4-#417 Twentythird from Vatican City            
 
                                                            
 
 
by a single thought which joins our childern with theirs who are   
hopefully awaiting the return of their fathers when the terrible   
                   struggle will be over.                   
 
                                                            
 
 
On behalf of the Italian people I fell it may duty to tender my   
profound thanks for this generosity and kindness and to express the   
wish that all this fine work will in a not distant furture strengthen   
and increase that feling of brotherhood which has no frontiers.  Along   
with this wonderful relief work there are other generous undertakings   
also on the part of other Italian relief committees which are vying   
with one another to participate fully in the enterprise.  A splendid   
effort is being made even though the means and the relief supplies    
do not correspond to the need but all are promoted vy the desire to   
show tha talong with the help which is being given to Italy by   
friendly nations, Italy herself despite her tragic plight is doing   
everything to give her utmost to those who have lost all. And even the   
supplies which are given by Italians to Italians are being distributed   
    throught the National Committee for Relife to Italy.    
 
                                                            
 
 
Today the Italian laborer is without a home and workshop and he   
accpets with gratitude the clothes  which are offered him to cover his   
                   dear ones. He accepts                    
 
                          food for