Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-06
WILSON ENDS ROME
VISIT; SEEING ITALY
Discusses Palestine With the Pope;
Tells Academy Science is
Aid TO War.

Ala 10 war.
Rome, Jan q. President Wilson left
Rome for Paris late Saturday night, with
the cheers of the Roman throng that had
gathered 20 witness his departure ringing
IN his ears His visit Ia the Italian capital
had proved the busiest of his European
trip, as u was the most dcmonstrative.
The presidential party Is not expected
20 reach Paris until Tuesday morning as
the itinerary provides for stops ~ Genoa,
Milan and Turn.
President Wilson crowded INTO the last
day Of his visit 10 Rome multiplicity OF
activities, including call upon Pope
benedict az the Vatican and visit 60 the
American Episcopal Church and speech
before the ROYAL Academy OF Science.
which conferred membership on him
In his conversation Saturday afternoon
with President " ilson, Pope Benedict cN-
pressed sentiments identical with those
with which he received American news
p,ncrmcn at an earlier huur-the greatest
hopes for q lasting peace, his appreciation
of the part America was playing IN the
efforts 10 achieve IL and has confidence IN
the continuing and increasing influence
Of the United States IN the worlds affairs
GIFT FOR PRESIDENT.
Pope Benedict presented 10 President
Wilson a handsome mosaic, reproducing
Guido RenIs famous picture OF - Peter.
The mosaic was made IN the Vatican
grounds by the ancient mosaic factory 81
the Vatican and Is yard square The
mosaic has been valued at Si0Nn
Cardinal Gasparr. the Papal Secretary
oi State. presented President Wilson with
two copies of the codihcation of the canon
law compiled by Cardinal Gasparri. One
copy is bound in White parchment and
contains m autographed dedication 70
President Wilson The other Is IN red
leather and bears the following autograph
Homage 10 Princeton University; from
PIctro Cardinal Gasparri, Vatican, Rome
President Wilson thanked the Pope and
Cardinal Gasparri heartily for their gifts
VISITS ACADEMY or SCIENCES
81 the ceremony Of the Royal tcademv
of Science, Saturday afternoon. President
Wilson sat between the King and Queen,
while among others present wcrc the
American ambassador, Thomas Nelson
Page, and other mcmhcrs of tho dlplo-
matic corps and many distinguished
ltalI4n officials and scientists
Senator d'Onldio. who is president Of
the academy, hailed the President IS tho
the New World. which now revrvIhcs the
ancient culturc OF the Old World In reply
President Wilson said:
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES SCIENTISTS
Your MaicSty Mr. President and gentle
ne OF the acadeny: | have listened
with The protoundcst appreciation 10 the
cautilul address which YOU have been
Lind enough . deliver, and want 70 \
low deeply | appreciate the honor You
have conferred uvnn me N permitting me
70 become a member OF the great academy
because there IS 4 scnSa IN which the con-
tInuitv Of human Thought ls IN the care
81 hodles like this There IS serenity.
long view, on the part Of Science. which
SCENE 10 tie Of no age, but 70 carry human
thought along iron generatIon 10 genera
tion freed from the elements Of passion.
GERNAN SCIENCE CoNDEMNrI.
Therefore il is, / dare say. With al I
acn II science = matter 4 profound =, (
ret and shane that selence should lu j
'atIon vkich has madc science u> t,r
lav cen pvt 10 such dlshonorabl, -.
= n roccnt war livery Just mind iaus,
danrn thcsa who - drl ased the
Z u - { mcr a. science - - usc them /.
1T humanity ard therefore I j. part
var teSh and 4 ours - reclaim sc cnec
ral f'r disgrace. - show that ~h, j.
,n'ef n, .dV,-rctn,..lt and interest
~ a1if> aid MOI Z. IT, rnl arr.ts~-
,r.- rd 't~trls'an
II WV u lch thst J nl.d c.s,e
Was ii ~ S,ns, e,7'hl rcrr +
ntat.vc o. IA, men - ~cl.h., oi IN,
g,ted states can ,oi clal7 III =, IS
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Hta, r-4riIcr' without rIl" and j. vcrs
-ri - ~ n standards io. Il that me
1e -lr tha} "a, i steering the rcht
,ur-e
e,1F> "a eo1rH>NTNT >EEpEo
AT tnc same time. while perhap> there
/ no scleac, IL government. there ought
0 be. / llar' SAY. ID government itself III.
pirlt Oi >rlaHoe, that = 10 say, the splr.
Il dlsnterestednC-s. the spirit of seeking
ifter the truth 50 iar a tho truth j. read,
o b, applied ~ human circumstances
iccaust after all, lie problem 81 politlc,
5 ~ satisfy men III the arrangements 3,
1e'I likes. D. 20 reahzc ior them - .ar -
'ossIb4c. the object which thev hay,
ntcrtaIned gcreration after generation
nd nave seen 20 often postponed
~ fcltft. ! nave tttfH thbuGEf h.'
IS universities and academles az .clcnc,
ave their pau III simplifying ~, proi
,tns OF political affair and thus assisting
o advance human lie along ia, lines ~
.oiitlcal structure and polltirai action
u, IL very delightful 70 draw apar'
or q little while into this quiet place and
eel again that familiar touch OF though
nd oi knowledge which II has been ny
rivlcge 70 know familiarly through g.
r-at part of my life II have come oat
i NOR. adventurous and disordcred
lagc ! .hopt that ! have not lost the
COLLECTION and may IN some sense bc
sslsted by councils such as YOUR
London Jan According to the
.niral View. correspondent al Rome, the
Interview between President Wilson and
ac Pope lasted halt an hour The great
'clal problems of the day and the general
}lestlnn 81 treaties were discussed. while
'alstinc and Armenia were touched upon
The Pope showed the President nufner-
~ telegrams which he had JUS, received
Tgardng the plight of the Armenians.
I'D COLOSSEUM PACKED
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