Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-07

ception accorded the American cxccu-
/ tive was a most enthusiastic one. both
here and at Genoa. where he made a
| brief stop on his way from Rome to
| this city.
MILAN's SPLENDID. WELCOME
! TOUCHES PRESIDENT
In rcrlyihs to the welcome of the
Mayer Of Milan. on behalf OF the muni-
May l not say to YOU as the repre-
Ssn,a,i,n , of this great city, that it is
tHn me have put res n,N T0rd
day: The overwhelming. the spon-
taneous welcome. SO evidently coming
moving to nc, sir. and I have mot
failed to see the significance OF that
welcome. You have yourself referred
10 II.
81 am rs kccnly aware. ! believe
sir, rs ANYBODY can be. that the social
! Structure rests upon the great working
workine classes in several countries
Of the. world have by their conscious
ness i6 e@mmuntE Of interest, by their
zone. perhaps, more than any other in
hrenco, has TO establish a world opinion
which is not OF nation. which is not
o. Il continent, but is the opinion. one
aware, sir. that those of us now
Gus responsibility OF concluding peace
mas. think. act and confer IN the pres
enco OF this, opinion: that. VIC arc not
masters OF the fortunes OF any nation,
but are the servants of mankind: that
il : not our privilege to follow spe-
ciai interests, but it is our manifest
tccests.
This is a solemn thing, sir, and here
in Milan. where ] know that so much
OF the pulse OF International sympathy
heats. an elao to stand UP and say
tina. BELLY. ti-at the. pulse beats also
in my own VEINS. and that | am not
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
SIGNIFICANT IiEMoRIAL
&c! am vc,y much touched to-day,
sir. to receive q the hands of wounded
fes Of fsr and !" to 'i 5s told d by
; them what it Was taa' they had fought
for--not mere: &c win this war. but
70 secure something beyond. some
Tor the world AS a whole, which would
make it certain that they YOU'D never
II! is !. an added %hiiss:,an apor
rs VIC make peace. we cannot m".c-
~, sign a treaty Of peace and go home
something more. We must add. so far
as We can, the security which suffer-
ing men everywhere demand.
And, when speak Of suffering men.
think also of suffering women.
know that splendid as have been the
mcndous AS have been the sacrifices
which they have made and great the
glory which they have achieved. tho
real hard pressure of the burden came
upon the women at homo, whose men
had gone 10 the front. and who We're
willing TO have them stay there until
heard from your Minister of Food the
would be no bread: And when they
! spirit OF the people did not flag.
DOFFS HIS HAT IN HONOR
OF PEOPLE OF ITALY
people OF Italy and tell them that my
and affection. II is in this spirit that
| I receive your courtesy, sir, and thank
yoa from the bottom OF my heart for
this unprecedented reception which
have received at the hands of your
generous people"
The Demonstration was Of the Same
! ,ionatcly greater, in view Of Milan's
greater size. II seemed as il all the
inhabitants anu the people Of the sur,
themselves into the squares and streets
along the line Of march: The thor
ana the Presiden IH motor ttn ' ear was
! forced to crawl and edge it's way
through with the greatest difficulty
and in constant danger Of running the
| citizens down.
| The balconies. the roofs and every
vantage point were, black, with people.
| Crowds of thousands packed the
| square before the palace OF the Duke
| of Piedmont and heard President Will
! son from the ba lcony deliver short
| speech. The crowd WAS so great and
| was kept so far away that few among
II probably heard the words Of greet
, ing the President uttered. but none the
! less the people were enthusiastic.
| Thousands of hats were tossed into the
air and there was continuation of the
! cries Of Viva wilson," Later at a
luncheon. President Wilson. responding
| to the welcome accorded him, repeated
! the words OF his Milan speech OF Sun
day night, dealing with the suHerings
\ OF the working classes for their part
/ IN the war and telling the men Of
I Turin that. while peace was to be made
/ In Paris, il was their business TO con
! tinue to carry on their efforts for a
! lasting peace.
PAMPHLETS CONTAINING
RoosENELTs VIEWS DISTRIBUTED
While the demonstration for Prcs-
! dent Wilson was in progress in front
! Of the palace, several men circulated
among the crowds distributing pamph-
! lets in Italian containing former
! President Roosevelt's comment on
! President Wilson's fourteen points for
! peace Al one point OF the march
! through the city the air was filled with
| hutterinS papers. which turned out to
be arguments addressed to President
| support ltalys claims TO Dalamatia and
to other territorial expansion.
The President evidently was in good
! Splits throughout the day, although
| ne was tired from constant travel and
| speech making. Nevertheless. he en-
tered into the happy spirit OF all the
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