Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-07-05
Thrills Great Tbrong With His
Discussion Of Problems and
Duties Which Confront AM
erican Nation,
VIEWS ON MEXICAN
SITUATION EMPHATIC
Holds Government Should Pro-
tect Men in Foreign Coun-
tries Only When They Are
Engaged in Rightful Pursuits

lss sosslHa JouRnAl e-tciAt ls.sso WISH
Phllad elphia. July 1.-The modern-
izlng OF the Declaration OF lndepen.
dence hy applying It's principles TO
present day business domestic and
foreign politics of America was adVo-
Gated today hy President Wilson In an
address that thrilled a huge crowd as
semhled Ia Independence square The
president discussed Mexico. the Pan
anna tolls repeal controversy, his an-
Thrust program. business conditions
and his ideas of modern patriotism.
The president said in part
We are here today to celebrate
the iSSth anniversary of the birth of
the United States.
The Declaration OF independence
WAS written in Philadelphia. Il was
adopted In this historic building
have lust had the privilege Of sitting
in the chair of the great man who
presided over those whose delihera-
tlons resulted In It's adoption Here,
my hand rests on the table upon
which the declaration was signed. We
can almost feel we are In the visible
and tangible presence OF great his
toric transaction.
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But have you ever read the Dec
lafation of independence When YOU
have heard IL read have YOU attended
to its sentences The Declaration Of
Independence is not Fourth Of July
Grafton The declaration of lndepen-
dence was q document preliminary To
war. II FsolNed "A vital piece OF busi-
ness. not piece of rhetoric And II
you will get further down In the read
ing than its preliminary passaRes
where II quoted tfhout the rights of
men, you will see that II Is very spe-
cific body of declarations concerning
the business of the day. not the busl-
ness of our daN-for the matter with
which il deals is past the business of
revolution. the business of 17tf.
The Declaration of Independence
does not mean anything To us. merely
in It's general statements unless We
can append To 1t similarly specific
body of particulars as 10 what we con-
slider our liberty to consist Of
Iill nf Particulars.
I'VE must reduce 1t to what the
lawyers call blll of particulars. II
contains bill Of particulafs--the bill
of particulars of l1'6. and If We are
to revitalze II. we are to I'LL It with
"A NH OF particulars III ifi .
"The task TO which we have 20 ad-
dress ourselves Is a proof that We are
worthy Of the men who drew this
great declaration by showing We know
what they would have done In our
Patriotism consists of some very
things. practical. In that
they belong to every day life. In that
they belong to no extraordinary dis
tinction. but to those things which
are associated with our every day
duty There are some
gentlemen In Washington, for exam
pie. who are showing themselves 10
be patriotic IL WAY that does not at
tract very much attention. The mem
bers Of the house and senate, VINO
stay IN hot Washington to maintain
n quorum Of the houses aud transact
public business are performing an ael
pf patriotism honor them FOR II.
md / ann mighty glad to stay there
aud stick by them until It Is over. y
s patriotic also to know what the
facts are and to face them with can
dor. / have heard gfeat many la'ts
stated about the present business con
ditions In this country, for example
A great many allegations OF tacts' AZ
my rate. and IT is strange that these
facts as stated do not tally with eacn
other.
wonders What They Aim NJ.
"Now the truth always matches the
ruth and when ! find gentlemen IN
sisting that everything Is going wrons'
when il is demonstrated that most
hinps are going right, / wonder what
hey are trying to do. Are they Try
ne to serve the country. or are theN
rvinr to serve something smaller than
he eonntry2 Are they trying to put
lope into The hearts Of men who WORK
md toll every day. or rather are thtN
putting disrouragement and despair
nto these hearts, If they love Amer
ca and anything Is wrong, 1t Is theii
lutS TO put their hands to the tash
n setting il right
II have had some experiences ~
he last fourteen months Whleh haNe
lot been entirely refreshing II was
admitted that the pahhihk
ystem of the country needed reor-
n nization We got the best minus We
.ould END to the task of Finding tle
,est methods of reorganHalo ~
net with hardly anything nut cru
ism from the bankers OF TINS eo'h
~ And vet. lust as soon az tuat
Itt WAS pAeStui oh ii' "
bere .,Is n universal chorus OF ap-
,lal,sn from the bankers Now II II
,as wrong the day tofore It Vas pass
n whV was it right the day after u
vas passed Where had been inc
nndor of criticism by the concert OF
ounsel which makes great nation
II is not patriotic to con
ert measures against one another
4 moi patriotic to concert measures
rom one another e,
you know the DECLARATION OF lhae-
,endence has in one sense losl Ns
i.,ntfir.nee Nobody believed we
eo,ila he independent when that doe
,nAnt was written now nohodv
yould dare To doubt we are indepen-
Ient But 1t is one thing to he lnde-
,endent and il is another thing to
now wha, to do with your indepen-