Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21
Hliseellaneous Rsaaina.
LET AMERICANS BE CAREFUL
President Warns All Citizens Against
Partisansnip.

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President Wilson on last Tuesday is
sued a statement on the European war
warning citizens of the United States
against that deepest, most subtle
most essential breach Of neutrality
which may spring out Of partisanship
out Of passionately taking Sides
,, The president pleaded that the Unit
ed States be neutral in fact as we'll as
in name during these days that are to
try mems souls"
I'VE must be impartial in thought
as we'll as in action he said, but put
curb upon our sentiments as well as
upon every transaction that might be
construed as preference Of one party
to the struggle before another"
officials close to the president made
it clear that he was fully determined
to take no part in the dispute between
Japan and Germany over the situation
in the Far East. While that contro-
versy was not specifically referred to
in the presidents statement, 1t became
known that he is resentful Of efforts he
believed are being made to embroil the
United States in it.
The presidents statement follows:
MY fellow countrymen:
Il suppose that every thoughtful man
in America has asked himself during
these last troubled weeks what infiu =
ence the European war may exert upon
the United States and take the liber-
| ty of addressing few words to you in
order to point out that it is entirely
within our own choice what it's effects
upon us will be and to urge very ear
nestly upon you the sort Of speech and
conduct which will best safeguard the
nation against distress and disaster.
"The effect Of the war upon the Unit
ed States will depend upon what Amer
lean citizens say and do. Every man
| who really loves America will act and
speak in the true spirit Of neutrality,
which Is the spirit of impartiality and
fairness, and friendliness to all con-
cerned. The spirit of the nation in this
critical matter will be determined
largely by what individuals and society
and those gathered in public meetings
do and say, upon what newspapers and
magazines contain, upon what our
ministers utter in their pulpits and men
proclaim as their opinions on the
streets.
1.-The people Of the United States are
drawn from many nations and chiefly
from the nations now at war. 1t is
natural and inevitable that there
should be the utmost variety Of SYM
pathy and desire among them with re-
gard to the issues and circumstance OF
the conflict. Some will wish one ma
ton, others another to succeed in the
momentous struggle 1t will be easy to
excite passion and difficult to allay It.
Those responsible for exciting 1t will
assume a heavy responsibility, a re-
sponsibility for no less a thing than
that the people Of the United States
whose love Of their country and whose
loyalty to it's government should unite
them as Americans all, bound in honor
and affection to think first Of her and
her interests, may be divided in camps
Of hostile opinions, hot against each
other, involved in the war itself in i'm
pulse and opinion If not in action.
Such a diversion amongst us would
be fatal to our peace OF mind and
might seriously stand in the way OF
the proper performance Of our duty as
the one great nation at peace, the one
people holding itself ready to play a
part Of impartial mediation and speak
the counsels Of peace and accommoda-
tion not as a partisan, but as friend.
Il venture, therefore, my fellow
countrymen, to speak solemn word Of
warning to you against that deepest.
most subtle, most essential breach of
neutrality which may spring out of
partisanship, out Of passionately TAX
ing sides.
The United States must be neutral in
fact as we'll as in name during these
days that are to try mems souls. We
must be impartial in thought as well
as in action, must put curb upon our
sentiments as we'll as upon every trans
action that might be construed as a
preference of one party to the struggle
before another
My thought is Of America. 1 am
speaking, feel sure. the earnest wish
and purpose Of every thoughtful Amer
lean that this great country Of ours
which is, Of course, the first In our
thoughts and in our hearts, should
show herself in this time Of peculiar
trial a nation fit before others to ex-
hibit the free poise Of undisturbed
judgment, the dignity Of self-control,
the efficiency Of dispassionate action;
a nation that neither sits in judgment
upon others, nor is disturbed in her
own counsels, and which keeps herself
| fit and free to do what Is honest and
disinterested, and truly serviceable for
the peace Of the world.
Shall we not resolve to put upon
| ourselves the restraint which will
bring to our people the happiness and
the great and lasting influence for
peace we covet for them?"
The president is understood to be
deeply concerned because naturalized
Americans who came from the bellig-
erent nations have taken sides in pub
lie discussions Of the war. On previ-
Gus occasions he has publicly spoken
against what he termed "hyphenated
Americans" declaring citizens Of the
United States should be Americans
only. not Irish Americans. German
Americans or other classifications Of
the sort. The feeling Is understood to
have prompted his statement today.
NO MORE WAR CORRESPONDENTS
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