N.Z. WAR GRAVES IN ITALY
VISITOR IMPRESSED BY CARE TAKEN (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 13. Graves of New Zealand soldiers at Cassino and Anzio, two battlefields of the Italian campaign, were being scrupulously cared for, said Professor L. C. Galli, of Auckland, who returned to-day by the Wanganella after a tour of France, Monaco, and Italy. “The graves are beautifully kept,” he said. “The paths are clean and there is no weed in sight. It is heart-warming to see the .Union Jack flying above the graves.”. Professor Galli said he had not found the attitude of the Italians to be what he had expected. Mistrust and suspicion were everywhere. Europe s attitude also had changed in the face of its destruction, privations, and the fear of the oncoming tide of Bolshevism. Italy was fortunate in that the Vatican had not waited too late to challenge Communism. Before. the Pope “had picked up the glove,” Bolshevist doctrines had taken a strong hold of the country.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 127, 14 March 1950, Page 3
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