The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-13
PRESIDENT, urges
alaERIGA FIRST
1t)NNEWC|T|zENS
Addresses 1000 AIien-Born at
Philadelphia.
W. GSTnVTTTs "a Eg
y fUTS' HUMANITY 4 ABOVE ALL
Says Example ofs~U. S. Must Be Not,
Merely of Peace escause 1t e
Will Not Fight, But Peace 80
Is Eievatng.

"hooh save W y NGdQNlHS ". NV
naturalized Americans last night the
first intimaton of what course the
United States wtllspursue IN the situ'
attoh Easalting 4from the loss gilmore
than one hundred American lives on
the British liner Lusitania.
sbir He spoke by implications but his
hearers interpreted his remarks as
/. r meaning that while the United States
~. would remain at peace it would seek
to convince Germany Of the injustice
~ O. to mankind of the tragedy of last Fri
,nfy day. uot -tuqugu ...n.aa.. ID
Peace Elevating Influence.
-uaH America said the president
must have the consciousness that on
all sides 1t touches elbows and
/ touches heart with all nations of man
kind. The example of America must
be an example not merely OF peace
.. because 1t will not fight, but because
peace is a healing and elevating in
tiuence of the world, and strife is not.
ty. There Is such a thing as man
being too proud to fight. There is
such thing as being so right that it
does not need to convince others by
force that It is right"
Lusitania Not Mentioned.
These remarks precipitated tu-
multi of applause and patriotic enthus-
asm, attended by waving of thou.
sands Of small American flags. The
president made no direct reference
to the Lusitania tragedy, but the au-
dience did not hesitate to read the
application Of his statement.
~ The sentiment expressed in the
IL presidents speech was epitomized
,e later by sone ofyhis closest advisers as
40 Humanity frst,' IL
While it had not yet been deter
4 mined, he said exactly what steps
y would be taken by the United States
r IN the present crisis, the idea upper
L most in the PRESIDENTS mind was to
show that whatever course is adopted
no matter how vigorous-it will
have as its, objective the good of hui
mainly. / rs@ ~ Z ks-S4 ~
introduced by Mayor q
Introduced by Mayor Blankenburg,
who spoke in distinctly German &C.
cent welcome and appeal for a
single allegiance to the United States,
the president carried forward the idea
g or the welding OF foreign blood in the
- makeup Of America by pointing ont
the true goal of right American, citi-
zenship to be loyalty not to the
country of ones birth, but to the land
m of ones adoption. . -........
Leave Old Lands Behind.
y while you bring" he said "all
eountries 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 perpetuate
what you lsay In sthem& l would not
certainly be one who would suggest
b, rs that a man cease to love the place of
bis origin.
at is one thing to love the place
II where you we're born and another
n thing to dedicate yourself to the place
{, where you go. You can't be an Ameri-
can If you think of yourself in groups
America does not consist of groups.
A man who considers himself as be-
longing tora national group is not yet
an AmericahABk-4 fks@sS~a&a
Think First OF Humanity.
q MY advice to you is to think first
mot only of America but to think first
l SOf humanity, and you do not love hui
; Ninanity If you seek to divide humanity
in jealous camps
----The-president- was constantly inter
rupted by spontaneous outburstss of
applause. He spoke clearly and SO
quiet was his audience of $4,000 that
he could be heard distinctly In all
PARTS of. the great hall .s.se-tse,...-sa.
Everywhere the red, white and blue
flag and bunting was displayed and a
band during the evening played patri-
-otic airs. Some of the passages in his
speech which the crowd applauded
most loudly were these
c,s 4 am sorry for the man who seeks
to make personal capital out OF the
passions of his. fellow man.
|a aLoses American Ideal. q |
"He has lost the touch and ideal of
America, for America was created to
unite mankind 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 |
frop interest, in the United States is |
stirling at its very heart ~ 'f
81 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 any high
hopes or undertake any great enter
prise VAN ltfT,t .gg-.F gtI
Wilson Arodses Enthusiasm.
In his peroration, the president
aroused, much enthusiasm when he
said thatr tlF had felt that he ought
nottoSi}e away from Washington, and
after coming he found that the gath.
Will Build Macadam Road.
-iRaene rI'rhe town of Union GroveJl
with the aid Of the county roads com
missiqs, is, 70 Improve IT'S thorough.