Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
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8Ad interest OF hHmanity. and not 40
- tcfnbarrassments and destruction.
Htf wish very much that l could be-
N9ye that l was In some sense
4fasnce OF tho United States. i can
msn seies s S NJ S PrSRss i says
been in the field OF politics all my
and while politics may by courtesy
Which is often practiccd without rule,
IS IS very nard TO set up standards TN, ards
IA steering the right course.
ss6f At the sanle time. while. perhaps.
erG- is no science of government.
aesR IL gS sc s dSrH say az ls @ soy
sEJaat is. 10 say, tho spirit of d!Sin-
sWrestedness. the spirit or seeking after
sf& DO applied to human circumstances.
sttffBscause, after all. the problem of
sRglltics is to satisfy mon in the ar
M1ze for them, so far as possible. the
yfA5ects, which they have entertained
after generation and have
EHfsen SO often postponed
AND ACADEMIES
sHa ASSIST ADVANCE OF HUMANITY
~ Therefore, have often thought that
..H@c universities and academies Of sci
bic problems OF political affairs, and
tHSus assisting TO advance human life
Hon e. the lines OF political structure
s;ssSssIt is very delightful to draw apart
{ sS. little while into this quiet place
stad feel again that familiar touch
has been my privilege 10 know ia
s113 li4Iiy through so great part OF
,s ne II have 20 some Out on
sIIiope that | have not lost the recol-
Ested BY councils such as yours
s@nSSIC REPRESENTS FAMOUS
PICTURE, OE Sp. PETER
Gd'ope Benedict today presented to
resident wilson handsome mosaic
Aproducins Guido Ren;Q's famous pic
;Haade in the Vatican grounds by the
IE3rient mosaic factory of tho Vatican
:spld IS yard square.
80, AS mosaic has bee" valued at $40
;sIardinal Ciasparri. the papal sccrc-
Parry Of state. presented President Wil-
ikon with two copies OF the modification
81 the Canon law complied by Cardinal
;Gasparri. One copy is bound IN white
9grchment and contains an autographed
HScr is in red leather and bears the
s1liow,nE an;togr;aph; "iiomase 10
Inal Gasparri. Vatican. Rome"
XI'resident. Wilson thanked the Pop,
.snd Cardinal Gasparri heartily for their
'8ERNASTS ACCOMPANY
~. PRESIDENT TO THRONE ROOM
LS.On has way TO the throne room the
iMes!dent was accompanied by Il pro-
,oess sion OF Vatican servants. The pro-
EsSsion made its way through halls
+Eued with antique pictures and pre-
sEiYus tapestries.
.s35fAs the President entered the ante
8hamber TO the papal apartments he
Mas preceded by the pontifical cham
f5erlain, Gendarmcs in immense busbvs
sSHd the palatinc guard and the noble
Huard in their red tunicS were drawn
mp TO greet him.
y0RESIDENT CONCLUDES
~. HIS VISIT no ROME:
tgI'rcsident Wilson concluded his two
Hhy visit TO Rome, to-day. crowdinC
E$hto the daylight hours multiplicity
:4f activities. including Il call upon popc
Yenedict at the Vatican and visit
t5yit for Paris at o'clock with am
Itinerary calling for stops at Genoa.
,99ilan and Turin.
EEsBcforc going TO the Vatican this
AFTERNOON the President had his first
glimpse OF tho Eternal City An carly
3Itsit was p7id TO the Pantheon, where
iMEeaths were laid upon tho iombs OF
:Silimb bert there, and then the presi.
;gYerlooking Rome, where stands the
ttHposinG monument OF GaribaIdj
SlInt President alfghted from his
iEsotcf car, and. standing bareheadrd
-1sSide the statue of tho great Italia n
sKqd surrounded by the ruins Of the
.sIy lying below. crowned by the dome
81. Peters. and with the Vatican
E2rdens spread out before him. in
3ac distance the broken columns OF
IAhe Old Forum and the tumbled walls
s1f the Coliseum were visible, but above