Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-08
COL CasteM Presents
Italian Side of JugO-
Slau Situation IN Italy

Lieutenant Colonel Giulio Castelt
OF the italian army. a Former
of Grand Forks. has sent,a caref0!ly
prepared article on ITALY n n
Jugo-Slavs" to c. N. Barnes OF TINS
city. In the article printed neiow,
viewpoint on the Jugo-Slav situation:
Seven or eight years s Colone.
CastelI lived in Grand Forks and
while here was connected with the n.
Bendcke company. While here Colo
mel Castellit took al active part IN
many local activities and developer
a wide circle Of warm FRIENDS among
the CITY, Prior to coming here he
had been a captain In h Italian
army. After residing In ran Forks
for about a. year and q halt, ne Ie-
turned to Rome, where he owned the
only American hotel in the city.
Colonel Castelli is member : :.
KEN Temple. 4. %; N. ~ Eors" o'
At the outbreak OF the war, -
telli. at that time q captain, ana ms
two sons entered the ltalian army
won rapid promotion ana par
ticipated in much active f1ls
two sons made the supreme sacritlce:
The article, prepared by Laeueens"'
Colonel Castelli. follows:
.sWith the slow postal facilities that
still reicn it may result rather ate 70
try to venture p sort OF inlay IN tne
Jueo.Slav' question so actively aus
cussed Of late in American newspa.
pers: hut as it is Of Importance may
italy should not be misjudged ! should
be very glad if place was 1ett tor "i'a'
follows: n, has
,heen the object Of many articles pup
iished Of late in American magaaines
and newspapers pointing out itaiiah
in,perialism, but as far as Know.
never We has been shown to n pup
lie the Jugo-Slav imperialism. 10 pe
fair one ought to consider 6otn the
cases aud e II the Jugo.slav n,
and not only, directed against 4ta!y
alone.
person or a nation do we not go pack
to our former knowledge of them as
a standard to go by? AT WISE
people do. and therefore when they
hear anything calumnious about one
honestly the just mans first impulse
is to refuse to believe the statement
or at least suspend his judgment un-
til he has proof the charge to De true.
such fair treatment ought to be
awarded Italy toe. and I think anyone
who knows what he speaks aoout,
must agree when I say that Italy mas
NEVER been known to persecute,
Cypress Or in any way nj treat her
subject be they Of italian or any 9TH
er race. How is then. according to
what has been written lately, that
italy all of a sudden has changed ana
begins to behave rudely oward q
population she may be doomed to
see incorporated with her own, az
those living in Dalmatia? 1t must
either not be a true statment, or eise
sons she deviates from her old POLICY.
1.-THE truth is that no such things
as i'll treatment Or persecution ma
taken place. What has taken place
and may seem harsh. is only a Ger
tain measure OF severeness or meetne
out Of Justice where Italy had been o..
rectly PROVOKED by the handful
of agitators among the Jugo-slavs
such as putting in prison some o.
beyond probability that the Italian
foreign office might have been fur
nished with certain information abou
those missions of which even sucf
very well informed writer's nigh
have been ignorant Of? lnforma
I tons which If Italy should fulfil he
first duty of safeguarding her owl
Il WAL lIIISI col xSoo Az SA
"monstrous' thing as to imprison
few Jugo-slavs. Other great power
did likewise; let me quote Sir Case
= ment's case in England.
Italy has always been fair an
lust and then I can therefore say tina
il such imprisonments have happened
Italy was right in doing so. That
will believe until more evidence. ina;
!, loose words OF correspondent, ]
!, coming forth.
!. "'Is it fair to nag and hit at tn
Italian policy for its supposed I'm
perialism, while never n word 9
! disapproval is given to the infinit
! more far-reaching imperialism OF tn
!. Jugo-Slavs? Do people n that o
their program stands not only RUNE
, but Palo, Trieste. Gorilla and....:
: Udine. Leave alone the debated cit
les Of lara, Spalabo, Ragusa and VIII
does not hear Of the very sound Q
Z those cities names that they at leas
!, originally were Italians?-and ltste
: to the wants of the Jugo-slavs an
J tell me, hand or heart, II not the
, imperialism is more greedy. unfound
ed and unjust than 1taly's claim 10
the coast Of Dahnatia?
ut is the SILENCE Of some news
paper man on all those ex~traordinar
demands of the Jugo-slavs whic
,: makes their position as fair judges !
. the Italy-Jugo-slav question. rathe
doubtful. I have seen an articl
. ending as follows: These are ma
: tiers on which the public has a rigi
= = of full information. whether or M
5 it anects Italian susceptibilities." A
: right Let the public be informe'
: but from BOTH sides; only In 80 d
4 ing can it form a fair judgment.
""These newspaper men haN
chosen to defend the Jugo-slavs. tn
= is the part Of an accuser. not OF N
= who gives valuable, impartial info
!. nation on BOTH sides. How is
: that nothing has ever been publisht
q about the truly shameless aggression
n against Italian citizens. Italian fla
and their historic Italian symbols tn
have taken place in all the Dalrnatis
cities? And let us think how su
= things have been able to happen
- all? Is not italy infinitely strong
- than the near-born@perhaps Ct
2 born-ugo-Slav state; Italy who h
- her fleet in the Adriatic and soldie
3 everywhere on her shores? OF cour
she is. Yet those things have been
happen because Italy is TOO p.
. TlENT, TOO FORBEARINa, desire
not to hurt the feelings Of her TO
y neiehbors. So ~forbearing that IT n
10 excited Indignation in Italy when h
n soldiers and sailors return and rela
NJ AA>>~ nj .