The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-21
WILSON'S GREAT
SPEECH
PRESIDENT

The finest tribute that we have
seen paid to President Wilson for his
Mobile speech is made by, DR. Frank
Crane and is as follows:
The speech made in the south on
October 81 by the president OF the
United States ought 10 be, with suit
able adaptation. committed to mem
DRY by all the public school children
of America. Ii is not only literature
of a high order but ii is the finest
type of craftsmanship. and it contains
a clear declartion of few OF the
fundamental principles of modern ma
tional policy which everyone should
know.
Let us note five great truths the
presidents speech emphasizes:
l. The Disappearance of Conquest
THE United States" he said, will
never again seek one additional foot
of territory by conquest Look over
the pages of your history and see
what that means Ii is the end for
ever of that old drunken dream of i'm
perialism which till now has cursed
the world. And how significant to
our sister American nations.
.. The Disappearance OF Chauvin-
ism, or the narrow, truculent kind of
patriotism that is always urging
nation on to war. Now comes the
higher patriotism, which does not
stand for one nation as against an
other, but for the people of all ma
tions against the privileged. Better
even than the glory of our own coun-
try, and '-dearer than anything else
to the thoughtful men of America, is
the development of constitutional lib
erty in the world. Human rights
Is against material interests;
that is the issue which we now have
to face
! 8. Essential Americanisln is not
Symbolized by the Dollar. This is
not America because it is rich. Amer
lea is a name which sounds in the
ears of man everywhere as a syno-
nym of individual opportunity. as a
synonym of individual liberty" In
these words the president states
clearly what is Americas new and
true note in the hymn of destiny.
1 Ii is because America means more
individual opportunity than any other
nation gives that America has so ma.
terially prospered.
j 4. The Surest Basis of Universal
Peace is Better Universal Acquaint-
anee. We hate those we do not know
To understand sister nation or race
is to remove the possibility of war.
Hence an extending commerce with
all the world and improved travel con.
ditions means the death of war. In
terest does not tie nations together"
said Mr.. Wilson. 1T sometimes sep
arates them. But sympathy and un-
Outstanding do unite them" Hence,
by the Panama canal, while We
physically cut two continents asun-
der, We spiritually unite them
5. Modern life, modern business
and modern craftsmanship brings
more and more into use the princi-
pies of morals, less and less those of
expedieney. Every successive year
the deep equities of life are more APP
pealed to, while profit and selfish
ness are less made arguments. do
not think, gentlemen" said the presi-
dent, that questions of the day are
mere questions of policy and diploma
cy. They are shot through with the
principles of life"
The presidents speech is a mighty
fine specimen of intelligent optimism
/ If any preacher is at a loss for a
Thanksgiving sermon he will find Mr..
| Wilson's address a good text, and he
is welcome to my FIVE divisions.
This world is slowly rolling up
ward; it has been and is rather
weedy and wicked, but to read such
words as these from the chief execu-
tive of the foremost twentieth cen
fury nation certainly cheers us, and
makes us believe that his prophecy
is true, that humanity is steadily
climbing up. and that I'VE shall soon
come out on those great heights
where there shines. unobstructed, the
light of the justice OF God"
/ Any statesman that is in earnest
with such sentiments as these cannot
lgo far astray.