The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-02-08
BUNKER HILL ENGINEER
IS ITALYS AMBASSADOR
REMARKABLE CAREER IN TWO
coUNTRlEs-GUEST OF EN-
GlNEERs IN CAPITAL.

Prince Gelasio Coetani. Ambassador
from Italy to the United States. is a
son of one Of the world oldest and
most famous families. is one of the
best beloved and most popular lead
ers Of new Italy. He is a son OF the
late Prince Onorato Caetani. four
teenth duke Of Sermoneta. His moth
er was an English gentlewoman of
the family of the Earls Of Lathom.
The Caetaul family has given two
popes 10 the Catholic church. Geiasius
II and Boniface VIII. and many 9TH
ers are equally prominent in public
affairs
Work at Bunker Hill.
Prince Caetani is graduate of the
Columbia university school Of mines.
class of 1903. and also Of the Royal
university of Rome After his gradu-
alton from Columbia university, he
came to the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
in 1908, and, as all young engineers,
accepted such work as he could find
for some time after. coming to Kel-
logg. later becoming one of the drafts
men in the map department From
there he went into the assay depart
ment under VIM. Mem. Hun and was
later made mill superintendent The
new or west mill, was constructed un-
der his supervision From here, in
1914. he went with Mr. Bradley 20
California and to the Treadwen mines
of Alaska. later becoming a member
of the firm of Burch. Hershey & Cae-
tani, mining engineers of San Fran
cisco. When Italy entered the world
war he went home and enlisted in the
and engineering corps.
Feats Of War Made Him Famous.
A remarkable feat of engineering,
suggested. planned and directed by
him was the blowing up of the sum-
nit of Col di Lana. destroying an
Austrian stronghold in Val Cordevoie
IN the Italian mountain front. At
great risk a gallery was built directly
inder the fort and then filled with
nigh explosives; the Austrian fort
vas blown into the air and the name
IF GelasiO Caetani was on the lips of
wv ANeAAtAh ~ tlit Gnu VI inc WIT
when a wave OF socialism swept over
italy, Caetani entered public life. TAX
ng a firm stand for a patriotic and
program His name
headed the nationalist ticket for a
Roman constituency. and he became
| deputy, entering parliament in 1921
Addresses American Engineers.
Ambassador Caetani was the guest
If the American Engineering council
n Washington recently and in the
course of his address he said:
Il judge that many of the colleagues
present at this banquet have followed
n life most disparate occupations
which often had little to with engin-
ering; such has been my personal
experience during the agitated years
ince the beginning of the war Wen.
Gentlemen. we can say that in each
nd every occupation we have felt and
hought and acted chiefly as engin-
ers.
Some have made the remark in
riticism that engineers lack political
intuition and ability; / would answer
hat larger dose of logic and posi-
veness applied to politics would bring
reat advantages TO public affairs.
Whatever the case may be, Il is
cry agreeable that politics bear lit
e weight in the relations between
ally and the United States. Between
Ut two countries there has ever ex-
ted political rivalry or serious COM
Iercial competitions; our relations
ave been confined almost exclusively
} contracts Of labor. of engineering,
commerce. of science and of art.
These conditions. the deep. feeling
affection that have for your coun-
y. where 1 spent the best and most
)peful years of my life. and the de-
re of faithfully esrving my country
such an important moment, have
duced me to abandon suddenly my
any occupations and to accept the
ission entrusted to me.
Much can be accomplished to the
utual advantage of our peoples;
rye share of the success will de-
md upon the cooperation of the en-
neers. and know that will always
able to rely on your good will"
Italy and Italians.
After referring briefly to recent
'ents in Italy. the speaker said:
1.-The wave of Italian emigration
hich shortly preceded the war was
sudden that It was not utilized to
st advantage. Most of our slillful
borers, insuficiently guided. ag-
nj ehonct OutTM Tteta
in the congested cities of
e east. contenting themselves with
e first job they came across. in
cad of taking up occupations more
to their nature and for
hich they were better prepared.
Specialization of Italian labor will
ing great advantages to the large
igineering. industrial and agricul-
raj enterprises which are still to be