The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-25

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| Ticino: Switzcrland's italian Can
A major item of geographical
news arises from the accession Of
the Fascist in Italy because of
Mussolini's reported announcement
that his government will seek the
transfer of the Swiss Canton Of
Ticino to Greater Italy
Italy's irredentism, born in the
late seventies Of the last century,
bore fruit when the Trentino re-
gion came to her after the World
War. With that encouragement it
is not surprising that her dream of
tuniting Italians under the Italian
government should persist.
Ticino is SO situated and so pop
ulated that it could not we'll help
] being the next place for the ire
dentist lightning to strike. This
canton makes trowel-like thrust
into the saw-tooth boundary of
northern Itaiy-a thrust which be-.
/ comes especially conspicuous since
fsimilar Austrian projections were.
ironed out.
At the Tunnels End.
There is no gafnsaying that Ti-i
cino is thoroughly Italian in race:
language and culture. It is a
question. however. whether the tt
cinese. wish to forego their hard
won status as a fairly autonomous
uni. of The Swiss confederation fol.
government by their home land. :
Across the Alps lies Italy. for the
southwark traveller through the
SimDlon tunnel To all appear
ances the south-bound passenger
emerging from the ST. Gothard
tunnel also is in Italy. The little
town of -Airolo has every aspect Of
fthe Land of the Madonnas and
down the course Of the Ticino river
into that wondrous valley Of plen-
teous waterfalls, the Leventina, the
people. the scenery, even the vege-
tation is distinctively Italian.
tIIowerer Airolo is on the north
ernnost frontier of the. Swiss Can
ton, and after passing town after
town which exert the spell Of Italy.
the traveller finds himself at IL
cino-s capital of three castles, Bel
linzona, where the st. Gothard line
forks.
.Locarno beckons from the east,
cnly fourteen miles away, and
Lugano allures him to the south.
Having gotten this far into Swift
zerland's Italian Canton, where
American visitors are few and Ger
man guests formerly were many,
the wise traveller would see both.
Lowest Spot in Switzerland.
"Locarno offers the famous Con-
vent of Madonna del Sasso, with its
magnificent view along the MaSSia
Valley and across the MaSsiort'
Lake. This valley is one Of the
deepest in the Apis and its river
gathers in the torrent waters from
many tributary wales. Being less
than 700 feet above sea level is a
distinction in the land Of the Alps,
in fact Locarno can advance ten
able claim to being the lowest spot
in Switzerland.
..Lugano aspires TO a more far
reaching supcrlative-to that OF
occupying the most beautiful 10
cation in Europe. Rivals are many
for that distinction but when one
submits to the spell Of the lake
encircled Monte San Salvatore and
Monte .Generoso across the Luga-
no waters he is likely to throw dis
| crimination TO the winds IN un-
questioning enjoyment of his hours
amid such beauty II SCENE de-
/ termination figured in politics the
I almond and the orange trees, the
/ meadows ana the groves. all shout
aloud that tho austere grandeur OF
the Swiss Alps have here given
way to the softer seduction Of an
ItalinS landscape.
'rieincse Founded Delmonico's.
..Tnc Ticinese are industrious
growers of vineyards and gardens.
Their canton is. smaller IN area than
Rhode island Despite mountains
and glaciers they have two-thTds
Of II under cultivation.
Industry is so little developed
chat rlen must farm OF migrate. ana
so many Of them leave that women
are in the majority py several
fhousas.d. Sons Of Ticino found-
cd the sill, industry in Zurich and
established oel,nonieo's IN New
York.