Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-08-07
AMERICA READY
To HELP REST
OF The WORLD
President Wilson Says II Is Pre-
pared for Every Emer-
gency.
MUST GIVE FOOD SURPLUS
coastwise Vessels May Be Diverted
for European Observation-Disclosures
Of Neutrality VIII Be Issued
Soon From Washington.

soon from washington.
Washington, Aug. 4.--The United
States is preparing for every emer-
gency caused by the European war,
President Wilson told his callers There
Is no cause for excitement, he added.
We must act together as Ameri.
cans, and see that America does not
suffer-" he stated. He said that the
war need not affect the United States
In the long run.
The present condition OF the United
States is sound and she owes It to
the world to keep her self-possession,
continued the president. He would
take pride in whatever calmness OF
thought and steadinoss of purpose the
nation showed in the present crisis.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
sent word to the White House that
there was no cause for alarm and no
element of unsoundness In the situa,
ton, the president stated. He said
the country owed it to the world to
give Europe our surplus of foodstuffs
in an effort to alleviate the suffering
due to the war
May Divert coastwIse Ships.
The question of diverting coastwise
ships, including sailing vessels, to the
Atlantic trade, has been discussed, the
president said, but no decision has
been reached. The president contin-
ued that probably many of the coast
| xtfc Oh hn In,
vessels, would prove suitable for Eu
ropean traffic
A proclamation OF neutrality will
be issued by the United States in the
near future, the president told his
callers.
He stated that the organization of
the federal reserve board would help
the domestic situation. and added that
Secretary McAdoo had sent him word
from New York that the banking sit
uation there was encouraging. He
also told his callers that McAdoo was
doing all he could to help American
tourists in Europe to get back home,
but that no definite steps had been de
termined upon.
The war situation will have no ef-
feet upon the date of adjournment of
congress, the president told his call
ers.
Don't Add to Excitement"
President Wilson spoke as follows
concerning the war situation at his
conference with the newspaper men:
Gentlemen, before you question me,
want to say this: | believe II 10
really unnecessary, but ! always want
to tell you what Is in my mind. II
is extremely necessary, it is manifest
ly necessary in the present state OF
affairs on the other side of the waters,
that you should be extremely careful
not TO add to the excitement in any
way.
Europe is in highly excited state
Of mind, but the excitement ought not
to spread to this country. So far as
we are concerned. there is no cause
for excitement. There is great incon-
venience for the time being. In the
money market and in our exchanges,
and temporarily in handling Of our
crops, but America is absolutely pre-
pared to meet the financial situation
and to straighten everything out with
out any material difficulty. The only
thing that can possibly prevent it is
unreasonable apprehension and ex-
element
Warns Against Rumors.
IF l might make a suggestion to
you, gentlemen, therefore, | would
urge you not to give current to any
unverified rumors or to anything that
would tend to create or add 70 excite
ment | think that you will agree that
we must all at the present moment
act together as Americans in seeing
that America does not suffer any I'M
necessary distress from what is go
Ing on in the world at large.
The situation In Europe is perhaps
the greatest In its possibilities that
has arisen In modern times. but II
need not affect the United States un.
favorably in the long run. Not that
the United States has anything Ia
take advantage of, but her own posi-
ton is sound. and she owes II to
mankind to remain in such a condition
, and such a state OF mind that she can
+ help the rest of mankind.
; Il want to have the pride OF stat
Q Ing that America, II nobody else, has
q her self-possession and stands ready
with calmness of thought aud steadl
ness of purpose to help the rest Of
the world. And we can do It and REAP
i. great permanent glory out of doing IT,
providing we all cooperate to see that
, nobody loses his head"