The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-16
MUST STAND BY AMERICA.
PRESIDENT SAYS THAT THEIR
NATION SHOULD COME FIRST
AT ALL TIMES WITH
AMERICANS.
Principles and Ideals OF United States
should b. Upheld ON Pain of Ostra-
cism, says Wilson. I'm Pointing out
Proper Neutrality for Citizens of
This Country.

80 h"'NhhNoho Oh Poii VI oo-
tracism to be more than neutral in
regard TO the European war, to take
their stand for America. last and all
the time. was voiced by President
Wilson today In a speech at the cele-
bration OF the 25th anniversary of
the founding OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution. The United
States. the president said. was not
trying merely to keep out OF trouble.
but was trying to preserve the foun-,
dation on which peace could be re-
built. 4
Peace can be rebuilt" he said,
"only upon the ancient and accepted.
principles OF International law: only
upon those things which remind ma
tions of their duties to each other
and. deeper than that, Of their duties
to mankind and humanity. America
has n great cause which Is not con-
aned to the American continent. It
Is the cause or humanity ITSELF
Declaring his faith In the loyalty
of the great body OF naturaiized citi-
Gems OF foreign birth. the president
said he believed the impression was
too general that a large number Of
those citizens were without SUFFICIENT
affection for the American ideal. !
The presidents address in part fol-
lows:
There Is a very great thrill to be
had from the memories of the Ameri-
can Revolution. but the American
Revolution was n beginning. not "a con-
summation; and the duty laid upon
us by that beginning Is the duty OF
bringing the things then begun to a
noble triumph OF completion. For II
seems to me that the popularity Of
patriotism Ia America Is that 1t is not
a mere sentiment. 1t Is an active prin-
ciple OF conduct.
The singular fascination OF Ameri-
can history Is that 1t has been a pro-
cess of constant recreation, OF making
over again In each generation the
thing which we conceived at first. You
know how peculiarly necessary that
has been in our case. because America
has not grown by the mere multipli-
cation or the original stock. IL Is easy
to preserve tradition with continuity
Of blood; Il is easy In single family
10 remember the origins Of the race
and the purpose OF its organization;
bait II is not so easy when that race
is constantly being renewed from
stocks that did not carry or originate
the same principles.
so from generation to generation
strangers have had to be indoctrinat-
cd with the principles OF the Amert-
can family. andrth wonder and the
beauty OF II all has been that the in
lection has been so generously easy.
IL has happened In a way that / think
fascinates the Imagination that we
have not only been augmented by ad-
ditions from outside. but that we have
been greatly stimulated by those ad-
ditions.
For my part I believe that the
constant renewal OF this people out
OF foreign stocks has been a constant
source OF reminder to this people
OF what the inducement was that was
offered to men who would come and
Do or our number. For we have come
to n time OF special stress and test.
There never was a time when we
needed more clearly to conserve the
principles OF our own patriotism than
this present time. The rest OF the
world from which our politics were
drawn seems for the time In the
cruciole and no man can predict what
will come out of that crucible. We
stand apart, uncontrolled. conscious
OF our own principles. conscious of
what we hope and purpose so far as
our powers permit for the world at
large. and IL Is necessary that we
should consolidate the American
principle.
Every political action. every social
action, should have for Its object In
America at this time to challenge the
spirit OF America; TO ask that every
man and woman who thinks first OF
America should rally to the stand
ards OF our life. There have been
some among us who have not 'hought
first OF America. who thought to use
the might of America is some matter
not OF Americas origination. and
they have forgotten that the first duty
OF n nation is to express its principles
In the action.