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Show UDINE BRIrJGS flEMTOTiiE PEOPLEJDF 0. 5. Italian Prince, Cousin of the King, Delivers Eloquent Address Upon Floor of the Senate. WELCOMES THIS COUNTRY INTO WAR Says Italians Looked Toj i ward Us With Sympathy, Knowing We Could Not Remain Indifferent. WASHINGTON. May 1. The. Prince of Udine, head of the Italian war mission, on the floor,, of the senate today, delivered a message to the American peoplo in the name of King Victor Emmanuel, welcoming welcom-ing the entrance of the United States into the war as the final moral justification nf the cause for which the allies are fighting. The message breathed confidence confi-dence In ultimate victory and stressed the necessity of destroying the prestige of a perverted German science and philosophy. "Italy," said the prince, "wants the Safety of her boundaries and her coast and she wants to secure herself against new aggressions. But lialy lias not been and never will be an element of discord in Europe, and as she willed her own free national existence at the cost of any sacrifice, so she will contribute with all her strength to the free existence and development de-velopment of other nations." Cause of the War. The prince said Europe had been plunged into the war "without any justifying justi-fying motives, perhaps without any mo- tive at all beyond the will of a small j oligarchy," and that little, guiltless na- ; ticns with masterpieces of art and treasuries treas-uries of industry within their territories had been barbarously sacrificed. 1 On the entrance of the United States after the violent offenses against right had become clear and the American flag had been insulted, he said: "You bring us the sacred recognition of our right, you bring us moral confidence confi-dence and the conviction that our cause is holy and that the great free democracy democ-racy shares our feeling, our spirit and our hope." Enthusiasm in Senate. The prince was received with great enthusiasm en-thusiasm by the senate, to whom he was introduced by Vice-president Marshall. Me appeared in the full dress uniform of a naval captain, and was accompanied b the other leading members of the mission. mis-sion. The union of effort 'and purpose of Tmly and the United States was empha-Fii.ed empha-Fii.ed by the prince, who spoke in part as follows: In. this hour of danger, in widen military absolutism is thr--n tuning everyone, there are nations that have . j- fnrgntten old and new rnmpetltlons and have u n 1 1 f-d to rl e f -a t. t h 1 s mena r-e to t he com m on fet v. Wear1 We-ar1 in a ninr fortune t poslunn. B-twpiin B-twpiin the T'nitnd Stn 'es of A mrira and Italy thrro has nevr bpn an" cpu?p of conflict. Tli is new and closer union means for us a greater bond nf svmpathy and (solidarity, added ad-ded to those whh'h already linked 'is. This Urns friendship without strife, thi union without mist rnst, this cloudless future H.'Tf enhanced by the fact that both our poplpa are a' war to 1fnd the same ideals of humanity and justice. Little Nations Sacrificed. Xparlv h rfe rs ve e,(pfed sin'-e Europe, -,vit hout any lust if y ing motive, perhaps without any motive at hll hrvnnri t h r will of a small military oligarchy, was driven Into the greatest, conflict whk'h human history rnrdp. I.it'tp nations, which were entirely guiltless and which, whhln their small territory, contained masterpieces mas-terpieces of art arid treasuries of Indus In-dus ry, have been harbarously sacrificed. sacri-ficed. In the cmiquerd rountris, personal ela very ha s returned as in t he worst periods of mM ie". a 1 invasions. In (lie enemy's camp science lias perhaps sought to justify nil these excesses. Will human conscience ever be a hie to justify t hem ? Your wars have hfen fought for independence indepen-dence and for lihprt y. In vour warg and in onrg an ideal light has guided us and our efforts wre all directed toward a most noble aim. What ideals did those who have brought so much suffering upon the world aim at. outside the dominion of force and the triumph of violence? Knew Help Would Come. For nearly three years our continent conti-nent looked with anxious eyes toward your great and free country. We knew that (lie European war had increased in-creased your trade and given hew vieror to your industries. Many feared that because of the ocean that divides us the great cry of grief from oppressed op-pressed Belgium would only sound faintly In your ears ; many feared that, absorbed by the activities of Industry, In-dustry, you would fail to take an Vntere'st in our struggles and In our sorrows. We, however, looked toward you with trusting; sympathy: we felt that the great fatherland of liberty, the noble democracy which offered its hospitality to all the peoples of Kn-i Kn-i rope, without distinction of race, re-i re-i ligion or language, and granted to all of them the protection of the same just and humane laws, could not remain re-main Indifferent. Will Always Be Grateful. Nevertheless, we waited your dec!- slon with anxiety and it seemed to us that the holiness of our cause was in need of recognition by those who from afar would judge us with more serenity. sereni-ty. You waited to Intervene until violence and offenses against right had become clearer and more evident. You bring all the enthusiasm of your national youth to science and labor. Our enemies are aware that you will bring Into the war, which Is Hooding Europe with blood and making mak-ing the earth barren, the invaluable strength of your men and of your weal tii. For this most noble ad her-ence her-ence to our cause, given without any thought of conquest or of material wealth, we shall always be grateful to you. May God protect our two nations. A day will come when we shall be proud of our suffering and when our sacrifices will be rewarded. Let us endeavor io bring that day nearer which shall put an end to the sorrows of so many who are suffering; and dying without guilt. Let us hasten its coming, worthy representatives of the American people, and by our firm will to obtain the victory and by our complete com-plete solidarity of ideals, of sacrifices sacri-fices and of needs. Mission Active. The financial and economic members of the Italian mission this afternoon discussed dis-cussed with Secretary McAdoo and oth-I oth-I ors at the treasury department the merg-I merg-I ing of thft present intricate Italian pur-j pur-j chasing system in this country into (he general central committee proposed for I all the allies. Italy already has signified signi-fied her desire to join in the plan worked out by the British and French missions ; for the erection of one'monster purcbas-i purcbas-i ing agency for all the allies' supplies here. A second loan of S1UU.0O0.C00 is to be j made to 1 taly for June, and announce-; announce-; ment is expected shortlv. Of the original jSlOii.000,000. about $60,000,000 already has been expended by the. present Italian I purchasing agency here and the balance is exnecied to be used up in the next few ! days. |