Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-04
PRESIDENT 10 HAVE ROMAN
 CITIZENSHIP
Enthusiastic Welcome Ac- corded Honored Guest Bv Italy's King and People.

l Rome. Jan. 3.--President Wilson ar rived i'll Rome at 1925 o'clock this morning. He was received at the sta tion by King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena members of the govern ment and representative of the local authorities.
 An immense crowd welcomed the President with the greatest enthus- iasm.
 King Victor Emmanuel has accepted an invitation to have luncheon with President Wilson and f-,nily at the residence of Ambassador Page on Fri day.
 The program arranged for Presi- dent Wilson's entertainment today 1n- cluded luncheon with Queen Moth CT Margherita, reception by the par liament and state dinner with King Victor Emmanuel, following the visi. to the President of deputation from the quirinal.
 On Saturday there will be a lunch con at the American embassy in honor of the President This also is the day set for his visit to Pope Benedict and for his reception to Protestant bodies at the American church. He will take dinner with the court. The Presi dent expects to leave for Genoa on Sunday and possibly will go to Milan.
 On Monday he will arrive at Turin, where he will make a short visit, leav- ing for Paris Monday night.
 The press throughout Italy publish ed today eulogistic articles regarding President Wilson and the United States, verbally all the newspapers deveting their entire front pages to the visit of the American president
 Rome, Jan. 3.--In Parliament house today a joint reception was given President Wilson by the members of the Senate and the Chamber of Depu- ties. The function was an impressive one. The large and distinguished gathering gave the President an ova- tion. The President spoke as follows: President Addresses Roman Chamber
 Presidant Wilson delivered the fol- lowing address in the chamber of identities today:
 "'Your Majesty and MT. President of the Chamber.
 "You are bestowing upon me an unprecedented honor which l accept because I believe that it is extended to me as the representative of the great people for whom speak. And I am giong to take this first pppor- tunity to say haw entirely the heart of the American people has been with the great people of Italy.
 "We have seemed no doubt indiffer- ent at times, to look from great dis tance, but our hearts never have been far away. All sorts of ties have long bound the people of our America to the people of Italy. and when the peo- ole of the United States. knowing this people, have witnessed it's sufferings, its sacrifices. it's heroic actions upon the battlefield. and it's heroic endur- ance at home. it's steadfast endurance at home touching us more nearly to the quick even than it's heroic actions on the battlefield-we have been bound by new tie of profound ad- , miration.
 Ties Woven With Golden Thread
 "Then back of it all, and through it all running like the golden thread that wove it together. was our knowl- edce that the people of Italy had gone into this war for the same exalted principle of right and justice that moved our own people. And so well come, this opportunity of conveying to you the heartfelt greetings of the peorle of the United States.
 "Rut we cannot stand in the shadow of this war without knowing there are thirgs which are in some senses i more difficult than those we have un- dertaken. because. while it is easy to sneak of right and justice. 1t is some times difficult to work them out in practice, and there will be required ] purity of motives and disinterested- ness of object which the world has never witnessed before in the coun- !cils of nations.
 "It is for that reason it seems tc me YOU will forgive me if I lav some of the elements of the new situation before you for a moment. The dis. tinguishing fact of this war is that great empires have gone to pieces And the characteristics of those em' pires are that they held different peo ples reluctantly together under tht coercion of force and the guidance o1 intr'pue.
 -"The great difficulty among sucl states as those of the Balkans hal heen that they were always accessi ble to secret influence: and they wer' always bening penetrated bv intrigu' of some sort or another; that nortl of thew ley disturbed population which were held together. not b. sympathy and friendship. but by th' coercive force of military power. Intrigue Checked.
 "Now the intrigue is checked, an, the bands are broken, and what w ~~~S~~~~.~~-~~->~~ --~~~-~~<~~~~~~~~~~r~~ 'A (Continued on page five)