Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-06

Milan, Sunday, Jan. Sin re-
plying to the welcome of the
mayor of Milan on behalf Of the
municipality today, President
Wilson said:
"NIAy 1 not say to you as the
representative of this great city
that it is impossible for me to put
into words the Impressions have
received today. The overwhelm-
ing welcome, the spontaneous
welcome, so evidently coming
from the heart, has been pro-
foundly moving to me, sir, and I
have not failed to see the sig
nificance of that welcome. You
have yourself referred to it. I
am as keenly aware, believe, sir.
as anybody can be that the social
structure rests upon the great
working classes of the world and
that those working classes In
several countries of the world
have by their consciousness OF
community OF interest, and of
spirit, done perhaps more than
any other influence has to estab-
lish a world opinion which Is not
of nation, which is not of a
continent. but Is the opinion. one
might say, of mankind; and 1 am
aware, sir, than those Of us now
charged with the great and seri-
GUS responsibility of concluding
peace must think, act and confer
in the presence of this opinion
that we are not masters OF the
fortunes of any nation. but are
the servants of mankind: that 1t
is not our privilege to follow spe-
cial interests, but 1t is our mani
fest duty to study only the gen.
eral interest.
.'Tlis is q solemn thing, sir.
and here in Milan where know
that so much of the pulse of in
ternational sympathy beats. 1 am
glad to stand up and say that I
believe that that pulse beats also
in my own veins and that 1 am
not thinking of a particular
settlement.
~ am very much touched to-
day, sir. to receive at the hands
of wounded soldiers memorial
in favor of q league of nations
and to be told by them what it
was that they had fought for
not merely to win this war, but to
secure something beyond, some
guarantee Of justice, some equi-
Hbrium for the world as q whole
which would make 1t certain that
they would never have to fight a
war like this again.
sSThis is an added obligation
upon us who make peace. We
cannot merely sign a treaty of
peace and go home with clear
conscience. We must do some
thing more. We must add so far
as we can the security which
suffering men everywhere dcman.
"And when speak of suffering
men I think also of suffering
women. 1 know that. splendid
as have been the achievements
have been the sacrifices which
glory which they have achieved.
the real hard pressure of the
burden came upon the women at
home whose men had gone to the
front and who were willing to
have them stay there until the
battle was fought out. And I
have heard from your minister
of food the story, how, for days
together there would be no bread.
And when they knew that there
was no bread the spirit of the
people did not flag.
II take of my hat to the great
people of Italy and tell them that
my admiration is merged into
friendship and affection. 1t is In
this spirit that 1 receive your
courtesy, sir, and thank you from
tho bottom of my heart for this
unprecedented reception which I
have received at the hands of
your generous people,"
Visits Genoa.
Milan, Sunday, Jan. 5.-(By TT
Associated Press.)-President Wilso
from Rome to Milan tc
lay, stopping at Genoa en- rout
There he was greeted by hundreds {
OF the populace who az
claimed him in the most extravagar
erms, fought and scrambled to b
lear enough to touch him and eve
attempted to kiss his. hand as h
passed through the dense crowt
and buffeting about him.
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