Evening star., 1923-01-24
PLEADS FOR more
ITALIANS FOR us.
Ambassador Caetani Says
J. Italy Looks to America
for Relief.

NEW YORK, January ga plea
TO the United States to aid Italy in
its reconstruction by permitting In
creased emigration was made last
night to the Italy-America Society
by Prince Gelasio Caetani. ambassa-
dor to the United States.
Thousands have been thrown out
OF work In Italy through reduction
in governmental Offices, the army and
navy and the police" Prince Caetani
declared. 1.-THE only outlet. and to
check actual suffering. is emigration.
The emigration office is prepared to
met any demand for specialized
labor
Calls Country "New Italy
Prince Caetani referred to his coun-
try as New Italy and paid tribute
to Premier Mussolini and the fascist,
of which he Is a member.
Italy Is determined to effect finan-
cial and economic reconstruction
Without resorting to radical meas
prevailed and there have been no
strikes since Mussolinf assumed Office.
The Italian parliament will take up
;he Washington treaty of disarma
nent within a few days, he said, and
lie intimated that the move was gen.
rally favored in Italy.
Message From IussoIiDi.
"Prcmier Mussolini bids me to tell
you that he considers no country
loser to the United States than Italy
N the firm determination to restore
1eace and prosperity in this much
rormented world" the ambassador
laid. Italy and the United States
-, F1 - - g.
If the world and their common efforts
will bring both nations closer and
closer together.
The premier also bids me to invite
Americans TO visit Italy to bear wit
ness that Italy Is an example because
Of it's peaceful labor and firm de-
termination to foster world recon
:,truction for the benefit OF humanity"
Cites Earnest Effort.
The financial and economic recon
:;truction of Italy by the fascist is
he most earnest effort made so far
If the postwar period and to meet
is political and financial obligations,
'rince Caetani declared. EEe am
3assador urged his hearers to con,
seIvant. but also Americas affection
.te. loyal and faithful friend.
Economies are being rigidly en-
:orced by the new government, OF
nlCn ne Is Ine representative, lHe
AMBASSADOR pointed out: Supernumery
nd useless employees are being rap
lily discharged from government Of
.'ces and from railroads. All these re-
orns and the rigid economy in state
expenditures are forcibly throwing
'1ousands out Of employment. Place
must be made for them, and therefore
increased emigration is becoming an
Indispensable requisite for the read
ustment of Italy's affairs.
Mussolini's Policy.
''Iussolinfs policy was at first sus-
"ected abroad as having revolution
~ry tendency: as soon as his govern
lent was formed 1t was styled reac-
ionary. 1t is neither. He intends to
protect capital inasmuch as II is the
'oundation of prosperity, and he will
lrmly protect labor as the funda-
rental organ of Industry and creator
f capital. His Is not a dictatortai
government, but one of unfinching
determination to put through those
"eforms that everybody has been ad-
'ocating for years, but nobody. so far.
las had the courage to apply for fear
Of unpopularity."
The ambassador pointed out that
utter the war every nation OF Europe.
exhausted by tremendous effort. had
a period Of moral feebleness. of aber-
vism and other "isms" tried to profit
from such opportunities and for a
while demagosy, under the mask OF
democracy. had It's sway. This hap
pened~ in Italy. as elsewhere; for a
time the socialists were allowed to
rlay at their will with the unchange-
able and irresistible laws of eco
nomics; the treasury was assaulted and
the principles of old Roman right
were undermined.
Rebellion OF Conscience.
AT last the peoples onscience. fully
matured during the war. rebelled; a
national movement crystalized around
an ever-growing group of young and
brave men who had taken the nams of
fascisti and who openly refused to
be fooled"
Ambassador Caetani conveyed to his
hearers. both Americans and Ital-
ians alike. the personal salutatfon of
Premier Mussolini. saying that the
latter considers no country closer
than Italy to the United States
in mutual determination to re-
store peace and prosperity to
the tormented world EthnoIogi-
cally. he declared. they are the two
Youngest nations in the world, both
the outcome OF old stocks. in which
successive waves Of immigration have
been successfully absorbed and as
simulated.