Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
SAYS NORWICH WILL GO OVER THE TOP

Norwich is sure to go handsomely over the top on it's quota of $1.0oo in the $1, 100000 fund of the Italian re- lief fund for blind and disabled Ital- ian soldiers, widows and orphans said John Casole, the national treas urer who came here from the na- tional headquarters in New York on Tuesday and spent the day in the city with M. A. Zuccardy of New London, the district organizer.
 Reports from all over the field, said MT. Casole, indicate good prospects for trebIing the million dollar fund what he hears Of Norwich responses to other calls that this town will live up to its reputation.
 Speaking of this call for help for the stricken Italians, MT. Casole said: This is not a question of personality, politics, color or religion, but of ideal ism in a. worthy and noble cause, to help these blind Italian soldiers and the suffering widows and orphans left by the last war, Italy fought with the allies willingly and at great sacrifice. losing more than a million of its man power of which 500 ,a90 gave up their lives, leaving widows and orphans who send thefr cry today to America, the land of plenty, for succor.
 As national treasurer and an Italian American of 50 years standing, for mer secret service commissioner to Italy under President Cleveland and knowing how generous the great American public has been, I know they are going to respond as gener- ously to this cry which will not be in ] vain As far as the Italian Americans and the American authorities are con l cerned where I have personally visit l ed in the United States I find feeling ] of cooperation. Governors, senators mayors, chambers of commerce and religious authorities are with us an6 glad to give us legal authorization While the Italian Americans may hay, been divided heretofore in smal I squabbles I find they are united 1T l this because it is not local but na-
 tional and with the help of all we ar, going to raise ss,0e0, 900 instead of s1 |, 000. .086 and, God knows, they needs ev cry penny for they are even yet ol
 war rations.
 We have the direct aeeuiesence o
 the king of Italy in this work and tn
 money will go directly to him., Tn
 expenses will be at a minimum be cause the pennies nickels, dimes am dollars are being collected for tn
 blind soldiers and the widows and or 1 phans of Italy in the last war an
 not for the benefit of anyone so un
 scrupulous or incompetent or dishen
 est as to consume one-half or even tn
 entire collection.
 ,l I am sorry not to be able to meei continued MT Casafe, such Norwic men as Reys. ". A. Keefe, W. H. Ken , nedy and J. H. Broderick, Mayor J. . : Desmond and Frank Hampstead an
 others who have contributed to thi , worthy cause and to whom certificate f will be sent. I can say from iIlsid information that I possess that ther will be no general internal revolutio I in my beloved motherland becaus f their majesties, the Savoia famii, I have always governed their subject F with love and kindness, always bein
 ready to help in person on the field , times of national disaster. An Italia
 pays back gratitude with gratitut
 and the subjects of their majestic
 are ready to light down the red-eye monster of Bolsheyism which wou :; destroy constituted society. Speakir : as good loyal and adopted citizen. n the grandest flag that waves, the Sta and Stripes. we stand ready with a s 1 God-loving people to shoot down lii f dogs these fellows who would tramp on the Constitution of the Unite States. The Italian American bo,
 who volunteered show what the : spirit is.
 s Mr. Zuccardy and MT. Casole r, q ported that New London had ger e about $T00 over it's quota of s1,o0o ar 5 that the total subscriptions here so f;
 were $2o6.3o, of which s131.S0 ha
 come in through the team of Trea,
 urer Frank Pedace, Capt. Marin f Adelchi, S. BaIloni and R. Colletti. al k s74.50 by Capts. G. Crestina, R. Ba1 e betta and Frank Ferry.
 k The campaign is still under va . here and personal work will be u n thing that counts. Mir. Casole said.