Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
HISTORY IN THE MAKING.
Current Events That Are Of Future
Importance.

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Upon his arrival at Brest last Satur-
day President Wilson was declared a
citizen Of Paris. The only other for
eigner upon which this honor has ever
been conferred was George Washing
ton.
The United States navy department
has under way an attempt to fly across
the Atlantic ocean. A great airplane
has been in course Of preparation for
some time past at Rockaway Beach.
I New York. and also a dozen others
that are being subjected to severe tests
at different points. For some time 1t
has been expected that the attempt
would be made before now; but within
the past few days, 1t has been an
nounced that il has been decided to
/ wait until early spring, for the reason
that conditions for flying are not so IA
vorable in winter. The Rockaway
Beach plane has a cruising radius of
/ 500 miles. hardly enough to ensure
safe landing at the Azores islands. But
other nations are also looking forward
to being first to cross the Atlantic.
/ The Germans are said TO have an i'm
mcnse Zeppelin with which they expect
to accomplish the feat. and the Italians
are expecting to get there first with a
giant Caproni machine.
The steamer George Washington,
which took President Wilson to
France. Is now on her return to Ameri-
ca with four thousand soldiers on
board. She left France on her return
voyage on last Sunday. within two days
after the president and party went
ashore.
The president is tentatively sched-
uled for visit 10 the pope when he
goes to Rome and the matter Is caus-
ing a lot Of animated discussion
throughout religious circles the world
over. Following the revolution Of 1S4S
and the complete abolition Of the tenn
poral power Of the state by the annex
alton of the Papal states to Italy in
1860 and 1870. there has been much
feeling between the adherents Of the
Italian government and the adherents
Of the claims of the Papacy. Any sug-
gcstion Of the recognition Of the tenn
poral power Of the pope makes feeling,
not only in Italy, but throughout the
world. 1t Is pretty definitely settled
that the president intends to visit King
Victor Emanuel at the Quirrinal in
Rome. and the question Is whether he
will visit the Vatican. Italians who are
Catholics would rather the president
would not make this visit. and there is
feeling also that America should not
be committed to any such recognition
Of what is commonly regarded as the
temporal claims Of the Romish church.
Non Catholic Americans who have de-
cided convictions on religious ques-
tions, feel the same way-that Ameri-
ca should not recognize the temporal
claims of Rome and that there Is no
possible reason why any American in
representative capacity should commit
the countryside such recognition to
Rome's spiritual claims as would be
involved in the visit.
The great American war fleet which
has been doing duty in European wa
tcrs since beginning of the war. has
saicd fdor hrome. All but a few Of the
vessels left for various duties, are now
on the way across the Atlantic and
they are expected to arrive in New
York harbor about the 23d. The fleet
includes dreadnaughts. cruisers. gun
boats, torpedo boat destroyers and va
rious other kinds of craft. 1t will be
the greatest fleet that has ever been
seen in American waters and thou
sands of visitors will go to New York
to see it upon its arrival.