Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-12-31 | Page 4 | Sympathy for Italy

SYMPATHY FOR ITALY. It is a joy to sco tho readiness with which tho civilized world extends its sympathy and responds to tho demands de-mands for relief in terror-stricken southern Italy.' Tho horror which has overwhelmed that, unhappy region has stirred tho pulses of tho world to a generous sympathy which finds relief for itsolf in furnishing relief to thoso victims who yet. survive tho terrible calamity and who havo boon stripped of their all by tho destruction which eamo upon them in a night. President Hoosovclt was instant in sending a sympathetic and appropriate appropri-ate telegram to tho Kiug of Italy in viow of the terrible destruction which has como upon tho southern part nf his kingdom. And tho assurances of President EooscveH: of relief to bo had from this country will be made good by thc pcoplo in generous degree. Tn Groat Britain aud in other lauds also, the response has boon instantaneous and hearty. And if the sympathy of their fellowmen c:in serve to assuage tho grief and sorrow in the tremendous affliction which has come upon thoso people, thou their feelings of content will havo ample occasion to bo expressed. ex-pressed. Tho Italian colony in Salt Lake CiU, moved with promptness iifhc way of organizing relief for thoir strickcu countr3'mcn. Some of its members aro from that immediate region, and they aro uncertain as to the fato of their relatives and friends. It is a terrible, state of suspouso for them to be in, and this-suspcnso-will undoubtedly continue for some time to comc. Tho committees' appointed here Irv the Italian people will find a warm response iu the sympathetic sym-pathetic hearts of tho people of Salt Lake to their appeals for relief to be sent to the afflicted at their former homes. Tho calamity is one which is unmatched in the world for devastation and extent of destruction of human life. And correspondingly the sympathies of the human heart will be stirred to their depths, and every ono will bo disposed to do what he can in, the way of alleviating alle-viating the hardships and mitigating the arrows of the sorely-slrickcn sufferers.