Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-04
VISIT 70 Pope TODAY
CONSIDERED ONE OF
IMPORTANT EVENTS
President Went To Vatican d.
rect From American En-
bassy This Afternoon.

Rome, Jan. 4.-The. visit of President
Wilson to Pope Benedict at the vati-
can today was regarded as enc of the
most important events Of the presi-
dents Italian visit. II was believed
that clear understanding would be
rc he'd regarding the ehureh's attitude
! <,cd vital principles of the peace set
II z e~s
\ 2. Ous to his audience with the
pop y <.oresident conferred with Car
diIal AS. ri, papal secretary Of state.
regard q p, tain angles Of political sub
iects til. later taken up with the
pontiff. q
/ The pres. Y vent to the Vatican di
rect from tn sriean embassy, where
he had lunch with Ambassador Page.
This was in Difference to peculiar rc-
llations between the Vatican and the
4 Quirinal which made it desirable that
tho president should proceed to the
i Vs,tican from American rather than
] Italian territory. The embassy, OF
course, is regarded as being on lAmri'.
can SOIL
To Confer with Orlando.
Conferences with Premier Orlando
and other Italisr statesmen were sched
, uled for the president after his return
, from the Vatican.
The president delivered his secont
formal speech here at the state Dime
given by King Victor Emmanuel las
!. night. He said;
V "Your Majesty; l have been yer.
much touched bv. the generous terms 0
!, the address which you have read,'' h
said.
! ~ feel it would be difficult for m
Z to make worthy reply and yet If
Q could speak simply the things that ar
In my heart / am sure they would cor
stitute an adequate one. l had %
= casionsat the parliament this afternoo
to speak of the strong sympathy Una
had sprung up between the Unite
a States and Italy during the. terrib
a wears of the war, but perhaps here
), lcould speak more intimately and sa
"a how sincerely the people of the Unite
"a States had admired your own cour'
Il and your own constant association WI
" the armies Of Italy; and the gracio'
i and generous and serving association
ID her majesty, the queen.
e. Many Italians in U. s. Army.
ie "It has been a matter Of pride wi
ID us that so many Italians, SO many mi
d: of Italian origin were in our own
70 mics. and associated with their bret
ID ren of Italy herself in the great entt
ds prise of freedom. These are no smi
ii matters and they complete that pl
ng cess Of welding together Of the SYM
no thies of nations which has been goi
on SO long between our peoples. L
ca Italians in the United States have
We cited particular degree of admirati
In. thew, I believe, are the only people
OF a given nationality who have be
III careful to organize themselves to
cd that their compatriots coming to Anne
ca were for months and months
year to year guided to the places
the industries most suitable to tn
previous habits. No other national
has taken such pains as that and
nm serving their fellow countrymen Il
y" have served the United States, beca
these people have found places VIII
=. they would be most useful and wo
!. most Immediately earn their own liv
= and add to the prosperity OF the co
!. try itself. In every way we have b
= happy in our association at home
= abroad with the people of this gs
i. state.
X Couldn't Do All Wanted to Do.
"I was touched the other day to h
an Italian, very plain man, say to
x that we had helped to feed Italy dun
the war and it went to my heart,
cause we had been able to do so III
: X II woe naeessarv for MS TO use our
mage SO exclusively for the hand
Of troops and the supplies that hat
follow them from the United Sta
that we could not do half as mucf
4 it was our desire TO do, to supply g
l1S to this country, or coal, or any OF
supplies which it so much needed du
Carl. the progress Of the war. And kno'
FIX. as we did in this indirect way tho d
sday of the country you viii not wonder
.a,t we were moved by its steadfasti
MY heart goes out to the little
1884. families all over this great king
4 in who stood the brunt and the stral
and the war and gave their men gladl
com make other men free and other We
! re- snd children free. These are the p'
Iifor- and many like them to whom,
The all we owe the glory of this
, Ar achievement. 1t is my privilege
,ught honor to propose the health Of his
4 the esty, the king and Of her majesty
sew queen" i,
sreer. In his speech the king declared
Mrs. Wilson Is principles find "a resona
He in Italian hearts and that Italy has
900. stantly aimed at establishing int