The sun., 1919-01-07

| things that feel toward them, and I
know that II Is an impulse OF their
friendship toward the nation I represent
as well as gracious welcome to myself
] want to reecho the hope that we may
all work together for a great peace as
distinguished from n mean peace. May
/ suggest that this is a great deal in my
thoughts
THE world is not going to consist now
OF great empires. 1t Is going to consist
for the most part of small nations
apparently, and the only thing that can
bind small nations together is the
knowledge that each wants to treat the
other fairly. That 10 .he only thing
The world has already shown that It's
progress is Industrial. You cannot trade
with people whom YOU do not trust and
who do not trust you.
Coincidence is the basis of everything
! that we must do and II Is a delightful
feeling that these ideals are sustained
by the people OF Italy and by won.
derful body OF people such as you have
In the great city Of Milan. II 10 with
sense OF added encouragement and
strength that return to Paris to take
part in the council that will determine
tho items of peace. thank you with
| all my heart"
Appreciates Union of Parties.
President Wilson spoke to the COM
mittee on entertainment as follows:
Mr.. Chairman: Again you have been
very gracious and again YOU have filed
my heart with gratitude because OF your
reference to my country, which is so
dear to me. ! have been very much
interested to be told. sir. that you are
the chairman of the committee on en-
tertainment, which includes all parties
without distinction. and am glad to
interpret that to mean that there IL no
division recognized in the friendship
which you have for America, and am
sure. sir, that can assure you that in
America there would be a similar union
OF all parties TO express friendship and
sympathy with italy, because after all
parties are founded upon differences of
programme and not often upon differ
enCcs OF national sympathy.
The thing that makes parties work.
able and tolerable Is that all parties love
their own country and therefore par
ticipate in tho general sentiments of
that country; and so II Is with US, sir.
We have many parties but we have q
single sentiment In this war and a single
sentiment in the peace. and in that sem
timent lies our feeling toward those with
whom We have been associated In the
great struggle.
AT first the struggle seemed TO DO a
spirit OF autocracy. the spirit OF force.
but as the consciousness OF tho nation
grew II became more and moro appar-
ent that In the aggression OF the Central
Empires was the spirit Of miltarlsm, the
spirit of autocracy, the spirit OF force
and against that spirit there arose. as
always in the past, the spirit OF liberty
and justice.
Spirit of Liberty unconquerable.
Force can always be conquered but
the spirit OF liberty can never be, and
the beautiful Circumstance about the his
tory OF liberty Is that its champions have
always shown the power OF self-sa criflce
They have always been willing to sub
ordinate their personal interests to the
common good and have not wished TO
dominate their fellow men, but have
wished TO serve them.
This Is what gives imperishable VIC
tory. and vita that victory has come
about things that are exemplincd IN
scenes Ike this-:he coming together OF
the hearts OF nations and the sympathy
Of great bodies OF people who do not
speak the same vocabulary but speak
the same ideas l am heartened by this
delightful experience and hope that you
vii accept not only many thanks for
myself and FOR those who are with me
but thanks on behalf OF the American
people"
From the balcony OF La Scala tho
President spoke briefly az follows
Il wish | could take you all to some
place whore a similar body Of my rel-
low countrymen could show their heart
toward you as you have shown me
your heart toward them. because the
heart OF America has gonc out to the