The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-09

people. / only remember seeing one
fat man in Italy, and that man was
fat because of a disease, l think.
They are all rather slight and care
worn as result of the war.
When we first arrived in Rome we
saw comparatively few Yankees, but
it was not long until they began COM
ing into the city in droves. Every
one saw American soldiers, all alert,
out to see everything there was to see
and tremendously interested in every
thing about them-quite a contrast
to any Of the foreign soldiers who ap-
peared stolid, uninterested and tired,
keeping on because they had to.
This influx of American troops, ap-
rarenIly on leave. had the desired eff
feet on the morale Of the people. They
thought of course that there were
millions of Americans in Italy, and it
worked wonders as the antidote Of
discoura cement. 1t was much the
same plan that was used in the lines
when the men Of that one division
sent into Italy were marched and
counter marched in changed forma-
ton around to every front in the coun-
try, giving the impression to the Aus
trians, as we'll IS the Italians, tina t
tremendous help was at hand.
Went Wild over President
Il was in Rome when President Will
son came down." said Miss Morrow
Rome went wild. The Italians told
us in beautiful language that Wilson
was the greatest man in the world.
They were confident that he was 60
ing to get them Fiume, and they car
ried him on their shoulders figurative-
ly speaking, lauding him as they had
never lauded anyone but a visiting
monarch.
when Orlando came back from the
conference the first time they gave
him, you remember, vote of conf
dence and sent him back Still Italy
believed that one lone man, President
Wilson, would be able to get them
Fiume. When the peace terms came
their hearts and their admiration
disposition so far as love was con-
cerned was down with President Will
SON. He had not succeeded and
neither had Orlando. When Orlando
returned the second time they did not
give him a vote Of confidence and of
necessity he resigned.
Fell Into Disfavor
But after that we did not see the
exaggerated feeling toward the United
States, which some of the papers de-
scribed. What we saw was Italy 60
ing on as she had before. We were
told occasionally by Italians:
| 1--WE admire and like the Ameri-
cans. and we honor the American
Red Cross, but we do not like your
President
This said simply. without demon
| stration, merely as an explanation.
| For a time we found guards with
, bayonets drawn around the Ameria en-
embassy, and at the Red Cross head
quarters. They looked rather formid-
able, but l believe it was all unneces-
sary.
"Of course at that time we had
rules posted for US to follow. We
were not to appear in restaurants, we
were not to gather in groups on the
streets, or discuss in loud voices po'
iltical questions Of the day. This OF
course was all unnecessary. We fol
lowed these and numerous other rules
for few days and then went on
aidoin our usual manner. l never saw
even one demonstration.
"One night I went to see Madame
Butterfly at the Grand Opera. Not
until after 1 had gotten there did
remember with some little consterna
ton that the william in the opera is an
American sailor. l thought to myself
that something might happen-but
nothing did"