The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-09
PRESIDENT DEFENDS
POLICY IN SPEECH
Wilson Bids Pessimists of Coun'
try Be Patriots.
DEFENDS HIS OWN POLICY
n Anything Is Wrong, He Tells 5usl
ness and Other Interests, Aid
In Fighting It-speaks
at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, July 6.-Advocatin
Independence by applying its prime
Piles to the business, the politics an
the foreign policies of America, Pres
ident Wilson thrilled huge crowd as
sembled in Independence square with
In a few feet of where the origina
declaration was signed.
The president touched on Mexico
the Panama tolls repeal controversy
his antitrust program, business condi
tions and his ideas OF modern patriot
ism.
Wilson Begins His Speech.
Following is the address OF Presi'
dent Wilson in part:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
THE Declaration of independence
was written in Philadelphia. 1t was
adopted in this historic building.
But have you ever read the Deciar-
alton of Independence? When you
have heard it read, have you attended
to it's sentences?
THE Declaration Of Independence
is not Fourth of July grafton.
The Declaration of Independence
was a document preliminary to war
II involved vital piece of business,
not piece of rhetoric.
IF you will get further down in
the reading than its preliminary pas
cages, where it quotes about the rights
of men, you will see that II is very
specific body of declarations concern.
ing the business of the day, not the
business of our day. for the matter
with which it deals is past-the bust
ness of revolution. the business of
1776.
Adapts II to 1914.
Liberty does not consist in mere
general declarations as to the rights
of man. II consists in the translation
of those declarations into definite &C.
ton.
Therefore, standing here, where
the declaration was adopted, reading
its businesslike sentences, we ought
10 ask ourselves what is there in il
for us?
There is nothing in 1t for US, un-
less we can translate 1t into terms Of
our own condition, and OF our own
lives.
Holds Business Going Right.
Il have heard a great many facts
stated about the present business con-
ditions in this country, for example, a
great many allegations OF facts. at
any rate, and 1t is strange that these
facts as stated do not tally with each
other.
Now, the truth always matches the
truth, and when | find gentlemen in
sisting everything is going wrong
when it is demonstrate that most
things are going right, I wonder what
they are trying to do Are they try
ing to serve the country, or are they
trying to serve something smaller
than the country?
Are they trying to put hope into
the hearts of men who work and toll
every day, or rather. are they putting
encouragement and despair into these
hearts?
IF they love America and anything
is wrong, II Is their duty to put their
hands to the task of setting it right.
When the facts are known and
acknowledged, the duty of all patriotic
men is TO accept them in candor and
address themselves to common coun.
sci and to work IN harmony and uni |
versal concert.
Says the Bankers FIopped.
IL have had some experiences in |
the last fourteen months which have !
not been entirely refreshing 1t was |
universally admitted that the banking
system Of this country needed reor-
ganization.
we met with hardly anything but
resistance from the bankers of this !
country, or at least from the majority !
OF those who said anything.
yet, just so soon as that act was
passed, on the very next day there |
was a universal chorus Of applause !
from the bankers OF the United |
States
Now II II were wrong the day be- !
fore It was parsed, why was it right /
the day after 1t was passed?
Where had been the candor Of !
criticism by the concert of counsel !
which makes a great nation success
full? 1t is not patriotic to concert |
measures against one another: Il is /
patriotic to concert measures for one |
another.
Attacks Dollar Diplomacy"
The department of state OF the |
United States is constantly called upon |
to back up commercial enterprises and
the industrial enterprises Of the Uni |
ted States in foreign countries; and it |
at one time went so far in that direc-
tion that all its diplomacy was desig-
mated as dollar diplomacy 1t was for
supporting every man who wanted to
earn anything anywhere il he was an
American.
Now there is limit to that. There
rs no man mere interested than am
IN carrying the enterprises Of the Uni.
ted States all over the world
$50 II American enterprise in foreign
countries. particularly in those foreign
countries which are not strong enough
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