The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-04
A CITIZEN OF ROME

HEN ROME came upon the world stage, America was aSV inhabited by savages if at all it was inhabited yization had it's seat mainly in Asia and the United States vas thousands years in the realm of things not realized hundred and fifty years ago Rome had shrunk during many her imperial stature and the seat o and the site world government in France Waeroo had not arrived Great Brans growing empire had moi yet suffered its collision with the Napoleonic system The Ger man Empire humbled to the dust was more than acen Jury in the future
 generation convenionaly thirty years Since the time of ones great grandfather thrice removed America has outsrpped every Europe in population In resources and in friendship.
 Under the banners of America no people live unwilling to be bere or wishing to be somewhere else. America has Albania Ireland Poland group whatever that wishes o be free or that would set up independently if could
 America is not race one stock or one tongue The languages spoken on this diverse the languages of Europe The speech of Bridgeport more poygot than the onges of London Paris Petrograd Berlin America has he coloed man. worst treated of the people, and the Indian ispossessed from his historic holdings Yet these peoples know hat in United States they have freedom and more happiness than are to be found elsewhere
 The institutions of America founded friendship. They give the same rights every regardless of creed and aery regardless of to all upon equal terms
 America is not perfect but of all peoples is nearer to lection in it's provisions for the material well being of the ci zens; their moral welfare and their intellectual support
 True the skies overhead the stars above is the speech of President Wilson addressed after he Is made citizen of Rome to the people of Italy
 Germany had waited single generation she would have had commercial empire of the world She not willing to conquer by skill by enterprise by commercial must attempt 10 the WOFid ny arms ana Je world will acclaim the fact that it is impossible to quer by that the only thing that c0nquers is in the sort which be rendered in trade in intercourse in friendship and that there is cOnquerng power which suppress the freedom of the human spirit
 These words of dreaming but of fact This is the language of the very thought America holds Upon the service of trade of and of friendship the United States founded like a rock
 No matter what unborn utility it is whether railroad steamship, telephone aeropane wireless until it has rea zaton in practical effort of practical men, it s de- creasng proportion the time of its birth approaches dealism dream. Dreams all worthy human institutions and must be- in the beginning because the idea precedes the fact
 Yesterday eternal, amending the fact Todd, the of friendship the time of permanent peace. The thought tried and proved in the United States rceiv ed by the great leaders of the great powerful and victorious nations
 The of friendship is born The American Presdan speaks the practical language of practical Those assert the old order of hatred those who proclaim sag coaches superior to automobiles.
 In Rome law born, law understood in the mod In the United States friendship founded upon law into being. The hearts of Americans thrill with p1id and joy they witness the hand of friendship extended b their chief executive to the people of Italy
 Through many many weary centuries the affairs of me1 have been contrived to bring about that meeting
 The night of the world is passing. The age of sunligh and friendship has
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