La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1922-12-09

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ION, The other side. He has witness
81 th4 STRUGGLES and the efforts OF
tboee who have eudgavored to I'M
,-o.e fhrfr condition here and who
YET with LOYALTY born Of mother
hood have adhered to their love OF
their native land. and who nave not
FORGOTTEN those who are lett upon
the other side. He has witnessed
the Gradual DEVELOPMENT of what we
NAV can the American spirit amongst
the Tt7lian horn. and as he has lningl-
ed with some OF the great men here
and in WASHINGTON who have dcalth
with this problem he has come 10
fael that America has reason 10 he
nrnud of the men OF Italian extraction
who have chosen to make this land
their home. (Applause).
There is something in the snIfit OF
the Italian. and particularly in the
spirit OF the Italian-American that
gives buovancy and hope to the hui
man character. There IS something
90 apart from that which is ordinarily
sordid and selfish and grasping in
the virile and ambitious Italian which
exrites our pride as well as our inte-
rest There is one thing can be said
sbout the Ir9lian. no matter how poor
ne NAV be. tndf ne NlIll HOOKS lot Wal ls
is still willing to struggle and work
that his condition may be improved
And this NAV be said of him, per
haps above all other things. that he
viii not beg but he VIII fight even
though he NAV not have the chan c
TO work. (Apnlause)
We found that so well illustrated
during the activities preceding the
eyase from the rolls Of honor IN this
country l. from the memorials which
,ye arc rearing all over this land -
the Italian name. Because when the
toxin sounded here - when il was
necessary that America should enter
the war. il was not only the bov OF
American eytraction for generations
hack who enlisted for the fight. but
the bov who came from Italian soil
who shouldered the American mus
ket and returned 10 the other side 10
fipht the foes OF civilization. ZAP
plause).
We have not reared many mouu-
ments in this city ~ we have reared
but few in the United States that
have not borne the hou1rrd name Of
an Italian who not only enlisted. but
who went down fu the fight in order
that the American flag might not be
sullied. hut that the Stars and Stri0es
might continue TO float for uuparra,
lclcd influence and success throughout
the world. (AoDlause1.
Sometimes it appears that VIC car
best illustrate the progres Of a ma.
ton or Of people bv citing here
and there an individual character who
hoe evar--1'f..1 e. aft aud Faaf tI-