New-York tribune., 1919-01-08


power can permanently tear and
destroy.
And so, in being taken into the
comradeship of this university, l
feel that I am being taken into one
Of these things which will always
bind the nations together.
Love for Justice and Right
After all, when we are seeking
peace, we are seeking nothing else
than this, that men shall think the
same thoughts, govern their conduct
by the same impulse, entertain the
same purposes, love their own peo-
pie, but also love humanity and,
above all else, love that great and
indestructible thing which we call
justice and right.
"These things are greater than we
are These are our real masters, for
they dominate our spirits, and the
universities Will have forgotten their
duty when they cease to weave this
immortal web. 1t is one Of the chief
griefs of this great war that the
universities of the Central Empires
used the thoughts Of science to de-
stroy mankind.
1T is the duty Of the great uni
versities Of Italy and of the rest of
the world, 20 redeem science from
this disgrace, to show that the pulse
of humanity also beats in the class
room, that the pulse of humanity
also beats in the laboratory, and that
there arc sought out not the secrets
of death, but the secrets of life"
At the Municipal Building
President Wilson's address on the
balcony of the municipal bseilding at
Turin today acas as folIoaOs:
"My friends of Turin: | now have
the privilege OF addressing you as
my fellow citizens. 1t is impossible
at this distance that my voice Should
reach all Of you, but 7 want you to
know that I bring the greetings and
the affectionate greetings of the
United States to the people Of
Italy and the great city of Turin.
My sentiment, coming from the
heart, is the sentiment of our peo-
pie: Viva Italia!'"
Accepts Freedom of City
In accepting the freedom of lie
city of Tm1n at meeting an the
municipal building, President VII
son said:
"Mr Mayor: Both on the streets
of this interesting city and here you
have made me feel at home. | feel
almost as if it were the greeting of
people of whom | was indeed a
fellow citizen. 7 am very much hon
ored that this great city, playing so
important role in the life and in
the industrial endeavor of italy,
should have conferred this high dis
tlnction upon me, and | take the
liberty of interpreting your action,
SIT, not merely IS personal com
pliment to myself, to whom you as
cribe virtues and powers which
feel do not possess, but as tribute
to the people whom I represent
The people of the United States
were reluctant to take part in the
war, not because they doubted the
Of
was the tradition of the American
republic to play no part in the poll
tics of other continents, but as TIE
struggle grew from stage to stage
they were more and more moved by
the conviction that it was not an
European struggle, that it was a
struggle for the freedom of the
world and the liberation of humanity.
ard with that conviction it was i'm
possible that they should withhold
their hands.
"rheir hearts have been with you
from the start. and then when the
time Of their conviction came they
threw every resource of men and
money and enthusiasm into the
struggle. 1t has been happy cir
cumstance that America should thus
be associated with Italy. Our ties
had been many and intimate before
the war, and now they constitute
pledge of friendship and of perma,
nent association of purpose which
must delight both peoples.
May not, therefore. again thank
you for the honor you have con-
terred upon me and take the privi-
lege of greeting you affectionately
as my fellow citizens7n