The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT IS RENEWED
Tells the Citizens of Foreign Birth to be Loyal to Their Adoption, and While Bringing All Countries With Them, Also Leave
 Countries Behind Them

Philadelphia, May 10.-President W lson gave to gather ring of 1000 naturalized Americans tonight the first intimatiou of what course the United States government will pur- sue in the situation resulting from the loss of more than a hundred Ameri. can lives on the British liner Lusi- tana,
 He spoke by implication, but his hearers interpreted his remarks as meaning that while the United States would remain at peace 1t would seek to convince Germany of the injustice to mankind of the tragedy of last Fri day.
 America" said the president, must have the consciousness that Oh all sides t touches elbows and touches hearts with all nations of mankind The example of America must be special example and must be an eX- ample not merely of peace because it mill not fight, but because peace is a healing and elevating influence of the world and strife is not
 There is such a thing as man being 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 precpitated a tu- mutt of applause and patriotic enthu- siasm attending by a waving of thou sands of small American flags. The president made no direct reference to the Lusitania tragedy. but the audi ence did not hesitate to read the ap- plication of his statement.
 Introduced by Mayor Blankenburg, who spoke in distinctly German ac- cent a welcome and an appeal for a single allegiance to the United States. the president carried forward the idea of the welding of foreign blood to make up America, by pointing out the true goal of right American citi- zenship to be a loyalty, not to tbe country of ones birth but to the land of ones adoption
 While you bring," he said, "all countries with you, you come with a purpose of leaving all other countries behind you-bringing what is best ot their spirit, but not looking over your shoulder or seeking to perJetuate what you leave in them. l would not certainly be one who would suggest that man cease to love the place of origin. It is one thing to love the place of your birth. and another thing to dedicate yourself to the place where you go.
 You cant be an American if you think of yourself in groups. America does not consist of 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 ap- 3lause. He spoke clearly and so quiet was his audience of 15,000 that he could be heard distinctly in all parts of the great hall. Some of the pass ages in his speech which the crowd applauded most loudly were these:
 q 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 mankind by the passions that life. and unite, and not by the passions that separate and debase mankind
 The man who seeks to divide man from man, group by group, interest from interest in the United States is striking at it's very heart .
 T was born in Am rica. Yot dreamed of what America was to h, and I hope you brought the dream