Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-12

time no matter what may happen in the
world,
TumuIt of Cheers.
mo matter what our personal feelings
for the country we left behind our first
! allegiance is to the country of our
adoption. L can not impress this too
strongly on account OF the occurrence
of the last eight months. Thank God we
have a man. in the White House who
knows, who is just a man who knows
what to do" The crowd interrupted
with a tumult OF cheers, arose en-masse
from the balconies and floor and waved
the Stars and Stripes.
II am perfectly willing" he went on,
ito leave the conduct OF the great prob
lem now confronting us in the hands Of
our great president"
II present TO you-God bless him-the
president
The stenographlc copy. of Mr.. Wilson's
address in full follows:
1T warns my heart that you should
give me such a reception; but 1t is not
of myself that wish to think tonight,
but of those who have just become citi-
gems of the United states This is the
only country in the world which expert
ences this constant and repeated rebirth.
Other countries depend upon the multi
plication OF their own native people.
Drinking out of New Sources.
This country is constantly drinking
strength out of new sources by the volun-
tary association with II OF great bodies
of strong men and forward looking
women. And so by the gift Of the free
will OF independent people It is constantly
being renewed from generation to gem
Grafton by the same process oy which
it was originally created. II is as II
humanity had determined TO see to 1t that
this great nation, founded for the benefit
of humanity, should not lack for the
allegiance of the people Of the world.
"You have just taken an oath of
allegiance to the United States. OF
allegiance TO whom? OF allegiance TO no
one, unless IL be God. Certainly not of
allegiance to those who temporarily
represent this great government
"You have taken an oath of allegiance
to great ideal, to a great body of prin-
cIples, to a great hope of the human race
You have said We are going to America
not only to earn a living, not only to seek
the things which it was more difficult to
/ obtain where you were born, but to help
forward the great enterprises OF the
human spirit'-to let men know that
everywhere in the world there are men
who will cross strange oceans and go
where a speech is spoken which is alien
to them, showing that whatever the
speech, there is but one longing aud ut
terance of the human heart and that is
for liberty and Justice.
Not Looking Back.
And while you bring all countries with
you, you come with a purpose OF leaving
all other countries behind you-bringing
what is best Of their spirit. but not look
ing over your shoulders and seeking to
perpetuate what you intended TO leave
I'm them. I certainly would not be one
even 10 suggest that a man ceases TO
love the home of his birth and the nation
of his 1rigin-these things ere very
sacred and ought not to be put out Of
our hearts-but It is one thing TO love
the place where you were born and IL in
another thing to dedicate yourself to the
place to which YOU go.
You cannot dedicate yourself to Amer
lea. unless you become in every respect
end with every purpose or your will
thorough Americans. You cannot become
thorough Americans II you think OF
yourselves in groups. America does no;
consist OF groups. A man who thinks OF
himself as belonging to a particular ma
tional group in America has not yet be-
come an American; and the man who
goes among you TO trade upon your ma
tionality is no worthy son to live under
the stars and stripes.
The Welding Power.
My urgent advice to you would be not
only always TO think first Of America,
but always to think first Of humanity
You do not love humanity II you seek
to divide humanity into jealous camps.
Humanity can be welded together only
by love. by sympathy by justice. not b
jealousy ana hatred. am sorry for the
man who seeks TO make personal capital
out OF the passions Of his fellow men,
He has lost the touch and ideal OF Amer
lea. for America was created TO unite
mankind by those passions which INT
and not by the passions which separate
and debase.
We came 10 America either ourselves
or in persons Of our ancestors. 10 better
the ideals of men, TO make them see
finer things than they had seen before.
10 get rid OF things that divide and TO
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