The Ely miner., 1915-05-14
WILSON GIVES FIRST INTiMATioN
OF COURSE U. S. WILL PUR-
SUE AS RESULT OF THE
LuSITANlA DISASTER.
WOULD CONVINCE GERMANY
OF INJUSTICE TO MANKIND
Presidents Speech at Philadelphia
Epitomized as Humanity First"
Makes No Direct Refer.
ences to Tragedy-Re-
maSks AppIauded.

special example and must be an ex-
ample not merely of peace because it
will not fight, but because peace is the
healing and elevating influence of the
world, and strife is not.'
"There Is such thing as a man be-
Ing too proud to fight. There is such
a thing as being so right that It does
not need to convince others by force
that it is right"
president WOODROW WILSON.
Philadelphia. May 12.-President
Wilson gave to gathering of 1000
recently naturalized Americans the
first intimation of what course the
United States government will pursue
In the situation resulting from the loss
OF more than a hundred lives or the
British liner Lusitania.
He spoke by implication, but his
hearers interpreted his remarks as
meaning that while the United States
would remain at peace it would seek
to convince Germany of the injustice
to mankind Of the tragedy of last Fri
day.
America" said the President, must
have the consciousness that on all
sides it touches elbows ard touches
hearts with all nations of mankind.
The example of America must be a
special example and must be an ex-
ample not merely of peace because it
will not fight, but because peace is the
healing and elevating influence of the
world and strife is not.
There is such a thing as a man
being too proud to fight. There is
such a thing as being so right that
1t does not need to convince others
by force that it is right"
These remarks precipitated tumult
of applause and patriotic enthusiasm
attended by a waving of thousands of
small American flags. The President
made no direct reference to the Lusi-
tania tragedy, but the audience did not
hesitate to read the implication of his
statement.
Humanity Comes First.
The sentiment expressed in the
Presidents speech was epitomized
later by one Of his closest advisers
as humanity first" While it had not
yet been determined, he said, exactly
what steps would be taken by the
United States in the present crisis the
idea uppermost in the Presidents
mind was to show that whatever
course is adopted-no matter how Wig
orous-it will have as its objective the
good of humanity.
Speaks in German Accent.
introduced by Mayor Blankenburg,
who spoke in distinctly German accent,
a welcome and an appeal for single
allegiance to the United States, the
President carried forward the idea of
the welding of foreign blood in the
makeup of America by pointing out the
true goal of right American citizen
ship to be loyalty not to the country
of ones birth, but the the land of ones
adoption.
while you bring" he said, "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 looking over your
shoulder or seeking to perpetuate what
you leave in them. I would not GER
tainly be one who suggests that a man
cease to love the place Of his origin.
1t is one thing to love the place where
you were born and another to dedicate
yourself to the place where you go.
You can't be an American if you think
Of yourselves in groups. America does
not consist of groups. A man who con-
siders himself as belonging to ma
tional group is not yet an American.
my advice to you is to think first
not only Of America, but to think Of
humanity, and you do not love human
ity if you seek to divide humanity into
Jealous camps"