American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-28

stored 10 Italy, n at the
peace conference the FINAL
pact between the nations that fought
Germany will undoubtedly give Trent
tn the Italian nation for all time.
Leaving Padua early in the morn
ing in one of the powerful automobiles
Of the Italian supreme command, in
the first party of newspaper men to
visit these lands reclaimed from u
tria, ] arrived in Trent by way of
Verona after "A five-hour ride, during
which we passed through the wrecked
villages thai mark the old mountain
battle fronts of the Austrian and Ital-
ian armies.
Along the fine rock roadways that
run along the Adige river, a swift
| flowing moutain stream, a small line OF
refugees was plodding along, on foot
for the most part, returning to home
steads deserted during more than two
years Of war.
Just a few miles north of Verona
the first sight of wars destruction
was the little wrecked village of Mar
co, for two years under shell fire. AS
we passed through the place the evil
dences of battle were still ample. Aus
trian trench helmets, clips of car
tridges and discarded trench spades
were to be seen scattered among the
piles of stone and timber of wrecked
homes. The beautifully frescoed vii
lage church was nothing but a shell
of walls.
On the roadway leading up to Marco
hundreds of Austro-Hungarian prison
ers were busy repairing the roadbeds
Some wore their very
dress overcoats lavish in the displa!
of knotted braid and fur.
Towns of the Trentino.
Trent in itself is a rather inconsid
cradle town. Ii had a wartime pop
: ulation of some $4,000 persons, a larg
! majority of whom were Italians, "
were told. In peace times the popula
y ton is around 10000. But IN tn
7 whole province of Trentino there ar
more than half a million people, an
1t is the province, as well as the tow
that Italy fought for at the cost {
100000 men killed and nearly a millio
) wounded.
Back Of the Italian demand for I'll
8 Trentino Is o sentimental reason, an
q practical commercial reason. FL
the sentimental and national side FRS
Italy points out, through her bigge
n statesmen, generals and propaganda
II that 100000 of the 100000 persons II
n. ing In the Trentino are Italians spea
e ing the Italian language. Trent
well as the smaller towns In Il
Is Trentino, such as Rovereto. Ala, Arc
Levico and Pergine, are filled wi
buildings of Italian design, decorat
to with Italian art and using the tall
language in the schools and Offices
ne We passed through several of the
IN towns. The people On the streets we
'n as Italian as the street crowds
al Padua, Verona and V~incenza, cities
IN the Venetian plain through which
% passed in the earlier stages of u tr
Signs, decades old, on the buildir
of the Trentino were In italian, adv
er. Using the wares certain Italian IN
,c chants were trying to sell.
ne The practical reasons that Italy
go for keeping her tricolor flying fr
IN the mountain cities OF the Trent
no ore numerous and vital.
IA Every Available Inch Titled.
First of all the Trentino is a v
productive region where vineyards
grain fields flourish on both sides
at the Adige, producing large quaint
ID % foods. 1t can be said truthf'
our that every available inch Of land
this section is in a state Of cultivat
ms To an American farmer the int
ied / ,o.hod ~ sou filling would proy
revelation.