The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-30
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| UNITED TO ITALY
SAYS ALDERMAN
Has Always Fought
Against Oppression of
the Foreigner.
ITALIAN FOREVER
ITALIAN FOREVER
AS Independent State
Declares Its Loyalty
to the Mother Coun-
try.
BY DR.. GINO ANToNI.

by DIR. GINO ANTON.
New York, March 29.--I arm a
delegate to the national council
OF Etanlc. was born in F5nn,e.
ami ! am one of the aldermen of
the municipality. For the last
twenty years, together with my
fellow citizens, ] have been fight
ing for the cause Of the rcdefnp-
tion Of F1ume-
During the war Austria put me
ON trial because of my ideas.
escaped the gaiiows only by a
miracle. l have cume to America
to make the true voice of my city
heard and to demonstrate OFF,
ctaIiy that FTunse wishes to be
united to Italy. ftume is Italian
by blood, language and sentiment.
Tiuine has always fought
against foreign oppression. She
was q part of Hungary. hut ~
separate body" Hungary was
composed OF three states: Hung
airy proper, Croatia and Ffume.
Tho victory OF the Italian army
has destroyed this union. and
F3urne has rcgaincsi Its indcpcnd~
encc. As an independent state.
Ffume. on the Both OF October.
1913. unanimously declared It's
union with Italy. thus repeating
what IL had done on former coca
sions, especially In 1870. when it
fought against the proposed an
ncaaion to Croatia. aud In 1865.
when Ii obtained recognition of its
peculiar position 3s n free and in~
dependent city. united 10 Hungary
in a temporary way. but a state In
itself.
PROTECTION OF u. s.
Plume has put itself under the pro-
lection Of America. In Fiunle all tbs
all the deputies. the mem
hers OF the municipal council. OF the
cham her Of commerce and OF this
courts. tsAxss always been Italian
f'iune can. therefore. dispose of its
fate. and melody can deny i: The right
VI joining It's mother country.
o-Siavia has excellent natural
haroors between Buccari and Carlo
page. and SO Hungary will be freely
admitted to the har Dor of Fiume, a.
.sil Croatia.
The population of Fiame has de.
clarei It's willingness TO have the cit.
q free port, to which the peoples ri
the interior viii be admitted withou'
paying duties and without obstacles
Of any kind, II is not at all neccssar,
70 sacrifice the purely italian charac
ter of Fiume In order to give an out.
let to the interior. However, the
OF Croatia at F'iume wa.
only per cent Of the total CONNER,
ciai output. Tho rest of the traffic be.
longing to Hungary. Fiurne a. fres
port. Represents fer al the peoples oi
the Interior free access to the sea ant
free commerce.
BUILD UP TRADE.
A lively commerce can be developed
between Fiume and America. Amer
lean goods viii be allowed through
Fiume to the interior. into Hungary
Bohemia, Galicia and Rumania
Fiume has population OF IS. DOT
native Italians. This population /.
mistress OF It's own city. and the will
OF the citizens OF Fiume must be re.
spected. We want to be Italians. and
italy wants US. We are like brother,
who are at last reunited after centu-
rios OF suffering and struggle We
are not enemies OF the Jugo- Slavx
when they do not invade our territory
recognize that American intervcn.
ton saved Europe from Teutonis
tyranny. America and Italy under.
stand ana appreciate each other Hes
intimate friendship is a guarantee fol
the peace OF Europe. and therefore
for the peace OF the world.