President Wilson arrived on January 3rd in Rome, where he
was the guest of the Italian people. They welcomed him most heartily, and he 'had a very good Press," In the American phrase. He was received by the King and Queen and Ministers of State, and in addressing the Italian Parliament he referred to the ties binding Italy with his country ; to America's apprecia- tion of Italian heroism and mettle° and ideals ; to the need of establishing independent States and confirming them under the aegis of right, justice, and liberty ; and to the urgency of substituting for an unbalanced Balance of Power the League of Nations. On January 4th Mr. Wilson became a Citizen of Rome, and held a conference with the King, Signor Orlando, and Baron Sorudno, and received University representatives and journalists, Signor Torre reading an appreciation of the President's work. The President was enthusiastically acclaimed in the Italian Parliament, The speeches of the King and the President "went far beyond the usual interchange of courtesies." Mr. Wilson had a conversation with the Pope at the Vatican.
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