Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
Kings Welcoming Words.

Rome, Friday, Jan. 3.-President
Wilson was the guest OF honor at an
unofficial dinner given at the quirinal
tonight. There were only two ad-
dresses. by King Victor Emmanuel and
Mr.. Wilson. The king said:
You. yourself, Mr.. president, are
become our welcome and pleasing guest
only today. hut in the consciences OF
our people your personauty already for
q. long time has inscribed itself and
gathers all the powers which go to
stimulate will bent on liberty and
justice and give inspiration toward
the highest conception of the destinies
Of humanity.
The enthusiastic salutations which
have accompanied your passage thru
the streets Of Rome are attestations Of
the sentiments of admiration and re-
cognition that your own name and
labor and the name and labor Of the
United States stir in the Italian people.
The principles in which you in magni-
f1cent synthesis have summed up the
ideal reasons OF the war for liberty
fnd resonance in Italian hearts.
"The best traditions of Italian cul-
ture, the liveliest currents OF our ma
tional thoughts. have constantly aimed
at the same ideal goal. toward the es-
tablishment, of the international peace
for which you have with tenacious faith
stood. Already before the vic;ssitudes
of war and the fraternity of armies had
established today's admirable COM
munioation Of intentions and purposes
between our two countries, Iegions of
our workers had emisrated to your
great republic. They have knitted Am
erica and Italy together with strong
cords Of relationship. and these became
reinforced by the spiritual affinity be-
tween both peoples who had a common
faith in the virtue of free political
government.
when Italy entered the war. a
breath, - precursor Of the American
soul, penetrated into the rank and file
OF our army through the means Of our
workers, who returned to the father
land from America and brought into
Italy one echo of their second patria. So.
correspondingly the Italian soul vibrat-
ed in the hearts Of our immigrants
enrolled under your banners when the
American nation under your guidance
threw. itself into the fight against the
common enemy"
Wilson Makes Reply.
In reply, President Wilson spoke as
follows:
Your majesty: I have been very
much touched by the generous terms
Of the address you have just read. l
feel it would be difficult for me to
make worthy reply and yet if could
speak simply the things that are in my
heart l am sure they could constitute
an adequate reply.
had OCCASION at the parliament
this afternoon to speak of the strong
sympathy that had sprung up be-
tween the United States and Italy dur
ing the years Of war, but perhaps here
can speak more intimately and say
how sincerely the people Of the United
States had admired your own course
| and your own constant association
with the armies Of Italy, and the grac-
ious and serving association Of her
majesty, the queen.
Il has been a matter of pride with
| US that so many Italians, so many men
| of Italian origin, were in our own
armies and associated with their
! brethren in Italy itself in the great
! enterprise Of freedom. These are nc
small matters, and they complete tha:
process Of the welding together of the
sympathies Of nations which has been
| going on so long between our peoples.
"Thc Italians in the United States
have excited particular degree Of
| admiration. They, believe, are the
only people of given nationality who
have been careful to organize them
selves to see that their compatriots
coming to America were from month
to month and year to year guided to
places in industries most suitable to
their previous habits. No other nation
ality has taken such pains as that, and
in serving their fellow countrymen
! they have served the United States be-
cause these people have found places
where they would be most useful and
would most Immediately earn their
| own living and add to the prosperity
of the country ITSELF"
Day = National Holiday.
Rome, Jan. 2.-Rome was astir early
this morning. Seemingly the entire
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