Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-20
WILSON POINTS TO NEED
OF SELF-P0ssESs|ON
President Thinks This Is Supreme
Test by Which Nation Proves
It's Greatness.
ADDRESSES d. A. II. CONGRESS
Ambassador Jusserand Expresses
Thanks Of France for Generosity
OF America In European Crisis.
Candidates Preparing for Election.

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The need
Of self-possess!on. calmness and judi
cial temperament by the United States
In the present world crisis was urged
to-day by President Wilson in n speech
before the opening session of the
twenty-fourth Continental Congress OF
the Daughters OF, the American Revo-
luton.
The President said possession
was the supreme test OF nations
mcttle. and urged the congress to rally
to the cause OF righteousness, rs minis
tered by those who hold their minds
Guiet. and judge upon principle.
Following the Presidents speech.
Ambassador Jusserand, Of France told
tho congress that the United States
had behaved In the European crisis so
as to command the gratitude and
thankfulncss Of the world.
we in France" he said. have
learned to know what the American
heart is made of-the pure American
gold that Is In 1t. l am glad that
may affirm the thanks OF France for
the generosity OF America--the neutral
United States"
PRESENT WAR WILL SOLVE
PROBLEM OF HUMAN LIBERTY
The ambassador said "the chief ques-
| tion in the European struggle" WAS the
same problem that confronted America
I'm revolutionary times. I'VE thought
we had solved the problem OF human
liberty he added. but 1t again con-
fronts us. 1t Will be solved now Just
as 1t was solved in former times: as 1t
was solved In the trenches at York.
town"
The President In his speech declared
that he could speak only in general
terms and that 1t was "lndiscreet" for
him to speak even In that way
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, r. C. B.
Thurston. presidcnt-generalo OF the Sons
of the Revolution. and John Barrett.
director general OF the Pan-American
Union. also spoke o-day
The routine organization OF tho con-
gress was completed to-day, and the
rival followers of the two candidates
for president general were preparing
for the election on Wednesday. Mrs.
William Cummings Story. candidate for
reelection. Will he opposed by Mrs.
George Thatcher Guernsey. Of Kansas
City.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
TO MEMBERS OF ID. A. IL.
Ihe PRESIDENTS address follows:
In these times when unusual things
are happening and there are many
queries as 10 tho future. suppose
that those associations whose business
1T is 10 commemorate the past must be
asking themselves what part they have
In the future. Our business. Of course,
is not merely one Of recollection. not
merely the business OF remembering
and reverencing the traditions OF the
country that we love. There is no
dignity In tradition which has lost
Its practical energy, and our interest
In traditions is that they should bear
fruitage In the present and n still
richer fruitage in the future
Your society Is particularly in
tended to commemorate the circum-
stances OF the birth OF this nation, but
/ take II for granted that it Is not
your thought to create an exclusive
company Of those whose recollecttons
by heredity run back to that great day,
but that your thought Is also OF the
constant rebirth OF the nation. In n
peculiar degree the United States
seems to be reborn from generation to
generation. because removed out OF all
tho sources OF human energy In the
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