The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-14
STATES TO
REMAIN At PEACE
PREa0ENT FoR FIRsr TiwE,
MAKES KNOWN poLfcY RE-
GARoiN0 LuslTAstA
GREETED NTH APPLAUSE
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gave d d gathering of t4aa naiami
Irsd Americans tht hrst mt.matlau e
th6 course the ra.tad states prhab.
g wW pursue In thg situation result.
tag from The loss ef mafe than 100
American lives aa che British liner
Luslaala tie spoke hy Implication.
but hla hearers Interpreted bis re
marks aa meaning thar while the
United States would remain a. peace.
d would eas q goaNnea Germany %
the injustice % mankind % the trag
eds
America. mld the President.
emuat have the e8nseIpuannaa lhat On
an Sides e taaehea elbows and
touches heaua with uli nations Of man.
kind The eNampls g America must
BE- a special example and Il must be
an example net merely 81 peace be.
cause & wlll not heat. bat because
peace Is healing and eleYatlng in
auonee Of the world and strife is not
There Is such a thlng as a man
being too pruud 10 hsht There is
such a thing as being 80 right that
Il does not neod 10 convince others By
force that it Is right
These remarks preclpltatetd a Ga.
mutt Of applause and patriotic en-
thuaiasm attended by a waving Of
thousands Of small American fags.
The president made no direct refer.
ence TO the Lusltania. but the audi.
ence did not hesitate 20 read the ap
plication Of bis statement
introduced By Mayor Blankenburg.
who spoke in distinctly German &C.
cent, welcome and an appeal for .
single allegiance 10 the United States.
the President carried forward the
idea Of the welding OF foreign blood
Of the makeup OF America by point
Ing out the true goal Of right Amer1.
can citizenship 10 be a loyalty not
10 the country Of ones birth. but 70
the land Of ones adoption
While you bring" be said. "all
countries with you. you come with a
purpose Of leaving all other countries.
behind you bringing what Is best Of
their spirit but not looking over your
shoulder or seeking to perpetuats
what you leave In them certainly
would not be one who would suggest
that man cease 10 love the place Of
his origin. Il is one thing to love
the place where you we're born, and
another thing TO dedicate yourself
where You go You cant be an Amer.
lean II you think Of yourself in
groups. America does not consiet OF
groups A man who considers him
self as belonging to a national group
is not yet an American.
MY advice to you is to think lirst
not only Of America. but to think
hrat Of humanity. and you do not
love humanity II you seek TO divide
humanity into jealous camps"
The President was constantly in.
terrupted by spontaneous outbursta
OF applause. lie spoke clearly and
so quiet was his audience Of $1,000
that be could be heard distinctly in
all parts Of the hall Everywhere
red. white and blue flags and bunt.
Ing we're displayed and a band dur.
ing the evening played patriotic airs.
Some Of the passages in tie presl.
dents speech which the crowd ap-
planded most loudly we're these.
\ am rorry for the man who seeks
to make personal capital out Of The
passions Of his fellow man. He has
lost the touch and ideal Of America.
for America was created to unite man.
Kind BY the passions that lift and
unite and not by the passions that
separate and debase mankind.
The man who seeks to divide man
from man. group from group. interest
from interest in the United States. il
striking at its very heart.
I was born IN America. You
dreamed OF what America was to be.
and ! hope you brought the dreams
with you. No man who does not see
visions will ever realize and high
hopes or undertake any great enter.
prise.'
There was a tremendous ovation as
the President finished his speech.
Afterward he returned 10 the station
and entered bis private car
The aeatlment expressed in the
Presidents speech vas epitomlzed Ia.
ter By one Of his closest advisors az
humanity first"
While Il had not yet been desarm-
lned. be said exactly what steps
would be taken bY the United states
In The present CRISIS. the Idea upper.
most IN ne Presidents mind was TO
show thai whatever course is adopt.
ed-no matter how viEorous-it viii
have as It's objective the good Of
humanity