Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-05-13
PRESIDENT SPOKE TO
NATURAL|zED AMERICANS
Hearers Interpret His
Words to Mean a Peace
Policy Plan
6REETED WITH APPLAUSE
Seven Detectives Act as Per s0nal Body
Guard to the President Through
the Streets of Philadelphi-
'sAmerica" Is Sung.

| Philadelphia, Pa, May 1O.-President
| Wilson tonight gave to a gathering of
1000 naturalized Americans the first
intimation of the course the United
States probably will pursue in the sit
uation resulting from the loss of more
than 100 American lives on the British
liner Lusitania. He spoke by implica-
ton, 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 trag-
edy
America" said the President, ''must
have the consciousness that On all
sides it touches elbows and touches
hearts with all the natione of mankind
| The example of America must be
special example. And it must be an
example not merely of peace because
a 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
These remarks precipitated a tu-
multi Of applause and patriotic en-
thusiasm attended by waving of thous-
ands Of small American flags. The
7nfn To
the Lusitania tragedy, but the audi
ence did not hesitate to- read the ap-
plication of his statement.
Introduced by Mayor BIankenburg,
| who spoke In a distinctly German ac
cent 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 make up of America by pointing
out the true goal of right American
country of ones birth but to the land
of ones adoption.
"While you bring" he said, 'al1
countries with you, you come with
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 certainly would
not be one who would suggest that
man cease to love the place of his
origin. 1t is one thing to love the
place where you were born, and an
other thing to dedicate yourself to the
place where you go. You can't be an
American if you think OF, yourself in
groups. A man who considers himself
as belonging to national group is
not yet an American. = *'
'My advice to you is to think first
not only of America, but to think first
of humanity, and you do not love hu-
manity if you seek to divide humanity
into jealous camps"
! The President was constantly inter
rupted by spontaneous outbursts 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 hall. Everywhere red,
white and blue flags and bunting were
displayed and a band during the even
ing played patriotic airs.
| Some Of the passages in the Presi-
dents speech which the crowd ap-
plauded most loudly were these:
81 am sorry for the man who seeks
to make personal capital out of the
/ passions of his fellow man. He has
lost the touch and ideal of America,
for America was created to unite man
kind by the passions that lift and
unite and not by the passions that sep
arate and debase mankind.
"The man who seeks to divide man
from man, group from group, interest
from interest in the United States is
striking at its very heart. s
'I was born in America You dream
ed of what America was to be and I
hope you brought the dreams with you
No man who does not see visions will
ever realize any high hopes or under
take any great enterprise"
! The President aroused much en-
thusiasm when he said that he had
felt that he ought not to be away from
Washington, but after coming he found
that the gathering had renewed his
spirit as an American"
I'm Washington" he said, ''men tell
you so many things every day that
are not so that like to come and