The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-07-06
MAKE EVERY EFFORT
TO PREVENT CONFLICT
Makes 1t Plain That He viii
Not Countenance Conflict Un-
til There is No Other AIterna-
tive For Settling Troubles.
WILLING TO SACRIFICE
POLITICAL FORTUNES

Determined to Garry Out His Convlc.
tons as to What ls Just Course to
Pursue-Thousands, He Said Ap.
peaIing to Him to Maintain Peace.
New York.-President Wilson made
1t plain in his speech at the New York
Press Club banquet that he will not
countenance war with Mexico until
there Ia no other alternative for set
tling the border troubles.
Again he declared that he was /!
ready to sacrifice his own political for
tunes in order to carry out his con.
vlctions as to what would be the just |
course to pursue in the situation.
cambridge Colby, who placed The |
Odore Roosevelt in nomination for the |
presidency at the Progressive Con-
vention at Chicago, paid President
Wilson high tribute in an address, but
did not declare unqualifedly that he
would support him in the coming
campaign, as 1t was reported he would
do.
In his address President Wilson
said:
II realize that have done very
imprudent thing; have come to ad-
dress this thoughtful company Of men
without any preparation whatever.
But gentlemen, as matter Of
fact, have been absorbed by the
responsibilities which have been so
frequently referred to here tonight,
and that pre-occupation has made it
impossible for me to forecast even
what you would like to hear me talk
about. Mr.. Colby said some.
thing that was among the few things
had forecast to say myself. He said
that there are some things which it
ls really useless to debate. because
they go as a matter Of course.
"Of course. 1t is our duty to pre-
pare this nation to take care OF its
honor and of It's institutions. Why de.
bate any part Of that, except the de-
tail; except the plan itself, which is
always debatable?
"Of course, 1t is the duty Of the
Government which 1t will never over
look, to defend the territory and peo.
pie Of this country. 1t goes without
saying that 1t Is the duty Of the Adj
ninistration to have constantly in
mind with the utmost sensitiveness
every point Of national honor.
"But gentlemen, after you have
said and accepted these obvious things
your program Of action Is still to be
formed. When will you act, and how
will you act?
"The easiest thing Is to strike. The
brutal thing Is the impulsive thing.
No man has to think before he takes
aggressive action but before man
really conserves the honor by realiz-
Ing the ideals Of the nation, he has
to think exactly what he will do and
how he will do It.
DO you think the glory Of Amer-
ca would be enhanced by a war Of
conquest in Mexico? Do you think
that any action Of violence by pow
erful nation like this against a weak
and destructive ncighbor would re.
fleet distinction upon the annals Of
the United States?
"Do you think that it is our duty
to carry selfdefensc to point OF die
tation into the affairs OF another peo
ten plain upon every page Of Ameri
can history.
"And want you to know how fully
I realize whose servant ! am. do
not own the Government of the Unit
ed States, even for the time being.
I have no right in the use Of 1t to ex.
press my own passions. have no
right to express my own ambitions
for the development of America If
those ambitions are not coincident
with the ambitions Of the nation It,
self.
"And I have constantly to remind
myself that am not the servant Of
those who wish to enhance the value
sof their Mexican investments, that
am the servant Of the rank and file
{ OF the people of the United States.
II get great many letters, my fel.
low. citizens, from important and in.
fitiential men in this country, but
get great many other letters. / get
letters from unknown men, from mum
I BILE women, from people whose names
have never been heard and never will
he recorded and there Is but one
prayer in all of these letters Mr.
President. do not allow anybody to-
persuade you that the people of this
country want war with anybody ! &, Y
II got OF q train yesterday and as /