The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-13
"To Nunzio Murno" Commander Michael Giordano of Florio Post Directs Verbal Attack on MT. Nunzio Murno-
 Resents Insult of World War Veterans.

tachio Schiappa was nominated as the first candidate?
 MT. Schiappa is and has been quartermaster of the Florio post for two years and we know he is competent and qualified in every way for the chairmanship of such a committee.
 He is an American World War Veteran and can speak English perhaps better than you, and most of those who were in the group represented by you. On the mat ter of rights to speak and vote at the meeting, there were no rules governing same and therefore the usual custom was ill order.
 If others were out of order you were perhaps the first one, be- cause as far as I know you are not the president of any society and perhaps others had written invitations where you did not.
 For you to say that only presi- dents were invited to the forma- ton of the general committee, you are most incompatible in your argument, because it is not the custom.
 Then what were you doing there and why did you do most of the running around and consulting, and do more talking than any other person there?
 Sucker Shot"
 As to MT. DePastino, it seems as though you can only take suck CT shot at him while he is not around, but when he tells you where to get off you can either remain silent or walk out. You did not walk out of the meeting in question but did keep quiet, when he got through with you. MT. DePastino had right to re- sent what you said, with refer ence to right of speech, because he had a special written invita- ton to the meeting, though per- haps you were ignorant of that fact at the time and until you read this.
 When you objected to none but presidents voting or talking, you evidently were hurt by Angelo Possemato, when he called atten- ton to the assembly that you were entirely inconsistent in your con- tentions.
 You claim MT. DePastino made a vulgar attack through his in comprehensions. In the first place let me say in behalf of my na- tional commander that he is usu- ally most comprehensive, and i'll the second place he made no vul- gar attack against you. He had only spoken once after you had gotten on the nerves of many and merely asked if he was invited to hear your useless talk. He might have addressed you as an Arc of Science" or a self asserted Exponent of Our Community" 7" but nobody but you can deduce any vulgarity in such exulting expressions.
 If any dissension has resulted from what happened at Liberty hall, it is you who are principally responsible, and not the officers or members of the federation. It is not the first time you have caused a disturbance and your apparent desire to embarrass or obstruct the programs of the federation will meet with utter failure, be- cause we are a different genera ton and will see to it that our people will obtain the respect due them.
 Resent Insult
 But for the benefit of those who are not acquainted with you, let me tell you, as commander of the local Italian American World War Veterans, that your game has come to and end, as for your friends who think that our World War Veterans can be insulted without our resentment, and bear it in mind that as we faced the enemies fire during the war, we are prepared to fight for our rights in time of peace, and will not tolerate misrepresentations.
 There were several members of my post present at that meeting and all of us remember what really did occur.
 MICHAEL GIORDANO,
 Commander.