The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-06
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COLUMBUS J ! J ! TOMB ! / B
BIZ Associated Press.

Milan. (Su1lQnyl, Jan. G--Iresluell
Wilson jourAeyel, from ROME to Milan
today. En- route he was greeted by
hundreds Of thousands Of the. popu
lace. who acclaimed him in the most
extravagnnt,, terms, fought and strug
gled to get Il glimpse of him. aud even
attempted to kiss his hand Pres. Viii
sons visit Of three hours in Genoa, was
married by, II downpour Of rain, DEC
oratioils along the street We're, soaked
and torn and, tapped in the, wind.
Nevertheless. the president carried out
his full program, incluling visits to
the, tOnlls Of Columbus and Mazztni,
ana to the city hall. where. he was. Civ
gn IL reception. Whatever arrangements
had been made for the presidents re-
ception were dissolved upol his ar
rival with the city dashed by Il. blind
Ing rainfall. i.5Y +:
I Before leaving Genoa President Will
son lai0\a wreath at the statute Of
Columbus ianR standing Mreheadcd.I
IN the rain, made a brief, add less. Co
luml'nS, he, said. did a service to the
World III discovering America, and that
Alncrica, now was endenvoring to re-
pay its debt, 10y proving itself in the
service Of, humanity. 5S2 sse9.sl
President, Wilson was made men,
her Of the "Reale Accad De Lin
eeL.. Or Royal Academy Of Science,
this morning. 7. r.
The president and Mrs. Wilson were
seated between the. king and queen,
while among others present were the
American ambassador Thomas Mel
son Page, and other members Of the
diplomatic corps and many distin.
guished Italian officers ana scien.
lists.
Senator Di Onidio, who is president
OF the academy, hailed the president
as the worthy representative of the.
culture of the new world, which now
revivifies the ancient culture of the
old world.
| President Wilson. in replying, de-
plored the fact that Science should
in nation which has made science.
its boast. have been put to such dis.
honorable uses in the present war"
| ~ Appreciates Honor. -.
II want to say how deeply I ap.
preciate the honor you have conferred
on me in permitting me to become
member of this great academy. be-
cause there is sense in which the
continuity of human thought is in the
care Of bodies like this. There is
serenity, a long view, on the part Of
science, which. seems to be Of no age,
but to carry human thought along
from generation to generation. freed
from the elements OF passion.
Therefore, it is, dare say, with all
men of science matter of profound
regret and shame that science should
in a nation which has made science its
boast have been put to such dishOn-
Orable uses in the recent war. Every
just mind must condemn those who
SO debased the studies of men, Of
science as to |upse them against hui
mainly and, therefore, it is part Of
kyour task and OF ours to reclaim
Escienee from fhis!4di sgracei to show
that she is devoted to the advance.
ment and interest of humanity and;
not to it's embarrassment and destruc-,
ton. s' >ts - ~.
\ 49, "A POLITICAL Scientist.
II wish very much that could be-
lieve that 1 was in some sense 2
worthy representative of the men Of
ljscieqce1 of the UNITED States. can
not claim to be In any proper sense
a, man Of SCIENCE: My studies have
been IN the field or politics ak my
life, and, while politics. may by cour7
tesy be called science, It is a. sci
ence which is often practiced without
rule and is very hard to set up. stand
ards for, so that one, can be sure that
one is steering the right course.
AT the same time perhaps there is
no science. of government There
ought to be. I dare, sly. in govern
ment itself, the spirit Of disinterested-
ness, the spirit Of seeking after the
truth so far as the. truth, is, ready. to
De applied. to human circumstances
because. after all, the problem OF POI.
itics is to satisfy men in the arrange
ment of their lives. is to, realize for
them, so far. as possible. the objects
which they have entertained genera
ton after generation and have seen
so often postponed. ~.. T.,
ID II Therefore. I have often tholght
that the universities and academic
: of science. have their part in simolt-
flying the problems of political al
fairs. and thus assisting to advance
human life. along the lines Of political
structure and political action t.-
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