New-York tribune., 1919-01-07

fetal party except 1lr Wilson and his
VIC We're compelled to scramble Tor
themselves though the troop-lissed
streets and make sho best wy possible
oacS "a rhe oi'ici@l -rafu The secret
: service 'ner, seV0nE to protect tte
iesiUvht L rejected motor cars and cav
,.l~kes Nnien were provided by the
.oeal con- mitTee bat somehow managed
70 set through The r90granrae and
oack 70 the tram without n.sshap.
Before leaving Genoa President Will
son laid wreath II the base Of the
s12i@e 81 CoinniHuS and. standing bare
heAdea in the tr.ving rain made a
sAor, accless
Columbus, he said, did service for
The ~or.d in discovering America and
VOW 1t was Americas pleasure and
PRIDE TO show it was in the service of
mankind
Being free." said the President.
America desires to show others how
thsN ma. also share in the freedom OF
the world"
President Wilson characterized
Genoa as sanctuary for America. He
was deeply touched, he said. by the
gl't presented to hlm of the works OF
Mazzini and copies OF autographs of
columbus. The students of the city
presented the President with a stu
dents cap which the President told
them he would be greatly honored in
wearing
Thoroughfares Are Choked
The demonstration in Milan was Of
the same character as that in Genoa,
Dut proportionately greater in view of
Mllan's greater size II seemed "a If
all the Inhabitants and the peopIs of
the surrounding countryside had
lammed themselves into 5he squares
and an streets along the line of march.
ihe thoroughfares We're choked with
humanity and the Presid nt's motor
car was forced TO crawl and edge its
way through with the greatest diff
nculty and in constant danger of run
nlng the citizens down
The balconies, the roofs and cverv
vantage point were black Win peonic
and the route had been plastered with
posters and pictures of President VIII
son, together with quotations from his
speeches which could be particularly
applied to Italy's position.
me President called at the CITY
hal where the freedom of the CITY
was bestowed upon him Fe then MO-
ceeded to the Royal Palace. wnere -, Pie he
received delegations. going thence TO
La Scala. where he dined and where it
was hoped he would attend the opera.
Whlle he was at the palace the great
square before the cathedral was so
damned that the cathedral had to be
closed. The American secret service
men declared they had never taken
any President through such scenes of
demonstration or through such great
crowds While the throngs were or
DERBY they seemed simply wild with
enthusiasm and determined to crowd
near to the President.
1t was evident that the President
was much fatigued by the strain, de-
spite his enjoyment of the spectacle.
Of the many incidents of the visit
perhaps the most .ouching was the
presentation by wounded soldiers Of
memorial favoring q league of nations.
The principal speech delivered bv
the President was at the municipal re-
ceptlon, where he reiterated that peace
must be made in no special interest.
The President concluded by saving hs
had heard the story of Italy's priya-
tons and sacrifices in the war. and
added:
81 take off my hat to the great
people of Italy and tell them that nv
admiration is merged into friendship
and affection"