The Dermott news., 1915-05-13
J. 5. WILL NOT GO
 ID WAR SAYS WILSON
WOULD CONVINCE GERMANY or INJUSTICE TO MANKIND OF
 THE TRAGEDY.
RE MARKS ARE APPlAUDE0
President Wilson Tells 4.0Co Natural lzed Americans Plan That
 Will Be Pursued.

Philadelphia - President Wilson gave to a gathering of 1000 naturatiz cd Americans and 11.000 others the firat intimation of the course ta United States will pursue in the ait uation resulting from the loss of no. than hundred American lives on thu British liner Lusitania
 lis hearers interpreted hIs remark as meaning that while the United States will remain at peace. it wi4 seek to convince Germany of the in justice to mankind of the tragedy.
 America. said the president "must have the consciousness that on all sides it touches elbows and touches hearts with all nations of mankind The example of America must he a special example and must te an ~ ample not merely of peace because il will not fight, but because peace is a heating and eleyatins influence of the world and strife is not.
 "There is such a thing as man being too proud to fight There is such q thing as being SO right that II does not need to convince others hy force that fl is riFht"
 These remarks preeipitated a t1- muit ot applause and enthusiasm. at tolded by a waving of thousands ot small American flags The president maec no direct reference to the Lnei- tania tragedy
 Introduced by Mayor BIaakenburg, who spoao IT. distinctly German ac- cent. a welcome and an aprea for T single alleeianee to the United states. the president carried forwari tae idea of the welding of foreign Eoai to l make up America by pointing cut the true goal of American citizenship to be loyal not to the country ot ones birth but to the land of one adop- ton
 While YOU bring he satt. "an countries with vou. you coma with I pprposo ef leaving all other couutrios hehfnd you bringing what Is hest of their spirit but not looking cysr yeEr shoulder or seeking to perpetHsta wAat yau leave iu them. would e-~sa51lv not be ouo who would sueE -t taa. ! man cease 10 love the place cf Inns o-!- gin IL is ,ae thing to love tHc place of vour Eirth aad another thior to dedicate ycur.elt 10 the place VHera you go leu can't he an American if veu think of yourself in groups. America does not consist Of groups \ Wau who considers himself as belong ips to a national group is not vet an American
 My advice 10 you is to think first Tot of America. but humanity. and you Go not love humanity if you seek 10 divide humanity into jealous camps"
 The president was constantly inter rlptcd by spontaneous outhursts of applause He spoke clearly and so ouict was his auii"rce of l5,o0O that he could he heard distinctly ln all parts of the great hall Sor1e of the passages fin his speech. which tla crowd applauded most loudly were these.
 a'l am sorry for the man who socks to make porsoral capital oGt of tea passions ef hts fe'lowman 4c has lost the touch and ideal or America. for America was created to unite man kind hy the passions that lift and unite and not hy the passions that separate and iehase mankind -.
 'l was born in America You dream. ed cf what America was ta se and hope vou brought dreams with you No man who does not see visions will ever realize any high hopes or under. take any great enterprise
 The president caused much enthu. siasm whom hc said he fo't he ought not to be away from Washington and after coming he found that the gath. erinr renewed his spirit as an American
 "ln Washington" he said. mon tell you so many things cycry day tha' arc not SO and | like to come and stand In the presence of my fellow citizens and drink out of the common | fountain with them. feeling the sense of their support"
 There was a tremendous ovation IS the president finished his speech. Al. terward he returned to the station and entered his private car.
 Because Of the present status Of in. te~netional affairs. extraordinary pre- 1 cautions had been taken to guard the president during his stay in Philadel. phiN,