File No. 763.72/3997
The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Rome,
April 21, 1917, 5 p.m.
[Received 6 p.m.]
[Received 6 p.m.]
928. Italy will send commission to United States probably headed by Duke of Abruzzi. Some apprehension seems felt about threats of Socialists and clericals to utilize May 1 for demonstrations against war. This partly explains absence of public demonstration participated in by Government on our entry in war.
Nelson Page