Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-08
MEN FROM ALL
PARTS OF ITALY
ON TOUR OF US.
Several Of Eight Members OF
Mission Have Made Fine
Records in War,

liz WIN Was COIIlcCI0Q OG1Or0 Cn0
war with the Italian labor movement
in America.
Several of the eight members Of the
mission have made splendid records in
the war, having volunteered the day
Italy sided with the Allies. One Of
them. Carlo Bazzi, ten days after the
world war began, went to France,
where he Joined the famous Peppino
Garibaldi's Legion. He was made
captain and wounded in the fierce
fighting Of the Argonne during De-
cember, 1914. 81.
The member who has no miliS\
tary record is physically disqualified
for military service.
Every member of the mission before
the war preached anti-militarism and
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 (Toscany) and the
vice -mayor of Naples.
Two of the delegates, Adelmo Ped
RIM and Ettore Cuzzani, represent a
type Of labor organization new to the
world, and which is a product Of the
special condition of the labor market
of some districts in northern Italy.
4Ic 4IdASpOII AdUOT cooperative
and the Building Trades Cooper
alive" furnish labor directly to the
Italian government without any en-
ployer.
Among the after war projects that
the government must put in effectual
operation are to furnish ships for the
transport of workers, and to provide
land on reasonable terms for the agri-
cultural Cooperative. which is COM
posed only of agricultural laborers:
The head of he mission is Alceste
De Ambris. a labor member of the
Italian chamber of deputies, where he
represents the agricultural district of
Parma. He has been connected with
the labor movement since 1892. Be-
cause of his activities he was exiled.
For five years he lived in France and
Brazil, returning to Italy in 1903 after
a declaration of amnesty. In 1908 he
directed the greatest agratain work.
ers' strike of Italy, which lasted five
months. He was indicted but escaped
to Lugano, Switzerland. He vas con-
demned to five years Imprisonment.
In 1913 he was elected to the cham
Der of deputies and the election
brought him immunity from arrest
and Imprisonment and he returned
from Lugano to Italy.
After the war started De Ambris
became one Of the strongest enter
ventista," an agitator for the Italian
intervention OF the side of France and
England. In 1915, when Italy en-
tered the war, he volunteered at once
and served as a private in the heavy
artillery in the. Carso. He is one Of
the three members of the executive
committee Of the Italian Socialist
Union.
c;I,,o-a ro.,S --aI;&, IA
tor of the "Giornale del Popolo" di
Roma. He has been in the Socialist
movement since 1898. In Naples he
fought many battles against the con-
sentative party. In 1898 he was sen-
fenced by the military court for his
socialistic principles. For years he
has been the editor Of the weekly
Socialistic newspaper Of Naples, la
Propaganda"
He is vice-mayor of Naples In the
summer of 1915 at the beginning Of
the italian war he left the newspaper
and volunteered in the Italian army
the Pioneers. He was wounded in the
battle of Gorilla in 1916. With De
Ambris he is n Of the three secre-
taries of the Italian Socialist Union.
Carlo Bazzi is secretary Of the RAJ
VIENNA chamber of labor. A few years
ago he was secretary of the Rome
chamber of labor. He was n Of the
most active founders of the. italian
Union Labor. In August Of 1914 he
went to France to fight against the
Germans. He became captain Of the
Garibaldi's Legion, and was wounded
in, the Argonne fighting four months
later. Incapacitated. he returned to
Italy. but after the disaster Of Caport
etto he volunteered as an aviator and
for many months he has been a mem
Der of the famous aviation escadrille
la Serenissima" Of D'Announzio.
Bassi is a first lieutenant. s
Romolo Sabbatini is a member of
the executive committee of the
Italian Socialist Union. He Is q limo
type operator employed on the Mes
sagbero." n Of the leading dailies
Of Rome.
committee Of the Typographical
union, which is the oldest Italian
union, and one of the strongest Also
he was a secretary Of the chamber Of
labor of Rome and has directed many
strikes Of his union. In 1915 he re-
signed as city councillor Of Rome be-
cause the Socialist party was against
the war.
Ettore cuzzani liz an actve organ
izer Of the workers of the district Of
Emilia. BY trade he IL q mason and
IN the last eight years has been active
in unions Of the building trades. In
1905 he wa arrested during the gem
eral strike in Bologna. He served
many months in, prison for hta activi-
tie. in behalf Of the Socialist. party
and labor. sG
Now he is secretary OF the Building
n Construction Co-operadye Of
Bologna ana also,a member OF the ex-
ecutive committee 81, the italian
Union Labor.
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