New-York tribune., 1919-01-27
Observation-Disclosures Victory,
Decl0re Daniels and Hug/les
Gallant Deeds Of Nation in War Recounted at Mass
Meeting--Fluge Audience Thrilled by Major La
Cuarda's Graphic Story of Heroic Achievement

Italy was greeted as the savior Of
the liberty of the world by Secretary
Daniels and other speakers who ad-
dressed the Italy-America Society in
tribute to the italian people at the
metropolitan Opera House yesterday
afternoon.
Both Secretary Daniels and Charles
H. Hughes declared the entry of Italy
INTO the conflict probably saved the
world from a Teutonic victory and
made it possible for the United States
later TO contribute to the cause of
world liberty.
But the climax Of the afternoon came
~heh the audience was brought to it's
leet IN burst of enthusiasm at the
graphic picture of the italian effort in
the war drawn by Major Fiorello III. La
Huafdia, the aviator gslator who
sun wore the uniform of the United
states aviation service.
Caole dispatches from President Will
son, General Diaz and Premier Son
hiho or Italy carried greetings to the
audience. The Presidents message
was as follows:
It IS with a special pleasure that I
avail myself of this opportunit% to
send a greeting to the 1taly-America
society gathered together TO commem-
orate the, deeds of valor of the Italian
army and the important role which it
has played in the final success. The
cordial and spontaneous welcome given
me by the Italian nation three weeks
ago touched me profoundly, and | am
sure l rightly interpret it as a mani
hesitation Of sympathy from the Italian
people to the people of the United
General Diaz's message said:
-, For the sacred ideals of justice and
liberty America and Italy, united by a
pond OF common brotherhood, have
heroically fought and won. Mindful of
the sacrifices together endured, the two
Tree peoples, restored once more to the
productive works of peace, now and
forever will continue side by side along
the radiant road Of right and progress"
Entry Called Epochal
Secretary Daniels said the breaking
away from the alliance with Germany
on the part of the italian government
probably was as great a single event
as any of the war
THE lst of August. 1914, was an
cpoch-making day in the history of
our world, for on that day the Italian
government announced to Germany and
Austria that the Triple Alliance re
ferred only to offensive warfare" he
said. "When the autocrat of Ger
many, forgetting every pledge, rushed
his cohorts across the PROSTATE form
of Belgium, he little reckoned with
the spur Of Italy He counted upon
the fact that Italy was in the riple'
Alliance, and though to him a treaty
was scrap of paper, he knew that
with the Italians their word was their
bond. But he had failed to read and
to reckon with the terms of the al
lance, and when he heard the news
from Rome it was that the people of
Italy had made no compact with cruel
ty and no alliance with barbarlty.
"Ohl the Italian army, the Italian
people, from the 1st of August to the
oath of May, spent months Of testing
time in the days Of neutrality 1t was
no light thing for people who loved
the delights of home. possible only
under the protection of peace, to break
with ancient allies and plunge that
nation into war
"Victories Cheered World"
"On the oath of May came the day
of conservation, and the Italian army
mobiiized. with the King at it's head
and marched to the front The world
yet knows imperfectly how that army