Evening star., 1921-12-04
ITALY GIVES PRESS
TOAST FOR PEACE.
Ambassador Ricci, Host to
Journalists, Praises Aims
of Arms Conference. .
5OWRITERS HEAR SPEECH
Envoy Declares Newspapers Can
Aid His Nations Hope for Gen.
uine Peace Without Rancor.

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which shall obtain over three con-
| tinents. The moving spirit of the
present arms Limitation conference
| was thoroughly Christian and ex-
quisitely political, combining idealism
| and reality, and the press can con-
| tribute much to make the confer
ence q success. These were some OF
the sentiments uttered by Senator
vittorio Rolandi Ricci, Italian am
bassador, who. as host Of the even
I ing, delivered the only speech at the
dinner given last night by him to the
press Of the world at Rauscher's.
| Ambassador Ricci closed his brief
address with a heartfelt toast to the
press represented at the dinner ana
| to that great journalist who called
US here and who. from the direction
of a newspaper, was raised 70 De tne
director Of the American republic, War
ren Harding"
Dozen Nations Represented.
Members Of the fourth estate"
| from more than a dozen different
| countries were entertained by Am
bassador Ricci. The guests. who
numbered about $50, also included
Senator Schanzer and Senator Alber-
tint, who, with the ambassador, form
i
members of the delegation and mem
bers of the embassy staff. The news
| writer's present represented the lead
ing papers and news agencies OF the
| United States, of the other powers
participating in the conference, and
even Of several non-participating ma
tions. while correspondents of several
reviews and magazines were also
among the guests
II am very glad that have an op-
portunity to greet you cordially as
my guests" said Ambassador Ricci
in part. Il pride myself on being an
amateur newspaper mar: in Italy l
often contribute articles to the Tr-
buna and sometimes to other news
papers and magazines. Here l nave
not been able to refrain myself from
writing, and from time to time the
Forum, the Journal of Commerce
or the Italian newspapers in America
kindly published my articles. All OF
which goes to prove that a leopard
loses its hair but not its spots.
Sees Power I'm Press.
II am fully aware of the impor-
tance of the press; and especially in
America / realize what an important
progress and civilization in general.
In this particular case l know that
the press can contribute much to
make the conference great sue.
cess, as it was in the intention OF
those who assembled it and is the
| wish of Italy that so willingly re-
Isponded to the appeal of America.
I'VE are looking after real peace
peace without rancor, as President
Harding says; moral peace over the
three great continents. America, in
calling this conference. was moved py
a nobly humanitarian and truly prac-
teal aim. devoid of all selfshnesS-
that of opening again to the whole OF
humanity the road to the moral
brotherhood of man and promoting
the economic balance OF the world
The moving spirit was thoroughly
Christian and exquisitely political in
that it aimed to finality which asso-
ciated idealism and reality.
| Says Italy Has Disarmed.
From mercantile point of view
America must be fully convinced that
Europe, her greatest customer. can
mot normally absorb her products and
manufactured goods until Europe. is
fully and truly at peace. Italy gave g
Thorough example of disarmament.
Il am asking only one thing of the
newspaper men, and that is never to
try to find any hidden motive in my
clearly that whenever my words are
interpreted as meaning something
different from what they mean in
themselves then my thoughts are al
tered and distorted.
My dear friends. even you some
times make mistakes and write ABB
suriities. But only those who do not
work and act do not make mistakes.
We therefore 'Veniam petimisque
ldamusque vicisSim-we ask for and
give reciprocal Notwithstanding to
the teachings of Horace.
Toasta President Harding.
with all my heart 1 give NY toast
n nd
to that great journalist who called
us here, and who. from the direction
of a newspaper, was raised to be the
director Of the American republic
Warren Harding.
| The members Of the delegation and
| of the embassy staff who were pres
| ent follow: Senator Schanzer, Senator
| Albertini, Marquis Giovanni Visconti
! Venosta. secretary general: Mr.. Gels
ser Celesia- Mr.. Ceccato. Mr.. Falorsi.
Mr.. Buggeli. Mr.. Alfani and Mr..
Sapelli.
| Many Writers Present.
The other guests were:
Mr.. Abico, Wichiber: Costa Arbib,
Fildelfa; Ira Bennett, Washington
Post: Robert Barry, Philadelphia
Public Ledger; Carlo Barsotti. Pro-
gresso. New York; Luigi Barzini,
Corriere della Sera, Milano; Leon
Bassee. Havas Agency Parigi: Robert
Louisville Journal; Stephen Bonsal
Westminster Gazette: 6. G. Brainerd
brooklyn Eagle; w. E. Brigham. Bos-
ton Transcript: Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times: w. F. Bullock
London Daily Mail: r. Brown, T. s.
News: e. B. Clarke. Chicago Even:
ing Post: R. NJ. Collins, Associated
Press; E. L. Conn, Foreign Affairs
News Service; Herbert Corey, Assoc
lated Newspapers; Salvatore Cortesi
Associated Press; D. A. Craig. New
York Herald; Mr.. de Balluseck
bart, journal des Debats, Paris: H
C. de Ia valde, Havas Agency; Fred
erick Dixon. Christian Science Moni-
tor; A. w. Dunn, American Press As
ISOLATION; Guy Ennis. Eyre Lincoln.
New York World; J. F. Essary. Bal
timore Sun; Carter Field. New ~ :, York z RI,
s99s Post: Charles Fo1, North cbina stsr
Joseph Galtier, Temps. Paris; A.
Geraud, Echo, Paris; c. w. Gilbert,
Philadelphia Public Ledger; r. NJ.
Ginter. Pittsburgh Times: M. L. Good
win. Dallas News: T: Soto. Charles
man Hapgood. Toxic Nichi Nichi; H.
W. Harris, London News: A. s. Hen
ming, Chicago Tribune; q. c. Hill.
New York News; q. NJ. Hood, ASSOC
lated Press: r. Hooker. Springfield
Republicans: G. P. Harnaday. Indiana
polls News; Mr.. Iamagata. Seoul
tPress: Masanori Ito. Toxic jill Shim-
po; e. L. James, New York Times;
J. q. Yanks, Army and Navy Regis
ter; Mr.. Ivanaga, Kokusori Agency:
Mr, Komatsund. Kokusori Agency;
A. J. Karger, Cincinnati Star; p. G.
Kauffmann, Washington Star; r. NJ