The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-20
President Declares America
Asks Nothing For Herself
NO THREAT HAS BEEN MADE
Navy Ready to Cope With Respons''
biities In Behalf OF Great moral
Principies-Mightie Armada Ever
Assembled In American Port Re
viewed by the Chief Executive

Voicing his and the nations pride
In the navy and its readiness to face
and cope with responsibilities, Presi-
dent Wilson delivered patriotic
address at the civic banquet in MS
honor at New York in connection with
the review OF the Atlantic fleet.
THE interesting and inspiring thing
about America is that she asks notn-
ing for herself except what she mas
right to ask for humanity said the
president. I'VE want no nation
property; we question no nations
honor.
I'VE stand for that for which every
nation should wish to stand. When |
think OF the flag, the only touch OF
color about the fleet, it seems TO me
| see alternate strips OF parchment
on which are written right and JUS
tice: strips OF blood split for main
ta.ning these rights, and in the corner
a strip of blue serene.
THE mission of America is the
only thing a soldier or sailor should
think about. He has nothing to DO
with her policy He stands and waits
to do the thing which the nation de-
sires.
America sometimes seems to for
get her program, or rather those VINO
represent her do, but the people never
forget. Their real affection and force
is for the Ideals that men embody.
when a crisis comes in this coun-
try, it is as ii you put your hands op
the pulse Of dynamo.
This spirit now broods over the
river. No threat is lifted against any
man or any nation. This is Just evl-i
dence that the force OF America is
lifted FOR great moral principles.
There is nothing else for which she
will contend"
Standing on the reviewing platform,
before the public library, President
Wilson, as a preliminary to the naval
review, saw 5000 lighting men from
the fleet and the New York naval
militia pass before him in the ram
while hundreds of thousands OF peo-
pie lined the streets
On the way to the reviewing plat
form the president rode between thou-
sands of persons lining the sidewalks,
who cheered and roared a noisy well
come. The presidential party tray-
eled at brisk pace through the
street, trailed by three automooiles
OF secret service men and detach-
ment OF detectives from police head
quarters. Seldom before had such
precautions been taken to guard a
president In New York city.
When the president arrived at the
reviewing stand he found the Seventh
regiment, New York national guard
drawn up at salute The block In
which the stand stood was roped on
from the public
In the middle of the afternoon the
presidential yacht Mayflower weighed
anchor for the naval review. A
mighty armada Of battleships, de-
stroyers, submarines and auxiliary
craft, the nations bulwark in case OF
war. swung at anchor in the Hud-
son.
The most powerful array of fight
ing ships ever assembled in an Ameri-
can port, sixty -four in all, they
stretched for four miles In a double
line of gray, but touched with gayer
coIors where pennants and ensigns
streamed from fighting top and mast
head.
Each battleship thundered out the
presidential salute Of twenty-one
guns when the Mayfiower, with the
president on the bridge. passed them.
The naval review was on the program
as the chief ceremonial feature Of the
ten days visit.