The chronicle=news., 1915-01-08
WILSON TALKS
TO AUDIENCE
OF H00S|ERS

Richmond, lnr., san. $.-prcsi
dent Wilson made II fivc-minutc
speech on the duty of the United
States to the rest OF the world here
today. In a short sto2 on the way
to Indianapolis, he declared to II
crowd OF several thousand persons
that If America keeps its own poisc
it will hes, he able to bring about
peace in Europe. lie was warmly
ch"cred.
Il haven't made a speech for sc
long that fear don't know how,
he said. You know have been
confined for couple of years al
hard labor and am out on parole for
l day or two. ! have to hurry back
for fear will forfeit the parole. Blu
| do want to say this, M fellow cit!
zcns. that it is Il very genuine pleas
urc to me to set abroad again and
stir among the people | so dearly
love. because the one thing "" have
to think about down in Washington
i. the best thing to do for vOu and
tho thinG you want us to do for yOn
and that is a mighty hard thing to
linu ont. particularly VIXEN you are
not thinking about your OWL affairs
and are constantly thinking about
what is none of vour business, name
iy, what is going on on rHo other
sid" of the water.
- say that in plafulnoss but !
mean it half in earnest. II does not
do, my friends. to divert our itten-
tion from the affairs of this grea,
country. The duty which this coun-
try has to perform to the rest of tho
world largely depends upon the way /.
in which it performs its duty to I / .
self
Il have always thought with re
gard to individuals that if man was
true TO himself he would then be .
tru" to other persons: and / believe /
that applies to a great country like
ours: that a nation that is habitu-
aliT true TO its own exalted principles
of action viii know how to serve the .
rest OF mankind when the o3portun-
ity offers. That is very dcep phi
losophy Of life while il is very thor
oughly worth while living up to.
we have a great many things to
do in this country that we can do
only if we keep our equilibrium. only
if we think and speak justly about
one another, only if we try to do the
just thing from day to day in tho
laily task
I'VE have been trying at Washing
.ol TO remove some of the shacklos
hat have been put upon American
business; but after you have removed
he shackles you must determine
vhat You are going to do with your
liberty and there are many tasks to
perform for mankind. There are
many things to be bettcred in this
world which we mus. get ourselves
o make better.
so what want TO SAY to YOU nov,
: merely this: ct ms seek sober, com
non counsel about our own affairs
nd then when the time comes when
sc can act upon II larger field there
rill be no mistake as to what Amer
ca will do for the peace of the world.
aving found her own peace and hav-
n" established justice in her own
lind
II am sincerely glad to see yOu.
id not expect to make n speech to
on. am merely giving you in a Z
'w words have uttered, what liee
ccp IN my heart
Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. S.--Prosi-
nnt Wilson today defended the poll \
es of his administration before ,
rg" crowd of people which filled (
ammany Hall here. lie was intro I
iced by Governor Ralgton of In (
ana. and the presidents address 2
asccdcd by the singing Of We Z