Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
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| headquarters.
Efforts by Mrs. Mary Beard. wife
of Columbia University professor to
cross-examine the President on his
position met with failure. He refused
courteously to reply to her questions.
The President apologized to the wo-
men for not seeing them earlier but
told them he had been at work since
arriving in New York. He added
that 'it may be that my mind works
slowly, but 1 have always thought
that there were things which should
be built slowly and therefore made
more lasting. 1 may be a little old
in fashion in my view that the suffrage
question should be handled by the
State"
Addresses Clergymen
The President delivered the first of
his three addresses at noon before the
Clerical Conference of the New York
Federation of G hur h S, repre-
senting all denominations. Amid
hearty applause he was introduced by
the Rev. DR.. E. Edward Young, of
other President had ever such univer-
sal prayers in. his behalf"
only Lincoln bore such heavy re-
sponsibility," said the clergyman,
''and the America of Lincoln's time
held but one-third as many people
to pray and nearly half were arrayed
against him
The Rev. William B. Martin, in de-
livering an invocation said that as
the representative of Cardinal Farley,
he could say that the Catholic church
was supporting every possible move
ment for peace. He praised the
President for keeping the United
States ous of war as did the Rev.
Nehemiah Boynton.
The President said he appreciated
the words of the speaker from the
heart" He declared that in his ef-
forts for peace he had represented the
spirit" of the United States of AM
erica. He said he knew that in their
hearts the people of the United States
wanted to keep the balance even"
Justice Peace Basis
II can find no basis for peace but
Justice" he added THE greatest
force in this world is character, and
l believe that character can be ex-
pressed by the act of a nation. This
is expressed by the attitude of the
people.
America has always stood for the
doctrine that every nation has the
right to decide it's own future. That
is Americas only desire.
I'VE will only resent having our
liberty interfered with. People in
America do not respond to any senti-
ment of aggression. Our passion is
for liberty.
"A further foundation of peace is
our internal attitude toward each
other. We have been hospitable to
all creeds and people. The peace of
America depends upon the attitude of
the different races and creeds which
make up the nation. I have been
much perturbed over evidences of
religious feelings in this country. Live
and let live is a homely expression
but it expresses what our attitude
should be.
These are very responsible days
and in this tense atmosphere only
truth should be uttered We should
not look at question from partisan
viewpoint"
Given Vote of Thanks
The President declared that the
neutrality of the United States has
not been merely formal matter but
that it has been a matter of convic-
ton and of the heart. He said that
in his efforts for peace he had been
conscious of representing the spirit of
America and no private convictions
merely of his own.
America" he added, has always
stood resolutely and absolutely for
the right of every people to determine
its own destiny and its own affairs"
The President illustrated the atti-
tude of the United States toward the
weaker nations by his Mexican policy
He was given a formal vote of
thanks by the clergymen for his eff
forts in behalf of peace.
Crowds filled the streets so densely
when the President left the hall that
his automobile was forced to stop
Willie he leaned out and shook hands