El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-09
LABOR MISSION
TRAVERSESU u.s. RGIAG
SUPPORTFORFARMSFOR
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
SEVEN OF EIGHT MEMBERS
HAVE MADE MILITARY RE-
CORDS; WILL TOUR ALL u. s.
SEEKING TO CREATE SENTl-
MENT FRIENDLY TO ITALIAN
LABORERS.

LABoRERs.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. S.-The
italian Labor Mission now touring
the United States represents all
rarts Of Italy and most os the lead
ing central laor modieh Of this coun-
try. There are eight prominent
members of the Socialist and Labor
movement in the Mission, identified
with the pro-war organizations 'Ital-
an Socialist Union" and italian I'm
ion Of Labor" of which Edmondo
Rossoni, is secretary and who vas
connected before the war with the
Italian laor movement in America.
Several of the eight members of
the Mission have made splendid re-
cords in the war having volunteer
ed the day Italy sided with the AL
lies. One Of them, Caro- Bazzi, ten
days after the world war began went
to France, where he Joined the Ia
nous Peppino Garibaldi's Legion. He
was made captain and wounded in
the fierce fighting Of the Argonnel
during December 1914.
The one member who has no milf
tary record is physically disqualified
for military service.
Every member of the Mission be-
fore the war preached naturalization
and some Of them served prison SEN
fences for their agitation.
The delegation contains two news
paper men. a member of the Italian
parliament, a City Councillor OF Rome
and one Of Carrara Tuscany and
the Vice1Mayor of Naples.
Two Of the delegates, Adelmo
Pedrini and Ettore Cuzzani, repre-
sent a type of labor organization
new to the world. and which is al
product of the special condition Of
the labor market of some districts OF
Northern Italy. THE Transport La
Dor Cooperative" and the sBuilding
Trades Cooperative furnish laor
directly to the italian Government
any employer.
Among the after war projects that
The Government must put in ~effectu- /
Il operation are to furnish ships I
'or the transport of workers, and
o provide land on reasonable terms !
or the agricultural Cooperative, /,
which is composed only of agricul.
.ural laborers. !
The head Of the Mission is Alceste !
De Ambris a labor member Of the I
Italian Chamber Of Deputies. where !
lie represents the agricultural dis '
riot Of Parma. He has been con 7
with the labor movement
ince 1892. Because of his activities y
Ie was exiled. For five years he 1iv- a
ID in France and Brazil, returning 4
0 Italy in 1903 after a declaration v
i an amnesty. In 1908 he directed f
he greatest agrain workers strike
L Italy, which lasted five months. "
Re was indicted but escaped to Luga- II
d, Switzerland. He was condemned n
0 five years imprisonment, In 1918 i,
was elected to the Chamber Of Z
deputies, and the elevation brought
i'm immunity from arrest and i'm 4
risonment and he returned from
.ugano to Italy. Y
After the war STARTED De Ambris !
ecame one Of the strongest "inter-
entista," an agitator, for the Ital !,
IN intervention on the side of Z
and England. In 1916 when !
ally entered war he volunteered ut Y
nee and served as a private in the Z
artillery in the Carso He !
j one Of the three members OF the I
.xecutive committee of the Italian =
ocialist Union. 4,