Show I lr l cons 1 T Wll I I 1 AN S Secretary in Public Report Shows vs presents Received in E Europe rope of Small Value t I ASHINGTON Oct Act G.-Act- 6 Act Act- W WASHINGTON upon the express direction of the president and n Mrs Mr Wilson Vilson Secretary toda to today aYi t ma made e public a statement confal ng ngan an itemized list of present present pres pres- ent r by them while in n Eur Europ Eu- Eu rop f. f r r. r s statement follows While on his Western Vestern trip the presidents president's ei ts t's attention was called to the resolution of Representative Rodenberg Roden- Roden ber berg of oE Illinois and the statements of s Penrose and Sherman in re regard re- re gard garl ard t to gifts received by the president an and Mrs Wilson while they were in Eur LISTS THE GIFTS GIFTS Sen Senator tor Sherman indicated the basis hasis of r f the various stories touching this matter when he said that cloakroom cloakroom cloak- cloak room loom gossip laid the values alues o of of- these gifts at half a million dollars re Ie-re are the facts but t ide of a a. considerable number of small gifts such as books walking sticks an old silver sliver dish found in the ruins miris of Louvain war souvenirs made by hy soldiers out of ot war material and nuttier nUner numerous us medals struck off In his honor he following are the only im- im received by the president in Europe I IN ENGLAND I Photograph photograph of or the king and queen of England A A book relating to Windsor castle I the ih q freedom of the city of London presented presented in a gold bold casket by the lord I Irna rna mayor or at Guildhall 1 IN ITALY A A water ater color picture on bronze steel steel presented by the queen of Italy A A. A r bronze figure presented at the capitol in a a. gift itt from the p oI o- o I plea pleX figure of Italia Halla Victoria sent to the train at Genoa either either by a or by the citizens of or Genoa A set of ot books from the citizens of Gen la aa c presented by the pope I i IN f FRANCE FIANCE ANCE A Abronze bronze figure presented by a a body of students The president also received numerous numer numer- ki OtiS ous honorary degrees from nearly all allo o of th the countries of ot Europe and many resolutions of or respect and gratitude I Knowing ving p ving that there Is a tion inhibition against the president receiving gifts from foreign rulers or 01 rIa state ti the president after ater con consulting I Ithe the secretary of ot state was as preparing I a a. list of the presents he J intended to ask the permission of congress to re retain retain retain re- re tain just before he started on his Western Vestern trip trio TO MRS WILSON In addition to the Its received by bythe bythe bythe the president the follow following tokens were presented to l l' l Mrs ers rs Wilson while she was in Europe IN FRANCEA FRANCE A pin of Parisian enamel with tiny diamond chips presented in Hotel de deVille deVille deVille Ville by the city of Paris Linen hand embroidered lunch set small Ismall cloth and dozen napkins in a case presented through Madame Poincare Poincare Poin- Poin care and Madame Pichon by the workIng working working work work- ing women of France FranceIN IN BELGIUM A small medal by Cardinal Mercier A Belgian lace table cover presented presented presented pre pre- by bv the queenA queenA queen A complete file of the Libre fiel- fiel el- el the paper pu published shed during the German occupation presented by y the king in leather folder IN ITALY A reproduction of the Wolf Vol and Romulus and Remus' Remus in in ingold gold presented pres presented pre pre- s by the people through private subscription A 4 piece of lace in leather oase presented presented presented pre pre- by Signor Signer Orlando in l behalf of his colleagues A A small reproduction in silver sliver of a pitcher found in the ruins of Pompeii POJ peli In In making malting this statement I am actIng acting acting act act- ing upon the express s direction of the president and ind Mrs Wilson |