Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
ROME TAKES WILSON
TO ITS HEART; NOW
CITIZEN OF ITALY
President Recognizes Great Honor: Sees admiration For
America in Ceremony in Historic Capital De-
signed by Michael Angelo

were always Delng penetrated by III
trigue of some sort or another, and
that north of them lay d sturbed
populations which We're held to-
gether.. not by sympathy and friend
ship, but by the coercive effort of n
military power. Now the intrigue Is
checked and the bands are broken,
and what we are going to provide is
Il new cement to hold these peoples
They have now become accustom-
ed to being independent. they must
now be independent.
II am sure that you recognize the
principles as L do. that it is not our
privilege TO say what sort of gov
ernment they should set up. But we
are friends of those people. and 1t is
our duty as their friends to see to it
that some kind of protection is
thrown around them, something sup
piled which will hold them together.
There is only one thing that holds
nations together, If you exclude
force. and that is friendship and
good will.
The only thing that binds men to-
sether is friendship. and by the
same token the only thing that binds
nations together is friendship.
Therefore, our task at Paris is to
organize the friendship of the world
to see to II that all the moral forces
that make for right and justice and
liberty are united and are given a
vital organization to which the peo-
pies of the world will readily and
gladly respond.
''In other words, our task is no less
colossal than this: To set up a new
international psychology, to have a
new atmosphere.
Il am happy to say that in my
dealings with the distinguished gem
tlemen who lead your nation and
those who lead France and England
feel that atmosphere gathering,
that desire to do justice. that desire
to establish friendliness. that desire
to make peace resting upon right,
and with this common purpose no OBJ
stacles need be formidable.
Dcnounces Balance of Power
THE only use OF an obstacle is
that 1t is to be overcome. All that
an obstacle does with brave men is
rot to frighten them, but to chal-
lenge them. so that it ought to be
our pride to overcome everything
that stands in the way.
I'VE know that there cannot be
another balance of power. That has
been tried and found wanting for
the best of all reasons that il does
not stay balanced inside itself and u
weight which does not hold together
cannot constitute makeweight in
the affairs of men.
Therefore. there must be some
thing substituted for the balance of
power. and I am happy to find ev-
erywhere in the air of these great
nations the conception that that
thing must be thoroughly united
league of nations
What men once considered the
oretical and idealistic turns out to be
practical and necessary.
I'VE stand at the opening of a new
age, in which a new statesmanship
will. l am confident, lift mankind to
new levels of endeavor and achieve
ment."
President Wilson. King Victor
Emmanuel. Premier Orlando and
Baron Connino. Italy's Foreign Min
lister, had their first political discus
sion after a luncheon in the Villa
Savois. the Presidents residence
while in Rome. The conference
lasted an hour.
During his speech the President
was DN OUT
bursts of applause. and when he
ended he was accorded an ovation
which lasted until he passed through
the exit of the building. outside
the throngs in the street took up the
demonstration. which continued until
the doors of the Quir!nal closed be-
hind him.
The weather was warmer and
more balmy than the Presidential
party had experienced in France and
England. and there was feeling OF
relief on their part. The President
met with really the first touch of
sustained sunshine he had seen since
coming to Europe, and he made the
remark during the day that the
weather reminded him of that at
home.
During the day King Victor EN-
manuel presented General Diaz to
President Wilson, who compliment
ed the Italian commander-in-ch chic (
on the magnificent achievements of
his army.
The President expressed regret
that he would be unable to visit the
Italian battlefront owing to lack of
time and the necessity to return to
Paris as soon as possible for the
work Of the peace conference.