The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-11
Wounded War Vet
 Relates Experiences
Sergeant Joseph CicchielIO Saw Service in the
 AIps-SOciety Donates $500 to Red Cross Fund

He said, now that Italy is solving its own problems in trying to bring peace and secure prosperity to her limited African colonies by setting a new order in Ethiopia the former allies being jealous lest Italy become equal to them are trying to starve the sons of the veterans who fought and won for them and made pos- sible the victorious Armistice day of 1918.
 Urges Unity
 He asked the members to show their sympathy with and solidarity with the Italian race by contribute ing to the local Pro-Patria com mittee. The society then voted $500 which were presented to the com mitteee at Buckingham hall in the afternoon.
 The society marched from its meeting place to the hall in body of 100 strong with its colors at the head creating a splendid impression at the hall when they filed in.
 He then presented John De Pas tino, also a member of the society, president of the Italian Brotherhood and of the Italian American Feder- ation of Societies and Clubs. He presented MT. De Pastino with 8 gold fountain pen as token of ap- preciation on the part of the Gaia tinae Connazionali society for the work dfone by him in behalf of the society and of the Italian American community of Waterbury.
 MT. De Pastino thanked the so- ciety for having shown appreciation for the little he had done for the Italian-American societies and as- sured the members of his pleasure in doing what he could for them in the future. He then said, T want to congratulate this society which is the oldest in the city for its tradi- tional spirit of patriotism and devo- tion to the welfare of the Italian race and its interest in the welfare of this country"
 Founder H0nored
 Special credit is due to the organ izers of the society, many of whom are deceased and many are still as interested as ever in promoting its principles.
 While America commemorates Armistice Day we have equal right to and it is our duty to join in the spirit of the day. We should give thought to those who died in the war that ended on November II, 1913 and in the most emphatic manner, thereby reminding our former allies that we remember not only our brothers who fought and died on the Italian front but those who fought and died on other war fronts under the flags of every ale lied nation. The surface of the graves containing our fallen broth- CTS and comrades have not hard CT l sufficiently so that those who would like to minimize the sacri- fees of the italian race and repay them with all sorts of dirty trick cry and propaganda might at least remind their conScienceS.
 We are today telling the world that we are united in defense of the existenece of the Italian race and are prepared to make more sacrifices to resist the oppression of imperialism. If we knew how to fight, suffer and die to preserve and increase the British and French empires we are prepared to do more to resist the conspiracy organized by England.
 Even in this country we must be on the alert. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull as well as many other leaders in the government of the United States have already inn pliedly shown their desires to join in the oppression of Italy.
 The government of America will someday, however, realize that it cannot play international politics in favor Of a country which has &C., quired millions of square miles of land, and billions of dollars of wealth the exepense of thousands of our dead and wounded and billions of dollars of expenditures, large part of which still bears on our shoulders and not on England which will never pay though she can pay.