New Britain herald., 1915-06-14
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 Washington, June l4.- Wilson, speaking at Flag cises here today, urged Am remember their patriotism days. than national holida carry the flag of the countl their hearts.
 The president made no d{ ence to the European war q national questions. The e1ef held on the south steps of ury building. When the pred rived a large audience et cheered until he waved hiF silence.
 McAdoo Introduces prcs
 Introducing the prcsident. McAdoo said the meeting wa homage to the flag of our ca a. time when it has decrtI canoe than ever before in th& history when 1t is the hope of tion.'
 The exercises were attended retary Lansing. Secretary Senator Simmons and nax<| government employees sang r songs before and after the pf< address.
 Presidents wilson's addr<
 For me-" said the presided flag does not express a mere vague sentiments. 1t is the & ment. not of a sentiment. hI history, and no man can riRHt1 under that flag who has not some of the meaning Of that hI|
 You do not create the fnon| a national life by any lifef1 position of it, but by the acfl1| endeavors of a great people to| tasks of the day and live nu ideals of honesty and riRhto| and just conduct. And ns M 1 of these things. our tribute is f men who have created th{& ienoe. or these men we feel {n| have shown us the way. Th4 not been afraid tp go bcfofs have Known.
 No Swsshbucklcr Among 'fI|
 They have known that they speaking dhe thought of erc. pie when they led that great along the paths of achievement. was not single swashbuckler them. They were men of sobor thought, the more effective N there was no bluster in it. 1hr| men who thought along the W duty, not along the lines of ~ srandizement. They were u| short. who thought Of the whom they served and not fhen
 But while we think Of ff1t1 do honor to them as those wh< shown us the way, let us not that the real experience and nation lies with the great mu| of unknown men. They com the body of the nation. Thi Is the essence of their daily er ors. This flag does not exprsf more than what they are and they desire to be; and as thi the life of this great nation # l. to me that we some times ioo| the wrong places for it's sourcc
 Seven of Nations Nfighf.
 We 'uk to the noisy h where men are talking in the r1| place; we look to where men Cd pressing their individual opi| we look where partisans are ex ing passion instead of trying tune our cars to that voIceless rn men who merely go about their tasks, try to be honorable. ( serve tho people they love, try q worthy of the great communifIe which they belong. Those ara breath of the nations nostriIs; are the stnew of it's might.
 There are no days of spec'@ ti-iotism. There arc no dave you should be more patriotic fh| other days.
 Wear Flag in Heart.
 "I am solemnized In the preacr such q day. l would rot undt speak your thoughts; you rnu terpret them for me. But d< nat back not only of every < official, but of every rnan and M of the United States. there mn hat great host which has brour o the present day; the nost thn ,cvcr forgotten the vision whi ,nw at the birth of the nation ,ost which always responds t< lictates of humanity and of lin he host that will always cont' he strength and the great pad riends of every man who do83 luty to the United States.
 .I am sorry that you do not w title flag of the Union every da' tead of some days; and I can Isk you, if you lose the physical lem, to be aure that you wear cur heart. and the heart of Am hall interpretthe heart or the wc