Show T The he h e Italians s an-s and the Great e at War By Abel G. G Gudmundsen I IT T T THE IrE llE people of the tho United States ca can well welt afford t to take toke their hats huts off 1 occasionally to the Italian people for the part art their played in the war Always on the edge of catastrophe and r fu fully lully l supplied ed w with th foo food anti and var war material the they pegging u away n not knotting whether r within a 1 w week ek or two weeks the mo movements of their s would be hampered to the extent of defeat because of the tle lack of coal conI and other otiler military essentials Yet they kept on to the end Italy's contribution to tho the winning of the tIle war was vital As soon as war broke out over ocr Europe her proclamation nation of fit neutrality assured the allies that I the wei weight ht of her armies and nna her resources would not be thrown n on the side sille of oi her former partners in the tho Tl Triple plc Alliance When llen Italy finally decided to enter the conflict al her former partners she site did more than titan throw her wi weight ht with tin the allies she allies she utilized her natural geographical lo location to make un an effective c thrust at Europa When the enc end came it wn tas the tremendous tre tre- advances ad of the Italian armies un under er General Diaz that sent the Austro forces reeling I And Antl now with the coming of peace there has hns arisen a 1 situation between the Italian people and ancl the people of the he United States which ini might ht threaten I the filth former pl pleasant relationship between them Yd Yet this situation docs not I Ohio como within the rante e of an nn open breach between the two tto nations but i i. i. i I rather political in its aspect for tho the reason that the ill w will ill ill of the Italians is I directed alone r toward President nt Woodrow d Wilson ri r 1 AM IIII U v- v mi i nn iou lur i uj I States States' became the CIO cry In Italy j When i 1 the the- President of ot the tho United tl Slates HI at t the peace conference pronounced pronounced pro pro- d hI his te Flume lo j i Also to tho the Italian point of oC view Mew tho President committed a gross grossi i Impropriety when hen he made an appeal I i j to the European people over O the head hend I of of their governments and practically endeavored to Incite them to lO repudiate their governments and antl align them them- selves with him and his policies in- in stead J Jh he If Italian n Viewpoint Vie I The logic of or tho the Italian reasoning becomes readily apparent when It Is Imagined that tho the process be bc reversed rC I and some European lender leader were to appeal appeal appeal ap- ap peal to the tho n Amerlan people over the head hear of or the tho President and against his I j poll lea ics At the he same Rame time It would be beI I difficult to Imagine an nn European leader i I to commit this foIl folly and arid It would nol not I be hard to Imagine tho the tempest of or I wrath that would follow should It oc occUr occur occur oc- oc I cur with tho the President ent himself leading the chorus The Italian people realize and admit that the they owe much to tho the United Slates States and the American people in inI I II I j turn are nrc free Cree and open 1 Ir In their praise of oC Italy Ital- and her people for their contribution contribution con con- I toward the progress of oJ this I I nation This feeling of or reciprocal I I friendship between tho the two people of- of j 1 lC a u rc mitigation for an any present i friction and expressions of confidence In tho the United States arc are made by man many of the tho lending leading Italians in this country countr I F p Anselmo local Italian consul when questioned b by the writer re regarding tho the feeling of or the thc Italian people toward the United States said said- Tho The people of or Ital Italy arc In perfect sympathy with the lie American nation I only wish that all the people In trio United States knew that the Italians have ha no hard feelings against Americans It Is against PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson lIson that the tho agitation has hns been so strong because of oC his decision against Italy Haly In her claim for Flume Also the Italians thought that President President dent Wilson had no business In taking part In the tho adjustment of f purely I European European Eu Eu- IJ- IJ affairs Letters and aud papers that arrive from Ita Italy I arc nrc loud In their of or the Amerian Amerlan people and equally loud In their denunciation of or President Wilson lIson Mr Anselmo Is a naturalized American Ameri Amen I can find and has hns been in Utah se en years ears For five years cars he has represented the Italian government In Utah I This slate has an Italian population of about people and of this number number num aura ber more than 1000 are naturalized Americans According to Mr Anselmo 95 per cent of oC tho the children born In this country of or Italian patents parents cannot talk the Italian language but speak the 4 v 1 I z i Italian consul nt at Suit I a English n lan language un e with fluency This he pointed out Is due to the tendency of or tho the Italian HaHnn people In this country to Americanize e their children Italians In this country countr stated Mr 11 Anselmo do not want to go KO hack back to toI I the old country although the general generalI I impression Is otherwise They like this country and the largest est part of the I money that Is sent to Italy Is for tor the i purpose of or supporting some ome dependant relative there Italians who RO go o to Italy to visit stay only a month or two tOl and then return Tiie rhe are glad to get Jet back here During Juring tho the war tho the Italians both aliens and naturalized contributed to I Ithe I Isome the war loans per tier cent stron strong and some ome of or the In laborers borers bought bouhl as high as I 1000 In bonds Between and Italians Joined the lie fighting forces of Uncle Sam m and j lof of these twenty three were were killed in inI I r action It was is-as largely largel through h the efforts of oC the Italian population that the Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture lure designated October 12 as a n legal holiday this b being ln the day ilay Columbus I discovered America In IH 1492 1402 Columbus I da day Is now a legal holiday in thirty thirty- seven se states of ot the union 1 I |