The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-12
Makes Ringing Address at
| Meeting Of Daughters OF
American Revolution
"AMERICA FIRST" Is
HIS CHALLENGE
Would Discipline the Hyphen-
ates With Public Sentiment.
Says They Are More Vocal
Than Influential


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Inc necessary IN every po.ucAI
a&1tAuon IN the years wAich are
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Ell wnerc ne STANDS.
10 those VINO 90 not place Americ~
afst the PRESIDENT ut,efea chalaense
hat they stand forth on one side, dis
lncs from the great Inass oi t'e,t
ore'gn-oorn Ieilow citlzens VINO 40
hot overlook the IDEAL or America re
neoiared }naI the hummer OF our ci.,
ens VINO nave not entertained with
uncient Intensity ana aHection the
american fdeal mas oeeh oFeses1-
mated
Inose VINO wouia seek 10 repfes
[hem are very vocal. pnt 'nsv aFe no,
very influential. SAID Mr., wilson.
oNia t1'e TX @A'esfI aA@'t
america nrst 10 take census OF MA
he foreign bern citizens or the thiteu
States for ] know that the vast ma
orify or Them came here because theE
believed in America and their BELIEF
y America nae mace ihem oet.eF cti-
Nns than some people VINO We're porn
n America
Has Situation Sired Up.
Il am not deceived, continued tue
President as to the balance OF opin-
on among the foreign born ciuzehs
pf the United states, nnf ] am IN
hurry to have An opportunity To nave
hne-np and let the men VINO are
milking or other countries stand on
Pne side niieAHy " shouio pc on
ne ieit-~anl ali those .nat are IuF
america 20 the ias' aHa All the lHies
pm the other SIDE
The Fresiden, gave warning tha' ne
purposed to administer diseiplihe 70
here hyphenated Americans throueh
1irecsing pubic opinion asaInse ,neln'
the Ires1uent fave new "a a s4-
ion OF American neutrality II is nor
% be suspected, he said that ameri-
ian hearts DO not throb with intense
tympathy or that American heahs
ave not formed clear fdeas OF the
merits OF the great war ana the pre-
eervatton OF our neutrality, ne de-
elared, must be attributed 10 aesire
70 keep out or trounie
Preserving Peace Foundations
We are trying TO preserve the
Foundations upon which peace can ne
febuilt- he said. Peace can be re-
fGilt only upon the ancient and Ae-
epted principles of international
aw
II Is the function Of America, he
aid. to stand apart emnrotied IN
hrrer that THESE principles may oe
essrved Tor Application at the end or
he war.
These were the outstanding points
what IL regarded here as one OF
he strongest utterances ~ the Presi-
lent since he was fnaugurated, Ine
kpeech and its manner Of delivery
NerA totally unlike most Of the OF
actal utterances OF President Wilson.
He began this afternoon in the aui~
tude OF restraint and reserve which
Asuaily chsractertzes hts utteranees
p international subjects Then sud
fenlv his arm shot out IN vigorous
GESTURE ana ne hurled MS denance
into the teeth Of those citizens of
gauused political power who have
sought special stress and test. There
Ena never time when we needed
more clearly 70 conserve the patriotic
Feeling than at this time. The rest N
ne world. from which our politics
was drawn. fs at critical point. We
etarG apart unembroiled, conscious of
bur own principles. conscious Of what
rte aore ard purpose SO far rs our
svs~e permit for the world Mt large,
= -. k'as. We shonld con-
polidate the American principle.
Ever rfTssts:S5,.7 ar+!on. every social
ertson. should have for It's object In
america at this time. to challenge the
spirit Of Am erica: to ask that every
man and woman who thinks first of
america should rally to the stania rds
BIZ our life. There have been some