TO uphold liberty. We are
o stop the mad central pow
ON destroying US one at a
United We stand. divided We
mere Is no more fitting en-
Win which 20 show each other
e are united than 90 dedicate
'lenai emBlems to this occa-
he stars and stripes come