A text in three parts, describing the ceremony of unveiling the Piłsudski bust monument, as well as the naming of Piłsudski Avenue. The speech of the Governor of Rome is also mentioned, as well as that of General Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski (Source: "Dziennik Polski", Czeski Cieszyn 1937, R: 4, no. 293, p. 1, after: Silesian Digital Library).

A modernised reading of the text

Monument to Marshal Piłsudski in the Eternal City of Rome.

At 11.30 a.m. on Sunday, a ceremony was held in Rome to unveil a bust of Marshal Piłsudski at the foot of Hill de la Knienubraura. The hill is lined with trees, each bearing a plaque with the name of the fallen in the World War. Near the hill, a wide avenue planted with trees runs towards the Tiber, which today has been named Marshal Piłsudski Avenue. The beginning of the avenue is marked by a stone column bearing the inscription in Italian:

"Aleja Marszałka Piłsudskiego - Odnowiciel Polski".

Near the column is a small square, where a bust of the Marshal stands on a granite pedestal. The background of the bust, carved by Henryk Kuna in yellowish marble, is a semi-circular laurel hedge connecting two large plane trees. Beneath the bust is an inscription in Polish, and slightly below, on the pedestal, is engraved in Italian:

"The one who restored Poland to its rightful place in the world".

On the right side of the monument, the Polish colony took its place, on the left - representatives of Italian society, among whom were representatives of the army, the Union of Volunteers and Veterans, the Governor of Rome, Fr Peter Colonna, delegations of Garibaldists and representatives of the Fascist party. Around the monument, draped in Polish and Italian banners, wreaths were laid from the Governor of Rome, the Volunteers' Union, Ambassador Wysocki and the Polish delegation. On the arrival of the military delegation, the orchestra of the company of honour played the anthem "Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła" and two Italian anthems.

Speech by the Governor of Rome:

"After the ceremony of the unveiling of the monument, performed to the sound of the "First Brigade", a speech was given by the Governor of Rome, Fr Peter Colonna, who stated at the outset that it was no coincidence that the unveiling of the monument to the Builder of Poland Marshal Pilsudski, whose name was given to one of the most beautiful avenues in Rome, running at the foot of the "Park of Memories", took place at the same time as the unveiling of the monument to Francesco Nullo, the Garibaldist fallen for the freedom of Poland. Having then recounted the history of Polish-Italian cultural relations and the stages of the common struggle for independence, the speaker recalled that a year ago Italian volunteers brought land from Palatine to Krakow, thus paying homage to the entire Polish nation from the new imperial Italy. "In exchange for this land," said the Governor, "the brave Polish legionaries have today offered Rome a marble monument to the Great Hero of Poland. I am proud to take possession of it and I thank you on behalf of Mussolini and the city." .

Having in turn characterised Marshal Piłsudski as the builder and fighter of independent Poland, the Governor stated that Marshal Piłsudski's name, shrouded in legend while he was still alive, had been forged in the history of history for centuries.

General Wieniawa-Długoszowski's speech:

"In turn, General Wieniawa-Długoszowski spoke, declaring at the outset that Marshal Piłsudski belonged to those great figures who, surpassing their surroundings in genius and character, did not meet with the understanding of their contemporaries and encountered enormous difficulties in satisfying their spiritual needs, which did not fit in with the needs of ordinary people wanting only their daily bread. For Marshal Piłsudski, his daily bread was a burning love of his Homeland and the fight for its freedom.
That great love for Poland gave Marshal Piłsudski the gift of foreseeing the future, and allowed him to fulfil Poland's historical mission in 1920, which was to ward off the deluge of barbarism threatening the whole of Europe. It was the same great love that winged the new Italy, ruled by its great leader Mussolini. "The monument to Marshal Pilsudski". - continued General Wieniawa-Długoszowski, "brought by us to your Commander-in-Chief, and erected here thanks to the efforts of the Governor, Father Colonna, at the foot of the Park of Memories, dedicated to Italian heroes, in the place where Polish soldiers fought in 1849 in defence of the Roman Republic, let it be a new knot of the old Italian-Polish friendship, binding the duties and destinies of both nations. For us legionaries," declared General Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski, "this monument will be a new proof of the reverence we have for the heroism of the Italian people and for their Commander.

This speech was warmly applauded by the Italian audience, who raised shouts in praise of Poland.