ITALY'S SHARE IN THE WAR
♦ NOT BELITTLED BY SIR DOUGLAS . HAIG. London, Jidy 15. Referring to Sir Douglas Haig/s recent speech at Newcastle, Mr. Winston Churchill, Minister for War, said that the speech appeared to aim at shoving how heavy the British Array's burden had been, not to deprecate Italy's share in the war.—Aus.-N.2. Cable Assn. Rome, July 15. Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Nitti stated that the British Ambassador had denied that Siv Douglas Haig had belittled Italy's effort.—Aus.- , N.Z. Cable Assn. [Sir Douglas Haig, speaking at Newcastle, said: "Wo are apt to minimise what our own fellows have done in the field. It was necessary and right to buck up our Allies while the lighting was proceeding, but don't let us forget that it. was the British Empire that von the war. Russia let us down: the'ltalians didn't do a very great deal; the French had a really hard job at the beginning, but for the last two years Old England bore the "brunt of the fight."]
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 251, 17 July 1919, Page 5
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171ITALY'S SHARE IN THE WAR Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 251, 17 July 1919, Page 5
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