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Aid from America
"To the Senate and House of Representatives... The immense debt of civilization to Italy; the arm and steadfast friendship between that country and our own; the affection for their native land felt by great numbers of good American citizens who are immigrants from Italy; the abundance with which God has blessed us in our safety; all these should prompt us to immediate and effective relief."
-- President Theodore Roosevelt, January 5, 1908 letter to the US Congress |