New-York tribune., 1918-11-28
Italy Expects u. S.
ToSend Food, Says
Signor de Ambris
Head of Labor Mission De-
clares Nowhere Else Is
There So Great Need

Paying a glowing tribute to the
American Red Cross for its work in
Italy. Alceste de Ambris, member of
the Italian Parliament and leader of
the pro-war Socialists, who arrived in
New York yesterday at the head of an
Italian labor mission, declared his
country's great present need is food.
AS for fuel, Italy had been so long
without coal, he said it had almost for
gotten what it looked like.
Nothing could have been done more
graciousy than the relief work of the
American Red Cross" said Signor de
Ambris. "The Red Cross workers came
when Italy was in sad need. but they
did not come as the bearers of charity.
They brought food as brothers might
bring food to brothers.
"There remains fearful shortage of
food" he continued. IL have been in
most of the Allied countries and l have
seen much suffering, but nowhere the
suffering there is in Italy. Our meat
allowance is about two pounds month.
Of bread we get less than pound a
day. We are even worse off for fats.
believe the American people, who
have done so much for Italy, will see
that Italy gets it.
Grateful to America
eve are extremely grateful to the
United States for sending us the Won
derful American Red Gross. There is
not an Italian but is grateful to that
organization,
"Industrially. Italy is all right. Just
now there is movement to restrict
emigration, to keep Italian workers at
home. This will not prevail, for the
Italian worker will insist on freedom
of movement The flow Of immigra-
tion to this and other countries, how
ever, probably will be smaller than
heretofore because of the demand for
labor at home"
Explaining, Signor de Ambris said
the object of his mission to the United
States was partly to return the visit of
Samuel Gompers and his associates, but
mainly to get acquainted with the United
States and link up more closely the
laboring classes Of the two countries
years ago." hessaid, 1--WE knew alb
solutely nothing about the workers in
Now we believe the time has come
when we must get acquainted and work
together"
Going to W ashington
The party-which includes Carlo
Bazzi, secretary of the Central Labor
Union of Ravenna; Amitore de Ambris
of the National Metallurgcal Union, OF
Milan; Ettore Cuzzani, of the transport
workers of Bologna; Silvano Fasulo, of
the Italian port workers; Vco, Fiaschi
of the Central Labor Union of Cararra
Antelmo Pedrini and Romolo Sabbatni
an alderman of Rome, secretary of the
Roman Chamber of Labor and 8
founder OF the Italian Typographical
Society arrived on the Espagne, of the
French Line.
The party was met at the pier by q
committee headed by James 4. Roach
and j. W. Sullivan, general organizers
of the American Federation Of Labor;
Ralph NJ. Easley, of the National Civic
Federation; Paul A. Vaccarelli, vice
president of the international Long
shoremen's Association, and James P
Holland, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor. After lunch they
were driven about the city and in the
evening attended the Hippodrome. Thi:
morning they leave for Washington
where the members hope to see Presi
dent Wilson. They return to this city
Saturday.