Evening journal., 1921-11-07

| liam Temple. pastor or 81. EllzaDeth
r. c. church. who delivered the in
vocation. At its conclusion Father
Temple delivered a stirring greeting
10 General Diaz in his native tongue.
This pleased the general immensely.
Mayor Harvey then officially well
coined General Diaz and presented
him with the key and freedom Of
the city. The Mayor paid a glowing
tribute to the successful work of
the Italian armies and TO the glor-
ious achievements of the Italian na-
tion in peace.
Mayor Harvey's Address.
The Mayors address was as fol-
lows:
your Excellency: This morning
you confer on Wilmington one Of
the greatest honors in its history.
You come to US as the direct rep
resentative Of your royal master,
and OF the Italian army and nation.
our ally in the greatest war in his
tory.
I'VE hail in you not only the illus
trious general TO whose genius In
war; with that of Foch, Haig and our
own Pershing. our civilization owes
its dellverance from subjection. but
also as the great Italian who stands
forth TO us in this generation as the
representative of that long line OF
heroes who since the dawn of his
tory have made Italy the torch
bearer Of civilization. Mother of re-
ligion. of poetry and music, of arts
and science. of commerce and man.
ufacturers. who is there whose heart
does not thrill at the sound of that
magic name-ltaly?
"And now. sir. it has fallen to your
lot to complete in our day the work
of Cavour. Of Mazzini. OF Garibaldi.
OF Carlo Alberto. and Of Vittorio
Emmanuel Secondo, to drive back
. the last foreign invader beyond the
/ Alps, and to rescue the Trentino and
a Italia Irredenta. and make United
Italy a reality. We Americans have
3 joined you in this work. You see be.
. fore you veterans OF the World War
X members OF the American Legion
L who as our representatives wen
X forth from the New World OF Chris
v topher Columbus. and fought will
II YOU for those ideals Of liberty an,
= democracy which Italy has taught tn
,. world since the days Of Romulu
4 and Remus.
10 And now. sir in gratitude to yot
!, as a man and as an Italian, in toker
s of our appreciation OF the grea
% honor conferred on our city by YOU
visit. have the great honor of be.
{ slowing on you in the name OF the
= citizens Of Wilmington the freedom
!. of the scity. Please accept this key
l.. as a permanent memento of this
70 day. which l assure Your Excellency
}, will so down in history as one Of the
}, very brightest in our annals"
D. General Diaz in his response to the
y greetings of Mayor Harvey which
j. we're translated from Italian by Cap.
r. tain Huntington said that he wa,
u deeply moved by the greeting giveI
n him here. From the moment / ar
j. rived here / was greatly impressed
with the deep sympathy and III,
IL cordial expression of good will man
Tested by you"
u, The general said that in every ar
y rangement he had found much Il
= commend. He then spoke briefly o
, the many campaigns OF the Italiai
n armies eliminating in the splendii
-, achievement of the Piave He sal,
"a the Italian soldiers through tn
"a hardships they had endured ha,
learned to love their fellowman tn
,, better, and made a plea for peac
/, for the world OF tomorrow.
te He made a warm plea for unit
al Of America and Italy. whose ideal
on are one and whose heart is alread
er one" II there was any doubt O
an this unity, the general said. his cor
he dial reception everywhere had dis
,l- PEELED It. Referring to the golde
OF key which the mayor had present
cd ed, General Diaz said: In forme
all days when a soldier took the KEY
Ia OF the city, it was after a conques
Today l take the key OF your cit
NJ as a token Of your friendship.
lat comes from your hearts and / sha
ON treasure it,"
he Following the generals addres
it. the Rev. Robert Watt. superinter
ial dent Of the Wilmington NJ. +. Cor
ference, made a brief, but stron
'as plea for disarmament. His addre,
M follows:
py Governor Miller, honored eues
ne and fellow citizens: Il is no sma
eo honor TO be accorded the privilee
ne with others TO make a brief addrel
ats upon an occasion as notable as IN,
ne which brings us together today
de pay tribute to a brave and able mil
as tary leader whose prowess and cou
ny age did much toward helping 9TH
US brave leaders win the World Wa
IN a victory which made the wor
er safe for democracy. For the matte
rs Of the Garabaldies did it's full sha
ne in crushing the most pitilcss and r
n morselcss foe that ever joined ba
ns tie with those who stood for q
DIS veal OF our common civilization
- against an arrogant autocrac
s' which. in the brutal language OF
ne ldishonored and dethroned leader r.
he garded the common man as fo'
der
IN And. our honored guest. we gre
lie you this day. this Sabbath day. whs
e in all our houses OF worship pray
Tic shall be made TO the God of Natiol
ne that He will help the enllghtens
OF peoples OF the earth TO join hans
ed in covenant which will enable the
Ut 10 usher In that civic millennium d.
'e- lseribed By Lord Tennyson. when I