El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
italy 3 WORK
IN ALBANIA IS
ONE Of MERCY
Rescues Demoralized PEG.
pie From Starvation
and Despair.
CIVILIZATION IS
BEING RESTORED

DONE. Italy. June 1-tCorrespond-
n ence Of The associated Press).-
The Italians are doing in Albania
exactly what Americans did in the
Philippines in helping and uplifting
population in need Of guidance and
encouragement. Gen. George Scriven,
military attache at the American en-
bassy, said to The Associated Press
correspondent upon his return from a
journey Of five weeks through that
part Of Albania which has been Occu-
pied BY the Italians.
had it not been for the work OF
the italians there. the poor Albanians
would have starved" Gen. Scriven
said. The Italians have given these
people rood. employment, education
and security Wheat. corn and rice
have been imported into the country
and the f0odstuffs have been distrlD-
uted free 20 the INDECENT and sold az
reasonable prices TO those " no could
afford 20 pay FOR it. Experimental
farms have been opened schools have
been instituted and most important
OF all courts OF justice which hither-
TO had been uueZistant in the country
have been established and Albanian
judges placed at their heads whenever
possible
albanian Is Honest.
Although the Italians are fighting
thet Bulearians and the Austrians on
the frontiers the work there IS not a
work Of war but one Of ciTiliZat ton.
and the ground there is most favor
able 10 such work for the reason tnal
the Albanian is an honest man OF good
character. possessing the primitive
virtues Of courage. truthfulness and
activity. He has the highest respect
Tor women. VINO can travel from one
end Of Albania 10 the other alone
without being mOlested
"Brigandage has virtually disap-
ueared from Albania. and the Aloan-
Sans welcome the Italians as bene-
factors and friends Several hundred
miles Of beautiful. durable roads have
been BUILT. tunnels, bridges and rail-
ways have been constructed Nine
piers have been erected IN Nalona
harbor and eight in santa QuaranLa-
Barracks hospitals containing 1000
beds. have been established In order
TO have the practice Of burylng dead
III the center Of the village discon-
tinued. cemeteries have been created
I'm the outskirts Of villages and towns
TeleEraphic. telephone and wireless
stations have been established and
the italians are now engaging in re-
claiming the marshv zone surrounding
Valona and comprising about 5000
acres
The Albaniaus are great admirers
OF America" added Gen Scriven. 'al-
though only recently have they be
gun 10 emigrate there
in this connection. Cen Scriven
quoted one Of the leading Albanians, a
man who has been TO America, as
saying TO him.
GO.0OO Go To America.
The invasion Of Albania by the
Balkan states. accompanied by har-
rowing atrocities on unarmed popula-
ton. thousands Of shepherds and
farmers being slaughtered. towns and
villages destroyed, farms burned,
fIocks devastated and stolen, and
hundreds Of thousands Of refugees
flocking into Valoua half starved and
perishing from hunger aid exposure,
have caused the beginning Of emigra-
tion 20 the United States. The aver
age American is probably unaware
that 60 600 Albaniaus have gone 20
the United States since the beginning
Of the war
Concluding. Gen Scriven said;
The occupation Of Albania by Ital-
ian troops has proved the salvation Of
the remaining Albanians and the re-
vival Of The Albanian nation"