Evening journal., 1919-02-12
Celebrate VICTORY
FOR ITALY'S ARMIES
Jn fIcation of Nation 10
Discussed at Brilliant
City Banquet
MILITARY MISSION
GUESTS OF HONOR

as their guests Of honor, Italian-Amer-
leans last night gave an enjoyable and
: long-to-be remembered banquet In the
gril room Of the Hotel dupont. The
affair was one OF the greatest OF the
Italian colony OF this city and was at
tended by large number OF local pro
fessional and business men and city and
county officials.
In honor of the distinguished Italians.
more than 250 Americans Of Italian ex-
traction attended the banquet The full
illlment OF dreams of all Italians for
the complete uniiication of Italy formed
the main topic Of the evening, and all
Italians present showed enthusiastic de
light In their celebration Of the victory
that Italy and her Allies have won.
The members OF the italian Mission
who were the guests Of honor at the
banquet are:
Commentator Prof. G. Lorenzoni.
from Giles, Trentino, captain OF the AL
pines and a member Of the Mission
from the Redeemed Provinces; G. Fur
lani, member Of the Mission from the
Redeemed Provinces, from Pola, Istria
and Capt. Alexander Sapelli, ex-gov-
ernor OF Italian Somaliland and a mem
Der Of the Italian Military Mission.
| DR.. L. VaccarO was POSTMASTER.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Mayor Lawson. He spoke OF the Joy OF
ell Italians in the final annexing OF the
/ redeemed territory by Italy, and OF the
| friendly relations that have always ex-
lsted between Italy and the United
States.
The second speaker was Prof. Edward
Chlera, OF the University Of Pennsyl-
vania. He spoke about the DalmatianP
question and the part Italy has played
id the war. Prof. Chiera pointed OUT
that the Italians do not like self-ad-
vertisement and therefore many people
did not know Of the great Importance
that Italy played in obtaining the al
lied victary. He also declared that.
Italy's role had been minimzed by
propaganda that was financed by for
eign money and therefore he felt that
an account should be given Of what the
Italians have done.
Italy has been fighting for her free
dom and by doing that she has also> ,
been fighting for the freedom OF all
nations" declared the professor. ,
America always has fought on the
side OF freedom against opposition" he
declared, and added that the Italians Of
the unredeemed territories wished TO
be united TO Italy in order to devote
their combined physical and moral
energy to the gigantic task Of the re-
construction Of the world. "The his
tory Of Istria is the history Of Italy"
he pointed out, and he traced the de-
velOpment Of that province from the
time when 1t was a Roman province
till II was wrested from Italy by Aus
tria.
Had Italy not entered the war on
the side OF the Allies" declared the
speaker, they never could have won
as they did" Italy was the determin-
ing factor, for the two factions were
balanced, Russia and France on the one
side and Germany and Austria on the
other side" he asserted. Then he went
on 20 describe the dark days when
Italy entered the war. Russia was be-
ing defeated and had it not been for
the fact that the Italians destroyed
the Austrians on the Piave and opened
Germany's back gate, the Allies could
not have won. He appealed for Ital-
ian unificatlon and urged that the prov
lnces OF Istria, Trieste, Trentino and
part Of Dalmatia be given to Italy and
thereby the uniflcation which Mazzini
and Garibaldi and Cavour worked for
would be complete. The speaker was
given a prolonged cheer at the con-
cluslon OF his speech.
Captain G.. Lorenzoni delighted his
italian audience with a most impress
sive address on the conduct Of the
Italians throughout the war and gave
anecdotes OF the retreat and the re-
markable stand and victory OF the ltal-
ians His address was In Italian.
He related an Incident in the stand
OF the Italians Of when about dozen
Alpines, with only stones as weapons,
held a large number OF Austrians from
coming In on the army at the Piave.
DR.. G. Furlani, declared that when
the war between Italy and Austria
was concluded in 1866, everyone knew
that there was TO be another war be
cause that war did not free all the Ital-
lans.
The other speakers who paid tribute
tc the Italian people and expressed
their hope that Italy would realize her
were the Rev. John w. r.
the Rev. John ]. Connolly, of ST.
Thomas Church. John Di Sylvestro
made an impassioned plea for fair play
for Italy, and urged self-determination
as the cardinal principle OF civilization.
At the conclusion OF the speech
making DR.. Vaccaro declared that al
though the Italians loved Italy and
we're endeared to the land of their boy
hood, they had a greater love for the
stars and Stripes, for American de
and its institutions. He
thanked his compatriots for their at
tendance, and thereby came 10 close
1 splendid gathering OF italian citizen
assembled for a common cause.
The dinner committee comprised the
Carmine Di Mare, chairman; Frank
Iofone, secretary; DR.. p. A. Rovltti,
Or. L. Vaccaro, POSTMASTER:
Dr.. c. B. Leone, Ernesto Di Sabatino,
jeneroso Verderame, Antonio Ven
resca, and Salvatore Cantera.
Invited guests Of the evening were:
Mayor Layson, William B. Megear,
leonard E. Wales. Senator ]. w. Rob-
,rtson, w. G. Taylor Chief OF Police
George Black, U. S. District Attorney
;harles F. Curley, Or. Edward Chelrol,
ormer Governor Charles r. Miller,
ieorge w. Sparks, Miss Jennie Weaver,
ieorge T. Lyon. Postmaster James F.
English, w. II. Heald, Thomas NJ. Mon
ghan, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Captain
'apalei, Captain Lorenzoni DR.. @.