The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-20
WILSON SAYS

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pefmeate every dailoh Of Europe.
Therefore Il Il not likely that the ma
lions ~ the @oFla oan some day tufn
80 H. Tor the coolcr assessment OF the
elements e1EtfId7I u
Il may uot nav think % ~prepunter.
GUS a tnoueht a. that va shout nit
IN judgment upon lhem-no nation al
~ "a At IN Judgment on any other a
ilcn~~but that We shall some day have
10 assist Ia reconh1ruftinn the proosa-
ecs OF peace. Our ~csourco are UNI
touched. We are mere and more be-
coming D. the force o. circumstances
tbs mtdiailns nation II the world in
respect 81 It's finance. We must make
up our minds what are the best thing.
10 d. aud what are the best ways Ia
o. them. We must put our money.
our enerey. u enthusiasm, our SYM
pnthy into these things and We must
nave our ~judements prepared and our
spirits ehnstcncd against the coming
Of that day.
: that l am NOT speaking In A.
selfish spirit when I say that our
whole duty, FOR the present at any
rate. " summed up In this motto.
America irHt.' Let ua think OF
America before we think OF Europe.
IN order that America may be IL to
BE- Eufope's friend when the day OK
vested friendship comes. The test of
friendship - not now sympathy with
the onc side or the other~but getting
resdy 70 help both sides when the
%gtrugrle u over.
The basis OF neutrality, gentlemen.
Is not Indifference. Il Is not self inter-
est. The basis Of neutrality 10 SYM
pathy for mankind. II is fairness, ID
Is good will nj the bottom. IL H. im-
Partially Of spirit and Of Judgment
! wish that al Of our fellow citizens
could realize that.
There Il In some quarters a dispo-
sition 70 create distcmpers In this
body polite. Men are even uttcrins
ISLANDERS against thu United States as
n to excite her. Men are saying that
II we should 20 TO war up0u ether
side there will be a divided America
Ian abominabie lloel Of Ignorance.
America Is oat all OF II vocol suss
now. It's vocal In spots. Put I for
one have a complete and abiding
faith In that great silent body Of
Americans who are not standing up
and shouting and expressing their
opinions just not but are waiting 10
md out and support the duty Of
America.
II am Just as sure OF their soiidisy
and their loyalty and OF their unanlm-
ity. II we act Justly. as l am that the
history has at eSery crisis and turning
point illustrated this great lesson. We
"a Wn sAn .anuttoNtfsr ..uet.r. - Nk. ~.rA~II
! do not mean that we undertake not
TO miad our own business and to me-
date where other people are QUARREL
ing. ! mean the word In a broader
sense. We are compounded OF the
nations OF the world. We mediate
their blood. We mediate their tradi-
tions. We mediate their sentiments,
their tastes, their passions; we are
ourselves compounded OF those things.
We are therefore able to understand
ali nations; we are abio &c understand
them In the compound. not separately
as pnrtisanE but unitedly as khowing
and conprehending and embodyins
them all. Il is IN that sense hat |
mean that America u o mediating ma
ton. The opinion 81 America. the
action Of America - ready 10 turn
and free 10 turn In any direction.
Ibid you ever reflect upon how al
most all other nations. almost every
other nation. has through long CEN
.turies been headed sn one direction?
That in not true OF the United States.
The United sfRtes has no racial mon
umen;. IEhaa no history 10 back Il
which makes II run an It's energies
and all its Ambitions In one particular
direction: ana America Is particularly
free IN this that she has no hamper
ing ambitions AZ o world power.
IT we have been obliged by cir
~cumalances or have considcrcd our
selves TO be Obliged by circumstances
in the past To take territory which we
otherwise would not have thought or
takinF, / believe I am right Ia saying
that we have considered II our duty
20 administer that territory, o fon
ourselves. but for the people living IN
" aud to put this burden upon our
ronscienccs. not 10 think that this
thing is ours for our use, but to regard
ourselves as trnstees Of the great Gus
mess for those 10 whom II does really
belong. trustees ready 10 hand over
tho trust az any time when the busi-
ness seems 10 make that possible and
feasible. Tint w what / mean BY
snying we have no hampersng amDi-
stlons. We do not want anything that
does not belong 10 as. isn't a natlol
In that position free TO serve other
nntions and Isn't q nation like that
ready 60 form some part ~ the assess
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