The New York herald., 1922-12-21
AMBASSADOR BIDS
ITALIANS GO WEST
:
Arriving EnvOy's First Advice
to Own People Is Against
Crowding Cities.
THRONGS GREET CELESI
Prince Declares Patriotism and
Sense Saved Homeland
From BOlshevism.
THRoNGs GREET cELEsI

Stepping ashore with a. smile Prince
Gaetano Celesi. the newly appointed
Italian Ambassador 70 the uniteu
States. arrived last night on the Coiom-
bo and greeted big gathering OF MS
countrymen on the Wesr Fifty-seventh
street nier Prince Celesi left here in
1915 when he answered the call oil ms
country to war.
Down the bay he gave out state
ment as his greeting to the American
public:
..The pleasure 1 feel in coming back
20 the United States is twofold. Person
ally it is real joy to set foot again
IN this country, which has been my Sec
ond home during the besy years OF my
life. and shake hands with SO many
good and faithful friends. AS Ambas-
sador | feel honored to represent my
country In this moment OF wonderful
transformation through which it isevoiV-
ing. | am anxious to heelp Americans
IN better understanding what has hap
pened and is happening II Italy to-day
and to devote myself to the good Oh
both countries. N~ NE
"a better and closer understanding
between both countries will strengthen
our old friendship and bring great
deal of good to all concerned; 1t VIII
also help in bringing tbs entangled
world affairs to a happy issue and in
sure neace for some time to come.
Patriotism Triumphed.
"t'or a while American people may
have wondered whether Italy was going
adrift In 1919 and 1920 appearances
were surely, not favorable. But those
who know the intimate nature OF the
Italians were sure that common sense
and character would prevail at the end.
History has proved 1t more than once
Whenever the welfare of Italy seemed
in danger the people have united In
common. decided effort and put public
affairs upon the straight track again
this has happened during the struggles
of the Italian Independence it happened
after the defeat of Corporette, and lately
when 1t seemed that Bolshevism was 60
ing to overrun the country.
THE Italians are conservative by
nature and contrary to all forms of ex-
tremism this Is especially true In the
South where Socialism has never been
able to obtain a foothold. Socialist
leaders trying to make propaganda In
Sicily have regularly been kicked out.
when in 1919 and 1920 Bolshevism
seemed for a moment to have taken
hold in northern Italy the Italian youth.
the war veterans and the best part OF
the population united in patriotic
movement known under the name of
.FascIsmo,'' which has not only swept
off the table Communism, Bolshevism
and anarchy butesAso denlagogy and all
the old rusty trash which hindered the
work of redemption and reconstruction.
"Mussolini has been the leader or
this movement he is remarkable man
who has proved what he is capable OF
doing, not for Italy alone but for the
good of Europe. He has taken the reins
OF the Government with the practical
sense and firmness OF a business. man
who intends strengthening out bus-
!. ress which threatens to 20 to rum. He
has no hesitation in roofing out evils
and knows the art of picking out men
for what they arc worth. He Is backed
by all there is best in the country.
Effect to BE Lasting.
The feelings that now prevail in
italy are not due te-any infatuation OF
the moment the national feeling has
been aroused to It's deepest roots and
the effect OF Wndt Is DelnS OCHe nOW
will last for long time. The people
are firmly determined to pull Italy
through its financial and SOCIAL diff
cuIties and are not afraid OF sacrifice
TO put public affairs upon the right
track again 1t will be "A long, hard
pun, but we can and we are going to
do it.
ITALY is the oldest nation in Euro
pean history. but at the same time II
is the most Youthful one of Europe
to-day 1t Is overrunning with desire
for new enterprises; ~ has an unlimited
capacity of INTELLIGENT labor and many
of it's resources are yet undeveloped.
''The United States Is the greatest
financial power OF the world-no other
nation can compare with II for techni-
cal knowledge and for capacity of or
ganization. Vast enterprises are still 10
he achieved, especially in agricultural
fields of the West
''Cooperation of both countries Is
therefore a natural outcome of such
conditions.
III would like to see the Italian rural
emigrants move out West, where there
is land to be titled. and not incrust
themselves in the unnatural surround
ings of the great congested Eastern
cities"
At Quarantine the new Ambassador
was met by the Charge d'Afairs of the
Italian Embassy. Cav T. Il. Bernardo /:
the Italian Consul General in New York
and many others, and at the pier were
at least a thousand persons represent
ing Italian institutions. :. The Ambassa-
dor was driven to the Hotel Ritz-Carl-
ton. which will be his home for few
days before he goes to his post in WASH
ington.