Address on Flag Day
06/13/1917
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we are friends of these people and it is our duty as their friends to see to it that some kind of protection is thrown around them.
It is my privilege and honor to propose the health of His Majesty the King and of Her Majesty the Queen, and long prosperity to Italy
This imperial people now gladly represents the freedom of nations.
I have been very much touched by the generous terms of the address which you have just read.