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Show Uncle Sam Is Not Worried Over Ricci United States government . officials are not disposed to pay heed to crltl-' clsms that hare been made abroad and In this country with respect to the recent tour of the country made by Vlttorio Rolando RlccI, the Italian ambassador to the United States, addressing ad-dressing the Italian-American communities, commu-nities, It Is charged, In the Interest of Italy. Ambassador RlccI, who addressed Italian communities from coast to coast, Including Chicago In his Itinerary, Itin-erary, In Ms public addresses urged the Italian people to become American Ameri-can citizens and to exercise the right of franchise. On Its face, critics of the ambassador's ambas-sador's trip say, there may have been nothing wrong or no Impropriety In his public utterances, but they assert as-sert that the main purpose of the trip : was to discuss with Italian leaders In this country plans for centralizing the . Italian vote here and concentrating It wherever possible upon election of men to office In this country who would act favorably toward the Interests of Italy whenever occasion presented. Such a course of action. It has been said, is entirely without the functions func-tions or the privileges of a foreign ambassador and constitutes Interference In American domestic affairs by the representative of a foreign government |