The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-15
President in Flag Day
Speech Outlines Ma
tons Mission
GREAT THRONG
HEARS ADDRESS
Tempest of Cheering
Greets Presidents
Tribute

WASHINGTON. June l5-"The
heart OF America viii yet interpret
the heart OF the world 90
That viii DE the mission OF This
nation. in the opinion of President
Wilson. II the people OF the country
are true to its grra; traditions. lie
so told a crowd % nearly 5000 pcO.
pie. assembled OF the south front OF
the treasury building at noon Mon
day discussing tlag day and the "a.
ditions for which IL stands The
scene was probably the most lnsp.r-
Ing under which the president has
ever spoken. stretching 81 front OF
him VA the greeusNard OF Poto-
mac park In ~" distance the
great bulk Of the Washington mouu.
sky from which sCorchins sum
mer sun threw everything into bold
, relief
ON The aag bedcck,d spoakor's
stand sat the new premier u the
administration. Acting Secretary %
State Robert Lansing, and Secretarr
Of the Navy Daniels. while The pres
ideut VAS introduced ty Secretary
McAdea
For nearly minute after Pre,i-
dent Wilson vas introduced the
crowd appIauded. and II was only
after he had several times Wnton"d
that be vas able 20 make himself
heard. The president made no ~.
rect reference 60 IN" stirring DAYS
Of the last week IN hia speech
when he appealed 10 everyone 10
realize that the great mass Of the
people are not those Hao gcr thoiy
names In The newspapers and said
that in the list % those vho made
the nag possible there was not
single sNa-hblckler mans nrrr-
prctcd 'hut AS hls explanation OF
Why he Las NOT made any pg.hc
comment on the events that led 90
The FIRST break in hi, cabinet
IL know OF nothing more difficult
than 20 render an adequate tribute
TO the emblem Of or nation said
tho president Those Of IA who
have fclf thr beat ot tho pulse OF
tho nations and who have known OF
; It's aspirations must realize Tho pos
sihili'} oI truly expressing The great
things that IL represents When Wa
stop 10 anaiyze u Wc must realize
that what The Gag represents ,s
not mere body OF vague soutl.
ments or ~ rhetorical sentiments
that are contained in declarations Of
indeponderrc and bills ot rights
The things thai tac Has stands
for wcr" created 10y the experience
OF a great people Everything that
it stands for vas written lv their
lives
THE 0ag Is The embodiment. not
OF sentiment. bat OF history u rep.
resents The experiences by women
and men, the experience OF those
who do and lI'e under thar flag
You do not create national life
by literary cxpcsitions. but Bog
daily ond"ayor ot great people,
living mp to their standards ~ hon
esty and just conduct.
we are assembled here today 20
pay our tribute 90 the great men
who have created tho experiences
that have made this nation what !.
is. These men were known 10 al.
the world They Included states.
men, soldiers, merchants. men of
otters. They have shown as The
nv They were not afraid 20 lead
ihev were nor afraid to 70 ahead
There was not a single sNash.
iu kler among them They were
al. men of sober. quiet thought.
Whose actions were tho most efrec.
tive because there was no buster I'm
them
These men vn made possible
the celebration So participating
In today had no thought Of sclf.ag.
gTandiz, ment. but only OF their duty
While We honor these men who
have so great u part in the history
OF the nation and who stood for
the ideals that made the flag
Of the United states possible, let us
net forget that the great expert
ences OF the nation have been the
work OF the unknown men The
men ] mean are those whose names
we do not find In the headlines Of
the newspapers They are not tho
men who stand on one side and com.
ment on what Is being accomplished
These men are not th-- Hcn who
Try to interpret the great struggle
u life
mo. they are tho mon who. in
heir daily endcavor. represent the
essence Of the flag; the men. who.
IN the faR. zee the expression Of
what they themselves are and what
hey desire 10 be.
we sometimes look 10 the noisy
places where men are talking. 10
lie market places where men arc
expressing passion as partisans. In
stead Of attuning our ears 10 the
mass OF the people who try daily TO