Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-07
WILSON CARRIES
OUT PROGRAM IN
SPITE Of STORM
PauSes Made at Milan and
Genoa; President Lays a
Wreath on Statue of Co.
!!anhus and Make Address,
ICY MORNING ,ousaAl srte,.l LEASED w,stI

Milan. Jan. Sunday, by the AS
sociated Press President wilson
journeyed from Rome to Milan today,
stopping at Genoa en- route There ne
was greeted by hundreds of thousands
who acclaimed him in the most eX-
travagant terms and even attempted
to kiss his hand or clothing as he
passed through the dense crowds
surging and buffeting about him.
Mr. wilson's visit of three hours in
Genoa was marred by tropical down
pour of rain which drenched the pres
ident and all of his party. The streets
ran rivers and gale snapped the
flagstaffs. Decorations along the
streets were soaked and torn and
flapped in the wind. Nevertheless
the president carried out his full pro-
gram, including visit to the monu-
ments of Columbus and Mazzini and
the city hall, where he was given re-
ception.
Before leaving Genoa, President
Wilson laid a wreath at the statue OF
Columbus, and standing bareheaded
in the driving rain, made a short ad-
dress
Columbus, he said, did a service for
the world in discovering America, and
now it was Americas pleasure and
pride to show others how they may
also share in the freedom of the
world
Replies to Mayor.
In replying to the welcome of the
MAYOR of Milan, on behalf of the mu-
nicipality, President Wilson said:
MAY not say 10 you as the repre-
sentative of this great city that it is
impossible for me to put into words
the impressions l have received today.
The Overwhelming welcome the spon-
taneous welcome, so evidently coming
from the heart, has been profoundly
moving me, sir, and have not failed
to see the significance of that well
come. You have yourself re-
ferred to it. | am as keenly aware,
I 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 interest
by their consciousness of community
of spirit, done perhaps more than any
other influence has to establish
world opinion which is not OF ma
ton, which is not of a continent, but
of the opinion, one might say, of man
kind: and | am aware, sir, that those
of us now charged with the very
great and serious responsibility OF
concluding peace must think or
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 it is
not our privilege to follow special in
is. Int
to study only the general interest
This is solemn things, sir, and
here in Milan where ! know that so
much of the pulse of international
sympathy beats, am glad to stand
up and say that ! believe that that
pudse beats also in my own veins and
that | am not thinking of particular
settlement.
Greeted by Soldiers.
'I am very much touched today,
sir to receive at the hands of wounded
soldiers a memorial in favor of
league of nations, and to be told by
them what it was that they had
fought for-not merely 20 win this
war. but to secure something beyond.
some guarantee Of justice, some euui-
librium for the world as whole which
would make it certain that they would
never have to fight war like this
again.
This is an added obligation upon
us who make peace. We cannot mere
ly sign treaty Of peace and go home
with a clear consciance We must do
something more. We must add So far
as we can the security which suffer-
ing men everywhere demand.
"And when think M suffering men.