Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-10
KING Of ITALY
WELL. POSTED ON
FOREST MATTERS
HE Seemed a Forestry
Expert, Pure and Sim
pIe," Says Director Of
the Forestry Association

Washington, Sept. 9.-Elbert
Francis Baldwin of New York, one
of the directors of the American
Forestry Association, makes
graphic report of his recent visit
to the King of Italy, when he
formally presented five million
Douglas fir seeds for the Tchabili-
tation of Italy's forests destroyed
during the war. The seeds were
the gift of Charles Lathrop Pack
of the Association.
zone minute after ] met King
Victor Emanuel writes Mr..
Baldwin, II forgot that | was talk
ing to a king. He seemed a for
estry, pure and simple. 1t had talk
EN- two months hard work to OBJ
tain thru our Embassy an audience
with His Majesty. But it was
worth while, If for nothing more
than to discover that, learned and
experienced in many departments
of science and government, Vic
tor Emanuel was also up in fores-
try.
Planted Young Trees.
"As a boy, he would plant
young trees at his fathers coun-
try places and rise at four o'clock
in the morning to water the trees
properly himself-and not merely
see that it was done. In my own
place outside the city he added,
4 have grown foreign trees and |
want to see how the Douglas Firs
will do there He told me of his
success with various trees and of
his desire to extend the quantity
and quality of tree growing.
"Italys chief occupation is ag-
riculture and the King is intensely
interested in all things agricultur-
al.
"As with all Italians, so Victor
Emanuel's great regret Is, as he
said to me, the Country's lack Of
raw materials. The American gift
being in the line of raw materials,
is therefore especially welcome to
king and people. 1t should ex-
tend Italy's forest resources. 1t
should ultimately add to her food
supply, it should equalize the flow
OF brooks and rivers. In confer
ring these benefits on a foreign
country. as His Majesty pointed
out. the American Forestry AS
ISOLATION is more than American;
it has become international and its
work is a model to the rest of the
world.
Its duplicate in Italy would be
very advantageous the King adj
ded. in awakening italians to the
area is pitifully small he SAID
If you compare its proportion ioI
our total area with the proportion
in France, Switzerland, Austtia,
Czecholovkia. our people need
lust such a stimulus as the Amerl-
can Forestry Association is giving
yours
Rain is Needed
"The chief query in the king s
mind seemed to be whether the SEED
would terminate in fairly dry SOIL
and most of Italy is pretty dry
Yes he concluded, the great diff
ficulty. | think will be the drought.
You must have noticed 1t. just
now we need cain very much. Yet,
despite frequent clouds, we have
had only few drops of rain mi
long time. I do not suppose,
however, that the Douglas Fir Is as
dependent on moisture as are some |
trees. / certainly hope that it Will
thrive fairly well in our soil ana
where the conditions of our hill
slopes are similar to those in your
states, will be as good a grower
as it is there,
I'VE talked Of Theodore Roose-
welt. of the Genoa Conference and
of the Italians in America. But the
royal forestry expert went back TO
the Douglas Fir. Personally. q
thorough-go man, no matter
what particular subject he at
{ cked, Victor Emanuel, political
ly is equally notable, because he is
one of the most democratic rulers
in Europe,
zone day at Genoa the king
entertained at lunch all the dele
gates to the International Confer
ence. Tchitcherin and Krassin, the
soviet delegates had to be invited
too. As they were presented to
His Majesty, he simply said, Ne
no piacere' (Pleased to meet YOU.
This very conventional phrase,
however, so impressed Tchitcherin |
that when asked what he though |
of the king replied, Think. Why, |
if we had him in Russia, he might
be president Of all the soviets.'
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