The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15

Wheeler Young Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Judge Advocate of the local Florio Post No. Italian American World War Veterans of the U. s. He is also former presi- dent of the Waterbury Reserve Off, cerS Association and Past Com mander of Corp. Coyle American Legion Post No. 1.
 Others Officers
 Other officers elected are: vice. president, Dr. Rudolph Damiani, who is also chairman of the local Marconi Memorial Committee; second vice-president, Miss Joseph inc Chilemmi; Itai:an secretary, Antonio Iannitto; English Secretary, Nicholas zappone; treasurer, Au- gustino Agostini; Orator, Umberto Santopietro; counsellors, John Sforza, Angelo Possemato, Peter Di- Leo, Louis Rinaldi and James Di- Rienzo.
 Prior to the election of officers, the delegates of the Federation were guests of the Italian Sisterhood, during a speech relivered by Prof. c. Chiodi Barberio.
 Professor Barberio, who is the Connecticut correspondent for Il Progresso Italo Americana of New York, daily Italian publication having circulation throughout the United States, spoke on the neceS- sity of all American citizens of Italian birth or extraction to combat propaganda against the Italian government being systematically carried on in this country for the purpose of creating hatred against Italy. He said that such practice is contrary to the spirit of true Ameri- canism and tends to foment racial discord among American citizens of various races.
 He commended the stand taken by the local Italian American citizens as an example of what is going on in other communities to resist such propaganda which in fact is car- ried on in the interests of foreign countries.
 Traditional Friendship
 He stressed the traditional friend ship between America and Italy and the duty of all Italian Americans to see that it is preserved. He said that one can be loyal to the United States, as has been sufficiently proven by Italian contribution to American history, and at the same time defend the honor of the land of birth or adoption when there is no conflict of interest.
 He assured the members of the Sisterhood and the delegates of the federation that Il Progresso is will- ing to assist the local community inretaining the respect due it, and exorted them to make known their readiness to resent any insult against their land of birth.
 The federation adopted motion supporting the stand taken by its past president on editorials hostile to Italy, at the request of several leaders of the federated societies, and that the policy of the federal tion shall be in accordance with the substance of a letter written by Rev. Ignatius Cox, S. J., of Fordham university. which was published in the New York Times in its issue of Sunday, February 18th, and a copy whereof has been given to The Waterbury Democrat and which reads as follows:
 To the Editor of
 The New York Times:
 Is 1t not opportune to subject to analysis the nations incmded in the so-called democratic bloc, to the side of which we are slowly being drawn by effective propaganda?
 The British Empire includes q population of approximately 487,- 100000. Of these only 46,000,00( are in the British Isles and 364 4,000,- 900 are, to mention one part of the great colonial empire. in Asia. Te which part of the British Empire does the term democracy" applyI Certainly not to the larger part.
 The population of France in Flu rope is about 42,000,OO0, while that of France in her colonies. principally in Asia and Africa, is 60,000,000. Ob- viouSly 1t is a misnomer to apply the term democracy to the French Empire without distinction. The Case of Russia
 Russia is the third state which k mentioned as member of the dem' ocratic bloc, of which a diSillu'