The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-20
CLARK FOR PEACE,
BUT WITH HONOR
Speaker Declares Monroe Doc
trinc Stronger Than 1t Ever
Was Before.
PREPARED TO MEET TROUBLE
Presents Picture OF Greatness
OF Republic and It's Wide
spread Influence.
PREPARED TO MEET TROUBLE

New York. April Io.--Speal<cr Clark,
in an address 1T the West End Pres
bytcrian Church tonight. pronounced
himself Il man OF peace, but always
with peace with honor.
Without referring directly 10 the
Mexican crisis, the Speaker, in present
ing a picture of the greatness Of the
republic, made frequent references to
the cvcntuality of war. and IN what
manner we arc prcpared to meet it.
lie defined the Monroe Doctrine as
meaning, that we warn all nations
OF the earth not to touch any OF the
republics to the south or us, lest they
suffer for it"
That doctrine" said the Speaker.
has grown and strengthened with the
nation. That is our contribution TO in
tcrnational law. Some people say 1t
Is dead, but tell YOU IT. Is stronger
to-day ia the hearts OF the people than
II ever was before. And. while W
are. ! have said. most peaceful
people-the most peaceful on earth
and every once in q while some one
says 4 great nation is going to jump
on US, let it be understood that If II
does. 1t Will jump OF again very sud :
denly"
The Speaker referred to /. Fourth
of July Grafton Of Abraham Lincoln.
back III the hfties. when lie declared
that III all the nations of the earth
should unite against the United States,
they would never be able to water their
horses iii the Ohio River.
Rush to Standard.
Let mo add to that" he said, by
predicting that If / should get a tclc
rrom Tonight from President Wilson
announcing that the whole world had
Joined against us. could muster a
whole division here in Congressman
- I. H. At
ference between Democrats. Repub-
Leans and Progressives would be rs tc
which would get to the standard first.
Turning TO the spirit which makes
such things possible the Speaker.
whose remarks. despite the fact that
he was speaking in a church were fire.
quently applauGed. declared:
There Is not Il car, Emperor, prince
Or rotcntate who does not lie awake
IT night trying to think what we are
going TO do next"
lie said that the thing he most
Elorisd in was our political influence
outside Of the United States, as IL
Illustrated h. the fact that when the
Declaration OF Independence was
signed there was but one republic on
Observation-Disclosures there art.
now t~enty-siN republics, created iii a
great measure by our influence.
W. did it," said the Speaker "And
pie, teaching the whole world that men
can rule themselves we have liberal
lied The government OF every nation on
earth"
Speaker Clark declared that his
PRAYER for all his countrymen was
that every voter he educated TO read
his ballot on election day, and suf-
hciehtly courageous 10 cast ii as be-
comes an American citizen"
lettering TO tire bill in Congress pro-
NidihS Tor government ownership of
telephone lines lie said that the ncyt
would be- a bin Tor control OF the tele-
graph and next the railroads
PREVIOUS to delivering his address
at the church the Speaker was tho
guest Of honor 1t a nonpartisan dinner
-. me Hotei Marzeilles. at which
Water NJ. Chandler. OF the Nineteenth
District. Bull Moose. was present