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Show uu ITALIAN MISSION VISI1SJENATE Deliver Message From King Victor Emmanuel to the American People. GARBED IN UNIFORMS Enthusiastic Reception Given Distinguished Men From Rome Prince Udine. WASHINGTON. May 31. Prince Udine. head of the Italian mission, delivered de-livered In the senate chamber today a message from King Victor Emmanuel to the American people. Resplendent-ly Resplendent-ly garbed in uniiorms of gold and blue, with green shoulder sashes, the mission was enthusiastically received. The union of effort and purpose of Italy and the United States was emphasized em-phasized by tho prince, who spoke in part as follows: ,JIn this hour of danger, in which military absolutism is threatening every one, there aro nations that have forgotten old and new competitions and have united to defeat this menace to ho common safety. We are in a more fortunate position. Between the United States of America and Italy thero has never been any cause of conflict. This new and closer union means for us a greater bond of sympathy sym-pathy and solidarity, added to those which already linked us. "This long friendship without strife, this union without mistrust, this cloudless cloud-less future, are enhanced by the fact that both our peoples are at war to defend tho samo ideals of humanity and justice." |