The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

No matter what our personal feel
.ngs Tor the co1nrry Ee left behind.
or d-st allegiance Is 70 the country
Of our adoption I canno, impress
this TOO strongly on account o. the
occurrences 0: the las, eight months.
Tahnk God we have Z man IN The
White House who knows, who i
JUST and is a man who knows what
10 DO"
The crowd interrupted with z tu-
multi Of cheers. arose en masse from
the balconies and floor and waved
the stars and Stripes Il was re-
ua-sa0le demonstration OF applause
u an perfectly willing" he went
On. TO leave the conduct Of the great
problem now confronting Us in the
hands Of or gres, president
When the mayor concluded he was
warmly applsuded He then intro
duced United Sites Judge Jos. Buf-
hngton and Secretary Wilson 0: the
department Of labor.
Secretary Wilson declared that new
citizens must DO more than simply
obey the laws Of the United States
Our passions must not be allowed
to overthrow our reason" ne said
IF We can. without sacrifice Of
our honor and dignity. preserve our
peace with other nations We shall be
in z better position TO help them
when the war shall end"
While Secretary Wilson was speak
ing a baby Of a new citizen began
crying and the secretary said:
Those who have taken the oath
Of allegiance TO the United States
can have no dual allegiance Like
you, Mr.. Mayor. and the guests here
tonight, | am one Of those who was
born abroad and has sworn allegiance
to the United States"
Prior to the presidents speech
moving pictures showing leading ey-
ents in the lives of Presidents Wash
ington and Lincoln were thrown upon
screen.
A sudden. spontaneous outburst Of
applause greeted the president when
he arose TO speak. Every one pres
ent leaped up, waving American flags.
Waves of cheers broke over the hall.
rising and falling. He bowed time
and again, smiling his acknowledge
ment Of the reception.
AS he arose the band played The
Star Spangled Banner"
The president was constantly in
terrupted by spontaneous outbursts
of applause. He spoke clearly and
so quiet was his audience OF $1,000
that he could be heard distinctly in
all parts OF the great hall Some
of the passages in his speech which
the crowd applauded most loudly
were these:
America Created to Unite.
Il am sorry for the man who
seeks to make capital out of the
passions of his fellow man. He has
lost the touch and ideal of Ameri-
ca, for America was created to unite
and not by the passions that sepa-
rat, and debase mankind.
THE man who. seeks 10 divide man
from man, group from group, inter
est from interest in the United
States is striking at its very heart
Il was born in America. You
dreamed of what America was to be
and | hope you brought the dreams
with you. No man who does not see
visions will ever realize any high
hopes or undertake any great enter
prise"
In his peroration the president
aroused much enthusiasm when he
said he felt he ought not to be away
from Washington, and after coming
he found that the gathering renewed
his spirit as an American"
In Washington" he said, men
tell you so many things every day
that are not so, and | like to come
and stand in the presence of my fell
low citizens, drink out of the common
fountain with them, feeling the sense
of their support"
Extraordinary Guard for Wilson.
There was a tremendous ovation !
as the president finished his speech. |
Afterwards he returned to the sta
ton and entered his private car. |
He will arrive in Washington early
Tuesday.
Because of the present status of
international affairs extraordinary |
precautions had been taken to guard |
the president during his stay in Phil
adelphia. Seven hundred and fifty
policemen had been detailed for this
duty. Seven detectives acted as a