The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
the un.ettlem,n, of the foundations

upon those things which men achieve
by cooperation and mutual interest
In the soil OF hostility and antag-
onism. and q world war Is a war In
the presence OF which civilization
sSIf' ,.s e .usxy. ana w %s ses these
great issues Joined. we on this side
| Of the water are done this great ser
Vice, We are reminded OF our spir-
struggic. but particularly TO this
great nation of which we constitute
parts. and our spiritual relation e.
the rest OF the world Ia determined
"You have come together TO be
prepared for any unusual duty which
America may call upon you to per-
form, but what has moved you to do
But what In the foundation of that
duty? What do you conceive Ameri-
ca 10 be? When you come to the
last searching analysis we do not
that We believe In. and the glory OF
performing our duty towards Ameri-
ca is that we believe In America;
and we believe in America because
! venture to say II with entire respect
for our peoples and other govern
ments-this government was estab-
1ished with special purpose such as
This government was ests blished
In order that justice and liberty
| might belong to every man whom our
Institutions could touch. and not only
that Justice and liberty should be-
long to America. but that. SO far as
America was concerned. and her In
nuence involved. they should be ex-
the inspiration Of serving America is
q very profound inspiration.
Have you not thought what might
be tho outcome of this great strug-
gle. so far as the nations already en- :
gagged are concerned? Can you not
has come to a country like France,
for example: how much more intense
ly every Frenchman and every Ger
than he ever felt II before. How
much more he feels himself. not an
individual. but a fraction in a great
whole! How much more hts blood
suggestion? He Is not fighting for
his own iife.o He Is sacrificing his
own life. or willing to sacrifice II. in
n %,nh. persist she lie Of his "n nation on
So In America we are getting al
gestion. We are beginning to re-
any individual of II who does not
feel the impulse OF the whole does
not belong to II and does not belong
In IL.
I'VE have heard a great deal
about divided allegiance in this coun-
try. but before we discuss divided
allegiance in it's political aspect we
ought TO let our thoughts run back
to what were perhaps our divided al
iegiances in respect to our relations
To each other. America had been
brought to such a point Of diversih.
cation OF interest. OF occupation. oi
ger Of losing the consciousness OF
her singleness and solidarity.
There were men pulling at cross
purposes in regard TO their private
Interests and their public endeavors
I'm this country long before the war
single nation with q single duty and
. single Ideal: and the first thing that
has happened to us Is that we have
tug at the S. heart t' in respee, OF our
individual interests. We have all
been reminded with an emphasis for
which !, for one. thank God that we
are frst OF all Americans and only
after that at liberty to seek our In
dividual interests. And then those
OF our fellow citixens who may for
think rather OF the lands OF thcir
origin than OF the land of their pres
ent allegiance have been reminded
that there Ia. politically speaking
only one allegiance conceivable and
possible.
You have heard great dea
about the hyphen. !, for one. hav,
never been deceived. The number II
persons of really divided allegiance
I had been born In some other coun.
try, ] would for one resent the rep
presentations which have been made
by those who were not the spokes'
men OF those for whom they pretend.
ed to speak in suggesting "A divided
allegiance. have never had the
slightest doubt OF what would hap
pen when America called upon those
OF her citizens born in other coun.
tries to come to the support of the
nag. Why. they will come with
cheers. they will come with a mo-
that America has once more been
cried awake out OF every sort OF dis
temper and dream and distraction
and that any man who dares tampef
cast out of the confidence OF a great
nation upon the instant.
II believe that a certain spiritual
Regeneration u going to come out Of
this thing. We have been thinking
too much about our individual selves
and too little about the country Of
| which we constitute "A part. and one
OF the services which you ladies are
on no summons at all. upon the mere
offering of the opportunity. women
will come together To- render those
inestimsble services which are ncces-
any sort of trouble.
God forbid that we should be
drawn into war. but IL we should
America would seem once more "a
shake herself out of a dream to say,
did any man deem that we were
asleep? hid any man deem that we
had forgotten the traditions OF Am
erica? Did any man deem that he
could tamper with the honor or In
tegrity of the United StatesT and In
the great voice OF national enthus-
iasm which would be raised all the
world would stand once r.ore thrilled
to. hear the voice OF the new world
asserting the standards OF justice
and Of liberty"
The president spoke before several
hundred young women dressed In
khaki and drawn up in military or
der. They entered today an encamp.
ment at which they will be taught
first aid to the wounded. bandage-
making. Biography. and other war.
time arts. The encampment - beins
held under the auspices OF the wo-
mems section of the Navy league
Secretaries Baker and Daniels. and a
large group Of government officials
and army and navy officers were In
cluded In the audience. The presi.
dents speech followed the formal
raising OF an American nag over the
encampment.