Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-04
THE KINGS SPEECH.

"Ycu, yourself, MIR. President, are
become our welcome and pleas
ing guest only today, but in the
conscience of our people your per-
sonality already for a long time
has inscribed itself in an inef-
faceable way. 1t is that which
in itself gathers all the powers
which go to stimulate a will
bent on liberty and justice and
gives inspiration toward the high
est conception of the destinies of
humanity.
The enthusiastic salutations
which have accompanied your pas
sage through the streets of Rome
today are attestations of the SEN
tlmentS of admiration and recog-
milton that your own name and
labor and the name and labor of
the United States stir in the 1tal-
ian people. The principles in
thesis. have summed up the ideal
reasons of the war for liberty find
resonance in Italian hearts.
Italy Aims at Same Goal.
'"The best traditions of Italian
culture, the liveliest currents of
our. national thoughts, have con-
stantly aimed at the same ideal
goal, toward the establishment of
the international peace for which
you have with tenacious faith
stood. Already before the vicissi-
tudes of war and the fraternity
or armies had established today's
admirable communion of inten-
tions and purposes between our
two countries, legions of our
workers had emigrated to your
great republic. They had knitted
America and Italy together with
strong cords of relationships, and
these became reinforced by the
spiritual affinity between both peo-
pies who had a common faith In
the virtue of free political gov
ernment.
Breath Of Soul Penetrates.
when Italy entered into the
war, breath, precursor OF the
American soul, penetrated into the
rank and file of our army through
the means Of our workers who re-
turned to the fatherland from
America and brought into Italy
an echo of their second patrla.
soul vibrated in the hearts of our
emigrants enrolled under your ban
ners when the American nation
under your guidance threw, itself
into the fight against the common
enemy.
.It was natural that your visit,
awaited with q most earnest de-
sire. should now give form and eA-
preston almost tangible to TINS
fervid agreement of spirits, to this
happy communion Of intentions
and Of ideals, forming themselves
between the two peoples, ana
which are employed in a union al
ways more intimate and a CO.
operation always more cordial IN
the face of the grave duties I'M
posed by the common victory.
Pledges Cordial Cooperation.
ITALY, having now gathered to
her own bosom those brothers so
long sorrowing under foreign OPP
preston, and having reconauered
the confines which alone can give
her security and true independ-
ence. is preparing herself to CO.
operate with you in the most cor
dial manner to reach the most
practical means for drawing into
single circle the civilized nations,
Tor tho purpose OF creating III tHe
supreme form of a league of ma
tions the conditions most fitted to
safeguard and protect each ones
rights.
Italy and America entered to-
gether into the war through rare
act Of will; they were moved by
tho purpose to concur with all
their energies in an effort to pre-
vent the domination Of the cult
Of force In tho world: they were
moved by the purpose to reaffirm
in the scale Of human values the
principles of liberty and justice.
They entered into war to conquer
the powers of war. Their accom-
plishment is still unfinished and
the common work must still be
developed with firm faith and with
tenacious constancy for the pur-
pose Of efrecting the security of
peace.
"I lift up my glass. Mr.. President.
in your honor and in the honor of
Mrs. Wilson, whose gentle presence
adds charm to your visit; I drink
to the prosperity and to the con-
tinued and increasing prestige of
the great American nation"