The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-02
ITALY'S FOREMOST SOLDIER
ADDRESSES i. s. LEGIONNAIRES

that the sword may be Sheathed and .
that peace and labor may triumph .
for the good Of all was the message |
brought to members of the American /
Legion, in convention here today, 10y /
Italy's foremost soldier, General Ar /
mando Vittorio Diaz.
The war is over" said General Di- /
az, in conveying ltalys message to /
the American veterans of the world |
war. Prom it must arise not war but .
peace, labor and progress
General Diaz in his address said:
ITO the service men of the United /
States Joined together by the Amer /
lean Legion, to the American women .
who so nobly and in manifold ways
TOOK part in the war, to all the cit /
f. tris great republic, [ bring .
this message of their Italian com
lades, of their wives and mothers, OF /
The Italian people, who see in this .
solemn convention. in presence of re-
presentatives Of the victorious allied /
armies, a deep affirmation Of com
mon glory, Identical ideals and sig
nificant human and civil solidarity |
II am here among yor at the mo-
ment in which Italy Is shout to rem
der solemn honor 10 lier Unknown |
Soldier, that moment an which all
Italian hearts will eXalt in an hum
bic but glorious son, as in a symbol,
the sacrifices, the struggles and the ,
glories which made their country free
and realized a vow whS;h seemed a
dream.
Feeling Is Deep
Il wish you TO understand the depth
Of my feelings and how l seek from
you, in a manifestation OF under
standing the hearty appreciation Of
the meaning Of this visit which ] am
proud and honored in making YOU.
Events are such that this wish
20 mine viii be granted because, on
November IL, there viii take place
In the United States a similar cere-
Is s;mony, solemn in its austerity sig.
nificant in thought. date and exalted
character. On that day l shall be
with you, proud to take part in the
homage which will join our hearts.
These two ceremonies, taking place
80 far apart, are the eloquent com
pendium OF our war, our common suf-
ferings, our common hopes, our com
mon glories. They let the world know
that that union, so fully asserted on
the battlefield, did not end with the
ending OF the struggle, but has been
sanctified in remembrance. That union
cements together at this moment our
hearts, our energies, our will. From
war there must spring the good which
alone can be compensation for the
mute grief of mothers, the disabling OF
youthful bodies, the sufferings faced
SO manfully by all
Italy Appreciates
Italy remembers and appreciates.
She remembers the timely coming in
Of the United States. the colossal eX-
peditions, the wealth of material put
at the disposal of the Allies to bring
about the colapes OF two tyrannical
empires, the spirit with which the
American soldiers took part in the
war She remembers their progressive
growth OF number, their perfection in
every field of action, their audacity,
their well-deserved successes the aid
10 humanely rendered. the work gen
erously done by the Welfare Associa-
tons and by the women, sublime in
their pity; the collective privations
which the people of the United States
imposed upon themselves to aid the
fighting men.
But at the same time Italy re.
members its own humane and altruis-
tic reasons for entering the war, the
bitter fighting, the innumerable sac
rifices Of her own sons, of whcn
100000 left their lives on the field
100000 were disabled. 5000 wound
ed. She remembers the generous out
pouring OF her wealth, amounting 10
10000 ,OOO.OO lire the suffering borne
like Spartans by her people, the mo.
ments OF crisis. danger and death
And with justified pride she thinks
Of Il glorious battles in the first two
years Of war. Of the comingbacb
fight on the Piaye, which broke the
enemy oyerbeannce, causing loss
OF 100000 casualties to the Austrlans;
she thinks OF the decisive and victor
ious battle Of Vittoro Neneto which
smashed her eternal enemy. giving
the death-blow To an empire which Z
seemed eternal and destroying Its army
by the capture OF $4,000 prisoners
and 1000 guns on the battlefield
Tribute to All
THE 332d United States Infantry
the numerous American aviators. the
members OF the United States Army
Ambulance Corps. the American Red
Cross and other Welfare Orgau,2a-
lions were our comrades ln this pee
riod, bearing to our blttlpGclds
symbol and exalted meaning. meaning
which / here declare to bee one which
makes us brothers. not only 200 the
past but iu The future.
"rhe war is over. from 30 must arise
not war. but peace. labor and progress
This Italy desires This . declare. T.
soldier OF Italy sure OF the future OF
my country, with the knowledge that
duty ~ strcnuuusIy performed viii
find its own reward Boo tho pas iug
generations and ip those which arise
with broader conception ot The unity
" mankind And this here and
now declare with depth OF feeling au1
conviction Of faith
The United States ana Italy have
In common their aims their energies
with the renewed vision of their 200
Piles. they have The same conception of
duty and of right May peace and lU.
bor triumph for fhc good ot aU may
the sword hc shcathcd us Boo this
symbol which Z offer t0 my commdes
uf the American Legion with the Uur.