The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-23

iax on. Italy and redeeming the
kyM Rome but italy Is eternal ne
said. Italv has been broken up time
and again. and each time has been
reunited.
4 son italy has set her heart on acqulr-.
~ certain places where there are
italians and. whether she gets thefn
i as a result of this war or not she VIII
not tire nor cease until they are hers,
he said.
He thinks the public affairs OF Italy
Rave been badly handled by her min
listers, However, he went on, they are
patriotic people.
Har leaders. he asserted, care MOTH
ing for America, many OF them know
ucthinrnof America. but they are
leyal and are ready 10 die for Italy
\ The italian people, he said, are ex-
! Extraordinarily fearless one toward an
.other .EA was struck by their nerce-
ness toward one another.
PEOPLES ARE ALIKE
No people in all Europe, he said,
20 closely resemble Tirginians as do
the Italians.
4 Italy. Ne said, suffered privations
that none of the allies of the associ-
are still eating black bread. while
there is no sugar Mr. Page said he
xan3 fortunate enough TO have white
bread because he took advantage OF
m opportunity To import wheat flour
4 from America. This he used for him
! self and his staff. When he got ready
10 leave Italy he had between a
quarter and a half barrel of sugar.
which he divided in ten pound lots
tS.. Fx-s1
He. said that he was drawn to the
people because OF what they under
went. because they endured what
Southerners suffered during and fol-
lowing the civil war.
Another reason why he warmed 10
them, he~said. was because their SOL
Hers wore the uniform Of gray, Hand
>aApping followed this compliment to
The Confederate gray
He ,sHoke Of the courage and en-
4urance Of the Italians OF all classes
arcluding the women
ss4~e 1.-THE Italians when II comes 10 night
# Ing, he sa i'd is surpassed by no other
NaHDun4rx He referred to their deeds OF
5rAkery and heroism or the Piave river
where the tide of battle was turned
And the Austrians were put TO rout.
xss PUBLIC MEN sECRETIvE.
&1S The public men Of Italy. he said are
10 most secretive in the world at least
ssa1hose with whom he was thrown into
sssecntact
lI Had Italy entered the war. not on
3 HE side of the allies, but on the side
s8f Austria, the king, according to Mr..
ERAge, would not have held his throne
hours
aAss Italy was not trading. he averred.
raced by the menace of the guns of
sAuNtrfa's forts and feet. she was COM
Melted TO enter the war He admits
k4ttAt Baron soninnio drove a hard bar
lain with the allies and that he got
9reat concessions. but this. he said, is
lot the reason she entered the war,
She was obliged TO cast her lot with
EYhe allies. he said
s*s italy still feels that she should have
cities and places to protect
ENersA,f from a possible reconstructed
and the menace Of the Jugo-
Ea0savs.
~ The feeling between italy and
rance he said is strained. Relations
f1eIa tense and the situation is deli
late one.
1aG ITALY. he SAID. looks TO America for
IlAcognition for her part in the war.
HE feels freddy 70 America because
Pho believes America is friendly to her,
#Afhe other powers In Italy. he said.
z46 mot want Italy 10 be too friendly to-
lizard America or America on too
~
33Sfs FEELS KINDLY To u. 2.
&ds There. ~ no country which feels so
s%I Indy to America as the italian peo-
& Vie. he said.
I'd Nov. TO come TO the present" he
6ad with ali her losses, all her
nrridces. italy feels herself isolated.
Sglected misunderstood She wants
f(ecoGnition. sympathy, appreciation
hat we wanted at the close Of the
kkaF, We wanted the world 20 know
Hk the part we had in terminating the
lrnggle. So does italy,
~6ke wants recognition and appre-
latson OF the sacrifice OF 500. 600 Of
IN flower Of her manhood. OF what
~ sons died for"
No country, he said, is so ready to
I'd out it's arms 10 America as the
n1iAn nation Now" ne continued
= the time for VIZ TO express our APP
Vocation o. what Italy did in the
m. Unless Italy had held back the
&bAriAns when Russia broke up.
4isve the war would have been lost
More we entered IT."