Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
President Wilson'S Visit To Rome.

rtludy HOInlnS last. he was TeCelVeu at
the station by King Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Helena, members of the government
and representatives of the local authorities.
An immense crowd welcomed the Presi
dent with the greatest enthusiasm.
The program arranged for President Will
son, entertainment included a luncheon
with Queen Mother Margherita, a reception
by the parliament and a state dinner with
King Victor Emmanuel. following the visit
to the President of deputation from the
Quirinal
In the evening the citizenship of Rome
was conferred upon the American execu-
| tive
President Wilson was the guest of honor
at an official dinner at the Quirinal There
were only two addresses, by King Victor
Emmanuel and by Mr.. Wilson. In his
speech the King said:
you, yourself, Mr.. President, are be-
come our welcome and pleasing guest only
today, but in the conscience Of our people
your personality already for long time
has inscribed itself in an ineffaceable way.
1t is that which in itself gathers all the
powers which 60 to stimulate will bent
on liberty and justice and gives inspiration
toward the highest conception Of the des-
TIMES of humanity.
THE enthusiastic sautations which have
accompanied your passage through the
streets of Rome today are attestations Of
the sentiments of admiration and recogni-
ton 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 magnificent synthesis.
have summed up the ideal reasons of the
war for liberty find resonance in Italian
hearts.
THE best traditions of Italian culture.
the liveliest currents of our national
thoughts. have constantly aimed at the
same ideal goal, toward the establishment
Of the International peace for which you
have with tenacious truth stood. Already
before the vicissitudes Of the war and the |
fraternity Of armies had established today's |
admirable communion Of intentions 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 common faith in the virtue
Of free political government.
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 returned to the fatherland from Ameri-
ca and brought into Italy an echo of their
second patria. So, correspondngly. the
Italian soul vibrated in the hearts of our
emigrants enrolled under your banners when
the American nation under your guidance
threw itself into the fight against the COM
mon enemy.
ut was natural that your visit, awaited |
with most earnest desire. should now
give form and expression almost tangible |
to this fervid agreement of spirits, to this
happy communion Of intentions and of
ideals forming themselves between the |
two peoples, and which are employed in a
union always more intimate and coop |
Grafton always more cordial in the face of |
the grave duties imposed by the common |
victory.
Italy. now having gathered to her own
bosom those brothers so long sorrowing |
under foreign oppression. and having re-
conquered the confines which alone can
give her security and true independence,
is preparing herself to cooperate with you
in the most cordial manner to reach the
most practical means Of drawing into a
single circle the civilized nations, for the
purpose of creating in the supreme form
of league of nations the conditions most
fitted to safeguard and protect each one s
rights.
Italy and America entered together into
the war through rare act Of will they
were moved by the purpose to concur with
all their energies in an effort to prevent
] the domination of the cult of force in the
world they were moved by the purpose 10
reafIirm in the scale of human values the
principles of liberty and justice. They
entered into war to conquer the power Of
war Their accomplishment is still unfin-
ished and the common work must still be
developed with firm faith and with tena-
cious cOnstancy for the purpose of effect
ing the security of peace.
Il lift up my glass, Mr. President, in your
honor and in the honor of Mrs. Wilson,
whose gentle presence adds charms to your
visit; | drink to the prosperity and to the
continued and increasing prestige Of the
great American nation"
The President replied in an appropriate
speech. closing it with the following toast
ut is my privilege and honor to propose
the health of his majesty the king and her
majesty the queen and long prosperity TO
Italy"
Although President and Mrs. Wilson
dined informally Saturday night at the
Quirinal, with King Victor Emmanuel and
| Queen Helena, the President and his wife
went later to pay their royal hosts fare
well visit at the Villa Savoia. They took
this occasion to express their deepest ap-
probation and feeling Of gratitude for the
enthusiastic reception that had been ac-
corded them in Rome. which they consid-
cred as tribute paid by the people of
/ Italy to the people Of America
Valuable gifts were presented by the
King and Queen to President and Mrs Viii
son and members Of the Presidential party.
President Wilson drove from the Palazzo
del Drago, the residence Of Ambassador
Page, to the Vatican accompanied by Mon
signor Charles 0'Hearn, rector Of the Amer
lean College. Thousands gathered along