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In all other pa ce*. per agr*te line, each Insertion 0.15 fOL / TIC A LAD VER TISE MEN TS Kates made on application Al FAKE ADKRItSEMUTS POSITIVELY KFUSED Our Debt To Italy The \merican nation is the weal thiest, the most powerful, and, in spite of ill-concealed Jealousies, the most influential nation in the world today. This fact is due partly to the natural wealth of our country, to those miraculous riches than Mother Nature has bestowed upon her so lav ishly. and partly to the character of our people. The citizens are deseend ents of the boldest, the most daring, tilt most enterprizing of all the peoples in Ihe va i lous countries of Europe. Ignorant writes in newspapers and magazines often make a public display of their ignorance and lack of philosophic in sight l>y referring to our immigrants las the "scum of Europe", and by the use of other disparaging epithets. The truth is. however, that ninety five per cent of our immigrants are actually the best of Europe, not ihe highest in European social sta tus, perhaps, but the best in brains •>nd brawn, the best in hopetulness, ihe best In courage, the best in thrift, the best in ambition, the best in in dustry. The "aims of Europe" reni anis in Europa stagnating. It lacks the energy to emigrate, it lacks the thrift to save until the expenses of emigrating are accumulated, it lacks t he daring, the courage, necessary i a take the step, nay to make the I great leap, it lacks the necessary ho pefulness. the necessary ambition, the necessary power of vision. The "scum of Europe", forsooth! America has for a hundred years at tracted the best of Etlrope, and Is still so doing. It is this fortunate fact, even more than the lavish gene losity of Mothers, that has made us ihe most powerful nation in the world today. The English-speaking peoples in different parts of the world are an xious to claim us as their own ex i lusively. We are, they sfty, a daugh ter of England, though the daughter 1 lias outgrown the mother and there ;ire some Englishmen who go so far as to say that England, in order to < the attachment, ought to ap ply for admission into the American Uniqp. It is true that we are politi i ally the daughter of England, it is i rue that the American Revolution was a war fought by Englishmen in America against Englishmen in Eu rope, it is true that the American i Declaration of Independence Is a di rect descendent of the English Magna Charta, It is true that American self irovernment was possible and is pos sible only because of lessons in prac | tical democracy that were loarned in England from the days of the Ma gna Charta on (Central American and South American repubbllcs have iiad no such centuries of accumulate experience, hence their instability.) All this is true, and more. Our lan guage Is English, and our literature is English. The great body of English literature is as such the heritage of English-speaking people in America as It is the heritage of English-spea king people in Europe. All this we concede to be true. But it is equally true that with the ex- • ception of England, America owes | mote to Italy than to any other coun try in the world. In saying this I am not referring merely to Christopher Columbus and to Americo Vespucci Unsympathetic critics might refer to these men as brilliant accidents, us exceptional, sporadic incidents. I in tend rather to speak of facts of de eper significance, of more fundamen tal importance, of currents of natio nal life, of trends of national cha racter, rather of exploits of indivi dual genius. Our debt to Italy is boift remote and immediate. Speaicing first of tht former, we may point out that eve rything that we got from England.; England got from Italy. The role that Italy has every played in the Drama of History is ihat of Nurse of Civilization. It was at the breast ol Mother Italy that England drank ,in the sustaining food of civilization, ihe food that made her what she Is. Democracy In Northern Europe was developed by England, but England derived her ideals of democracy from Rome. Tho same is true of Englands intellectual development in non po litical spheres. Tho intellectual life of any people is reflected In its litera ture. The literature of the English speaking world began with Chaucer. It was he who laid its foundations. But for Chaucer England Is wholly indebted to Petranch. Fortuna tely for England and for the whole English speaking world, Chaucer, an obscure clerk, was sent to Italy on aii errand . While there ho came Into personal contact with Petrarch, who was professio nally an expounder and interpreter of the writings of Dante. This direct personal contact with Petrarch was the inspiration of Chaucer's life and writings. Whether Boccaccio also in spired and influenced Chaucer is a majter of dispute. But not only did Chaucer the originator of English Literature derive his Inspiration from Petrarch, but also he dew his material directly from Italy of his day, Italy of the Renaissance. There Is more to be said in this connection. Not only Chaucer, but nearly all great English writers for some countries after Chaucer did the same To set forth the proof of this in detail would require a thick volume. As once example only out of many, let us take Shakspeare, the greatest name in English Literature. Of Shak speare's plays, fourteen have to do wholly or in part with italj. and the pages of his other plays are illumi ned here and there by flashes of 1- talian life and thought. Shakspear's constant leaning toward Italy is one of the most striking characteristics of his immortal writings. In fact the debt of Shakspeare to Italy is so generally acknowledged among scho lars that the fact is about to be per manently commemorated by a statue of Shakspeare to be erected in Ro ma. Lack of space will prevent our discussing thoroughly 'our debt to Italy in the scientific sphere also.Har- Tey, whose name is immortal for the discovery of the circulation of the blood, acquired his science in the U niversltv of Padua. The name of Oal vanl has become Immortal in tho word "galvanize", used in every part of the world. Electricity is used everywhere man lives, but wherever electricity is "used "volts" are mea sured, thus perpetuating the memory of our indebtedness to Volta, the Ita Han scientist. But above all are we indebted to Marconi, who by one stroke of genius has transcended Ihe power of the gods of old, who by the power of his intellect has made the supernatural perfectly natural and even commonplace who by one bril liant miracle of the mind has united the whole human race around this old earth into one great family, in constant communication, part with part without the intervention of clumsy, material, connecting wires! .lupiter, the all powerful god of the ancients could sent his messenger Mercury through the air to carry his message Marconi, greater than Jupi ter, can send his message directly, with no Intervening messenger! The story of our debt to Italy Is not yet told. The course of the recent great world war was radically and vitally affected by the courageous and unselfish part that Italy took in it. 1 use the words courageous and unselfish with abundant reason. Ita ly entered the war courageously be cause she did so at the time of the greatest successes of the barbarian powers, at the time when they were niakhig their most striking demon strations of military power. Then was the time to join the barbarians, il self-interest alone were to be the gui ding principle. To act as Italy did re ! quired courage and unselfishness. In civilization. England and France were the daughter' of Italy, and stood for the same ifleals. In aims and methods and ideals the Germans were still as of old the »Vandals and the Huns, whose character and history I taly knew so well. Therefore, with courage, Italy made here choice. There is yet another reason why this act on the part of Italy was cou rageous, and unselfish. Industrially peaking. Italy was yet in her infan -1 cy, or at best in a condition of ex treme youth. In spite of her venera ble age in the historical, the intellec . tual, the artistic spheres, industrially 1 and economically, Italy is practically in her infancy, for she dates only from 1870. Th#lndustrial and econo mic life of Central, Western and Nor thern Europe are in the strong vigor of full maturity, but in this respect Italy is in her infancy. The fully ma ture ran aland a severe blo\tf and sur vive. but to the infant, or the adole scent, such a blow might mean exti nction. Nevertheless Italy deliberate ly incurred the danger of such ex tinction in order to 1 eep true civili zation alive, ia order to help her in tellectual daughters England and Prance, in order once more to enact the role of Nurse of Civilization in ihe Drama of History, and to save it from the brutal barbarian. There is a further reason why the entrance of Italy Into the war was courageous. Not only Is Italy in her infancy as a modern industrial na tion, but nature has handicapped her seriously in the matter of a perma nent and regular food supply. Italy is famous for the beauty of lier skies, the blue of her seas, the charm of, her seas, the charm of her landsca pes. the inspiration of her hislotii monuments, the glory of her arts.,' 3ut the sky which smiles upon the | traveler, the sun wlili h kisses the foreigner so pleasantly during the winter months. Is a terrible trial "to the native Italian farmer. The pleas antly smiling ':un of other seasons is the violent parching sun of summer, j and this fact, together with an un-, certain and capricious water supply, . make agricolture in Italy at all times j doubtful and at times a heavy loss. | Italy is always uncertain about her ' crops and her food supply to a degree altogether unknown In Central and ' Northern Europe. To make matter • worse, l-e'ng entirely withou; coal ?he Is not in a position to buy food when her crops fail. Handicapped as she was. Italy showed the greatest courage and unselfishness when 1 1 she threw in her lot with the allies; 1 at the time she did. But above all America Is indebted | to Italy for a nearer and a still gre-; ater gift. America is indebted to I-; taly for the gift of millions of her ' sons and daughters. I have already pointed out that it is not the worst, but the best of Europe's population, that is likely to emigrate, the most courageous, the most thrifty, the most ambitious, those with the grea test vi-ion, the greatest hop?. The ex ceptions to this role are too few to to'int. Italy has given us mi'.Uni3 of the best, and it Is in the blend of this l.est, and the l>et t outlier countri?s, with the descendant of Americans of Revolution, (the percentage of these is small), that the great American Xation is being developed. TheJMend is greater and stronger (not weaker) than the component parts. In the ma king of the great American Nation It aly has contributed and is contribu ting her full quota physically as well as intellectually. The riper philoso phers.the deepest thinkers, holds that the greatness of America today., her promise of still great strength and po wer in the future, are a result more of this vigorous blend of different races fhan the natural endowments of her soil. The debt of American to Italy is ca pable of graphic illustration. At the intersection of Broad and Chestnut-' streets in Philadelphia are four cor ners. On there of these four corners are three buildings that are charac teristic and typical of modern civiliz ation. They are hollow cubes. Every facade is a regular and monotonous rectangle, a parallelogram of mon strous size, with numerous and ne cessary holes for the admission of light and air. 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Questo ri-veglio delle donne italiane e' indice della bontà della ne-! ra 1-t.ituzionc. i cui ideali sono tali da attirare a noi tutti gli italiani d'ami» i sessi. Non sono ancora trascorsi due me si, dal IT Ottobre ti. s., data del'ini ziaziotie della l> -ritia femminile Giu seppina Verdi ili <,'liarleroi, che altre due ne som -tat istituite, la Porta Pia a Wilnierilini: il 22 Novembre e la Cornelia domenica scorsa. 12 cor rente mese, a Dubois. 11 inerito principale della fortna lione di quest'ultima loggia va al si gnor Thomas Mirando, venerabile della L'orna de' Cesari di questa cit ta' il quale nulla ha tralasciato per riuscire allo siv)K>. La prima idea gli tenne in mente nel carro elettrico che k» riconduceva a Duboia» insieme al Grande Venerabile ed a diverse si gnorine. di ritorno dalla festa del "Labor Day" celebratasi in Sykesvil le. sotto gli auspici di quella Loggia Marsieana Villa Glori. Si mise subi , to al lavoro e. nonostante difficolta d'ogni sorta, in circa due mesi egli e' riuscito ad arricchire l'Ordine in que sto Stato di un'altra loggia feminini; le, che racchiude nel suo seno il mi gliore elemento, giovanile in mag gior parte, di questa colonia italiana. * * « L'iniziazione, come ho già' detto, ebbe luogo domenica scorsa. Con il treno «Mia P< nnsvlvania lìailroad, «Uè »!*'■ 1p ari:'meridiane arrivai! a .questa -tazione il Grande "Venerabile dello Siat i - _rnor Giuseppe Di Silve stro. cjie doveva dirigere la cerimo nia. Erano a riceverlo i signori Tho mas Murando, Gerolamo Clemente e Giusepjie Caruso, rispettivamente ve nerabile, segretario archivista ed ora tore della i uggia Home, dei' Cesari e !e signorine lioeina .T. Piazza e I.il lian Stale, della iniziauda loggia femminile. 11 Grande Venerabile fu subito ac compagnato in casa Murando, dove, a mezzogiorno, gli veniva offerto un pranzo. Sedettero a mensa con Ini le signor» Serafin i Pinoli ire. venera bile della neo Loggia ( 'omelia, Ame lia Brigidi, Slatina Consolo, Ange- Bua Clemente e Maria Boso; le si gnorine Rosina J. Piazza e Rachele Gracco e i signori Thomas Murando, Gerolamo Clemente, Giuseppe C'aru . so, ed il sottoscritto. Alle ore 3 pomeridiane, nella Whi lebeaad's Hall, si incomincio' la ce rimonia d'inizazione. Ilopochela log gia Roma dei Cesari, funzionante da madrina, ebbe iniziate le profane, il Grande Venerabile, assistito dal si gnor Poggiani, in jiiaìita' di araldo, procedette alla installazione della nuova Loggia e delle ufficialesse di essa. Le ufficialesse installate sono: Serafina l'ingitore. venerabile; 15-1 milia Brigidi, Ass. Venerabile; Ma ria Angela Grano, ex Venerabile;. Angelina Clemente, segretaria Archi lista; Maria Boso, Segretaria di fi nanza: Rosina J. Piazza, tesoriere; Serafina Consolo, oratrice; Marini lombardo, Genoveffa Proveniamo, Lillian Di Fulio, Lucrezia Gracco e Rachele Paese, curatrici ; Teresina ì Calderone e Nunziata Polimeni, ce- 1 rìmoniere e Emilia Paese, sentinelle. Messe a posto le ufficiali, la prima ■ prendere la parola fu la signorin : Rosina J. Piazza, ragioniere nella I Peposit National Bank. Li signorina filli Prima Banca Nazionale di Pittsburgh (FIRST NATIONAL BANK) La sola Banca di Pittsburg.!, Pa., che fa veramente gli interessi degli Italiani. In comunicazione diretta con le migliori Banche d'ltalia. Vende al miglior prezzo del giorno le cartelle dell'ultimo Prestito Nazionale in Lire. Vaglia Postali per qualunque parte d'ltalia, comprese le terre occupate. ÉkjfpMÈiSl j| SI VÉNDONO PURE BUONI DEL TESORO IN DOLLARI, RIMBORSABILI IL 1.0 FEBBRAIO 1!>25. _j|||§tll FIRST NATIONAL BANK - 4 ' VGOLO Viuzza, nonostante fosse nata, cre -( iuta ed educata in America, in cor rettissimo italiano, a nome dell» ne > Loggia, offri' un dono al Grande \ e-1 iterabile, accompagnando l'offerti' c-ott queste brevi parole: Wispettalul<- Grande Venerabile: la Loggia l'or- ; ndia mi ha conferito l'incarico .di! presentarle questo spillo, pregandola eli conservarlo come nostro ricordo, j Questo dono noi glie l'offriamo in o maggio ai sacrifici eia Ella fatti pef la grandezza dell'Ordine Figli ti I talia in Pennsylvania, propagando sempre e dappertutto come il biondo. Nazareno: liberta', uguaglianza e fra tellanza. Xell'offrirle questo spillo al nome della loggia, clic in questo nio- ì mento mi onoro di rappresentare, la assicuro, Rispettabile («rande Vene rabile, che per il suo lavoro e l'at-j tac-eamento ai lavoratori italiani, qui - eti e noi le saremo sempre ricono scenti". Le poche e belle parole della si gnorina riazza, che e fra le piu en tusiaste organizzatrici e socia della loggia Cornelia, furono salutate da frenetici applausi. l'urlarono poscia il signor Poggia-' ni, intrattenendosi sul significato dell'entrata delle donne nell Ordine. Figli d'ltalia e sciogliendo 1111 inno, di lode al Grande Venerabile: il si gnor Crivelli, venerabile della loggia di Punwitavvnev. il quale lesse 1111 brillante ed alato discorso; Thomas Murando, venerabile della l'orna dei Cesari; latigi Wliite venerabile del la Mat'sicana Villa Glori; Antonio' Mattino, Or. deputato della Roma dei Cesari: Antonio Vario, venerabi le della Loggia Regio Esercito ita liano: Luigi Zambocchi. venerabile della Francesco Bari-acca ed altri. Ol tre a queste logge erano rappresen tate la Ettore Fierantosca di Tyler dal signor Imperiale, Oratore; la Ihie Palme, da un gruppo di soc i dei quali ricordiamo il venerabile Ferdi nando Marino c i -Ignori Nicola Ma iale c Gius. Panaro: la Stai < Maggio re di Weedville» dal segr. di finanza Rrockwavv il le, da Poggiani, Mario Salizzani ed Eugenio Lettieri, vene rabile; la loggia di Rcynoldsville da V. Filippellu segretario archivista e da altri, e la loggia Savoia di Ho mer City. Una orchestra locale suono' negli intermezzi, fra un discorso e l'altro. Per la sera il Grande \ enerabile e ra stato invitato in casa della Vene rabile della neo Loggia, signora Se rafina Fingitore, che risiede in Eri ton, un centro minerario, dove dimo rano diversi soci e socie delle due logge di Dubois. Alla cena che gli fu offerta, par teciparono una ventina di invitati fra uomini e donne. I•« notarsi: Sabato scorso, vigilia della iniziazione, la signore Emilia Brigidi, assitente Venerabile della Loggia femminile, diede alla luce u na paffuta bambina. In omaggio al l'Ordine le verrà' messo il nome della nuova loggia, Cornelia. Eugenio Guido Schiavo sempre Ora liberali da! peccalo siete fatti schiavi della giustizia. , cessa di vivere, d'avviarli sul sen ìiero dell'onore e della virtù' offren do ad essi l'opportunità' di diveniri eittadiui influenti e rispettati, e' ideti i nuova tra le nostre organizzazion -odali ; e' idea geniale e degna di al io encomio. E non comprendo comi Figli o non Figli d'ltalia possano op pugnare l'attuazione della impresa allegando che un Orfanotrofio ricliie , da ingenti somme per le spese oidi narie ili manutenzione. E scendono s ì dettagli chi stimo inutile stigmatiz /are perche', a mio umile modo d vedere, non meritano essere presi il considerazione. Un Orfanotrofio ita liano e' assolutamente necessario. Fi gii e non Figli d'ltalia, coll'andai del tempo, dovranno convincersi de grandi benefici ch'esso e' destinato i arrecare a bimbi nostri connazionali ed al caso non mancheranno di co operare per sopperire alle spese ine renti. Non conosco le modalità' stabiliti dall'Ordine Figli d'ltalia ir permetteranno l'ami,,; J' „ se esfil italiani nella Ini-,, istS™ ° rfani no l'alto il problema j - aVran manutenzione. IV,ci,, • " lezzl d ' limi, ri u,r[J ? h orfa "i ita ! alloggio et,. 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