New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
Wilson Says Balkans Must Be Free:
Tells Italy 'Organized Friendship
Observation-Disclosures
Presidents First Public
Greeting TO the Romans


'o"'ng add'ess IN the Chamber of Deputies to-dou.
% 1Our Majesty and Mr.. President of the Chamber:
1ou are bestowing unprecedented honor which
@ ause oeleve that it is extended representa-
1--WE OF the great people for speak And am going take
m se opportunity to say low entirely the
people mas been with the people Italy.
1--WE have seemed doubt Indifferent at times to look from
great distance but hearts far awav All sorts
of ties have long bound people our America to the ~
italy and when the people the States knowing this neon,
nave witnessed its suerngs sacrifices it's heroic actions uno
the battlefield endurance at homei seadfs [
ce ' nome touching nearly the quick than its
heroic action on the battedwe bound by new tie Of
profound admiration,
"Then of all and throuob oil ,unn H.; a.,
thread that it together knowledge that tho neone M
y mad gone INTO this war for the principle right
ana justice that moved our this oppor
United States - ~ pf " '
But we cannot stand the this war without know
~ '"'nss "hlcn are IN some senses difficult
those we have undertaken easy to sneak of riob
and justice sometimes difficult them out in practice and
% WIZ De required purity of motives and dsnerestedness of
object which the world has the councils Of
nations. ~ ~ "
II IS tor hat reason that you forgive if
lay of the the new situation before yo, fo
moment The Distinguishing fact of this great empires
gone 10 pieces And the characteristics of those empires
that they held different peoples reluctantly together under the cor
con of force and the guidance of intrigue
The great difficulty among states as those Of tho R.ons
mas been that they always secret influence that
y We're always being penetrated by or an
other that north Of them lay populations which were held
together not by sympathy and friendship force of
Now the intrigue the bands are broken and what
we are going to provide people together
hey haVe not been being independent Thv must
ROW be independent.
am sure that recognize the principle do--tha it is
not our privilege to what government thev should set
up out we are friends OF those people,
trends to to it that kind protection thrown around
ohen-~sorlethrg supplied which will hold together
There only thing together YOU ex
cude force and that friendship only thing that
onds men together friendship the onv
thg that binds nations together friendship Therefore our task
at Farls to organize the friendship of the to that
an e moral forces that make bcrv
united and are given vital organization peoples of the
world will readily and gladly respond.
IN othef words our task less colossal
up new international psychology;
am happy to that in dealings DISTINGUISHED gentle
men who lead nation, those
ee that atmosphere gathering that
TO establish rendlness that
and with this common obstacles formidable
The only of an obstacle be that an oh
ac does with brave is frghen to CHALLENGE
stands in the way.
we know at tefe cannot balance
has been tried and found wanting reasons that
does not stay balanced hold
o9etel cannot constitute makeweght men
therefore, there something balance
OF power and am happy find
nations the conception that that thing thoroughly united
league of nations
What men once considered theoretical turns out
TO be practical and We of new aoe
II which new craftsmanship will, mankind
new levels of endeavor and achievement"