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Tales of My Native Town: by Gabriele D'Annunzio. Translated by Prof. Rafael Mantellini, Ph.D., with an introduction by Joseph Hergesheimer. Doubleday, Page and Company: New York...
...Annunzio--we would like to see a drive started to raise funds for sending him and his army to capture Shantung for the Chinese...
...Japanese) misrepresentations and overbubbling Senatorial sentimentalism, the plain, broad historical fact remains that Shantung, the cradle of Cathayan civilization, has stayed put as Chinese--and stood pat against alien intrusion, I will add--since time immemorial; and Chinese will it ever be without need of capturing, let alone d'Annunzio and his army. Academically put, the political sovereignty of Shantung is never in question. FREDERIC...
...were grave, to say the least. The Italian Socialists, who are a frankly revolutionary body, and who have always opposed annexation of the eastern shore of the Adriatic, are said to have won 150 out of 508 seats in the recent elections. But in spite of this, Gabriele d'Annunzio seems to be able to do what he likes with the army, whether the government likes it or not. To a more outsider it would seem a poor time for an Italian Premier to rail at Italy's allies for falling to support Italy's annexationist claims...
...peace conference in regard to the Adriatic question, and that it is prepared to alter its policy as a result of the recent elections. The question of supplying raw materials and credit must depend largely on the improvement of Italy's precarious financial situation. As for d'Annunzio--we would like to see a drive started to raise funds for sending him and his army to capture Shantung for the Chinese...