The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-04

Vi uuIidultys
"The enthusiastic salutatioI
passage through the ways of Re
sentiments of admiration and !
and labor and the name and labc
Italian people. The principles
the ideal reasons of the war of
hearts. The best traditions of
rents of our national thoughts, /
goal-toward the establishment
which you, with tenacious faith
necessity.
Fraternity Of Nations.
ALREADY, before the vicissitudes OF
war and the fraternity of armies had
established today admirable COM
munion of intentions and purposes
between our two countries. a legion
of workers had emigrated to the
great republic. They had knitted
America and Italy together with
became enforced by the spiritual sf-
finity of both peoples who had a
common faith in the virtue of free
political government.
when Italy entered the war, a
breath. a 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 America and brought
into Italy an echo of their second
patria.
$50, correspondingly, the italian
soul vibrated in the hearts of our
| emigrants enrolled under your ban
ners when the American nation, un-
der your guidance, threw itself into
the fight against the common enemy
-It was natural that your visit
| awaited with the p,ost earnest desife
should now give form and an expires.
sion almost tangible to this fervid
agreement OF spirits, to this happy
| communion of intentions and ideals
| forming themselves between the two
peoples, and which are employed In
| a union always more intimate and q
| CO. operation always more cordial IN
face of the grave duties imposed by
the common victory.
ITALY, having now gathered to her
| own bosom those brothers so long
sorrowing under foreign oppression
and having reconquered 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 for drawing
into single circle the civilized ma
tions, with the end of creating in 4
supreme form league of nations on
| conditions most fitted TO safeguard
| the protection of each ones rights
| and the essentials of active and fruit
| full peace.
Rare Act Of Will.
"Italy and America entered into the
| war through n rare act of will. They
were animated by the purpose to end
| the cult of force in the world. They
were moved by the purpose to reaf-
| firm in the scale of human values
the principles of liberty ara justice
They entered into the war to con-
quer the powers of war. Their ac-
complishment is unfinished and thc
common work must still be to de-
velop with firm faith and with tena-
| cious constancy for the purpose ol
| effecting the security of peace.
Lift up the glass, Mr. President
and In your honor and in the honor
of Mrs. Wilson, whose gentle Ires-
ence adds charm to your visit,
drink to the prosperity and to the
continued and increasing prestige o.
the great American nation"
In reply, President Wilson said:
your majesty, l have been very
| much touched by the generous term:
/ of the address which you have just
read. l feel 1t would be difficult fol
me to make a worthy reply, and yet
! il ] could speak simply the things
| that are in my heart, I am sure they
would constitute an adequate reply
| I had occasion this afternoon in par
Lament building to speak of the
strong sympathy that had sprung ur
! between the United States and Italy
| during the terrible years of the war
| but here I could speak more init
mately and say how sincerely the
people of the United States had ad-
| mired your own course and your OWT
constant association with the armies
| of Italy and the gracious and gen.
| erous association of her majesty
| the queen. 1t has been a matter oi
! pride with us that so many Italians
so many men of italian origin, were
| in our own armies and associated
with their brothers of Italy itself in
| the great enterprise for freedom
| Those are no small matters, and they
| complete that process of welding to-
| which has been going on so long be-
| tween our peoples.
Excite Degree Of Admiration.
"The Italians in the United States
/ have excited a particular degree oil
| admiration. They, / believe. are tho
only people of a given nationality
| who have been careful to organize
| themselves to see that their compa-
| triots coming to America were Sol
months and months and from veal
to year guided TO the places OF tbs
| industries most suitable to their pre-
vious habits. No other nationality
| has taken such pains as that. and il
| serving theis fellow countrymen they
have served the United States, be.
cause these people have found places
| where they would he most useful and
would most Immediately earn theil
| own living and add to the prosperity
| of the country itself. In every way
! we have been happy in our associa-
! ton vt home and abroad with Tho
people of this great state. was
saying playfully TO Premier Orlando
| and Baron Sonnino this afternoon
hu in Ha Of H.