South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-02
COUNTRY IS NOT
AF RAID To FIGHT
President ASSaiIS Men Who
Use Peace and War For
Partisan Advantage.

Wilson declared in his night speech
here that the United States Is not
afraid to fight and is not disinclined
20 fight for the objects for which
II was founded. He opposed section
alism and said the destinies OF
peace and war should not be used
for partisan advantage.
During the late afternoon ride
Pres't Wilson laid a wreath on the
monument Of former Pres't McKin-
ley.
The political demonstration was
staged Wednesday night during the
presidents ride from his hotel to
the hall In an automobile he pro-
ceeded along streets lighted by far
ing red lights. A band played mar
tial music The sidewalks were lin
ed with people The hall was pack
ed. AS the president entered the hall
the people stood. waved American
flags and cheered.
Il want to discuss some of the
permanent interests Of the nation"
began the president While we
talk OF the things Of today we must
think of the things of tomorrow
and the day after tomorrow.
Friend of Workingman.
cit is remarkable how grateful
the skilled workers Of this country
are when YOU do them mere JUS
tice." the president said. Il am
ashamed when / do them mere
justice 20 have them come and
thank me. Political parties are very
much interested in the wOrkingman
when election comes around, be-
cause they know they are in the
majority. / want 10 help them after
the election. l want TO have the fed
| eral treasury help them 10 get voca-
tional education.
zone Of the things 7 want 70 take
part in is the rectification Of the
| processes of our courts. The pro-
! cesses are too complex. The trouble
is not with the judges and the .aw-
yers. Most Of them, not all OF them,
want to do justice. But il is nee
| essary to go through a mass OF pro-
| cedure.
I'VE have heard a good deal re-
Gently about the eight hour day
! One Of the things that interests
me about it is not merely that it
means justice but that il means
health and happiness. am in favor
of il just as far as it can be made
TO work 1t increases the physical
vitality of workers.
After il is done everybody will
have profited. The men who oppose
1t do not know what makes the
heart work They only know what
makes the spleen work.
Il am impatient that the talk
which has got TO last until next
Tuesday should be over.
Not Rational Since June.
Some of the men now most vocal
in criticizing the things done in the
last three and half years were
I formerly the men who helped to do
, those things. They have not been
rational since last June.
I'VE are not going TO be drawn
/ into quarrels which mean nothing
10 us. We are not interested in see
ing one nation or group of nations
prevail against another.
We are not afraid to fight and
we are not disinclined 10 fight for
the things that America stands for.
I'VE are waiting for the call we
have always waited for. We have
fought for humanity. God forbid
that we should ever fight for self
satisfaction or fer aggression"
Pres't Wilson left at 1890 o'clock
I for New York
Urges NOn-PaFtisanShip.
In his afternoon speech here.
( Pres't Wilson said i'm part:
1t is exceedingly important that
/ this country should discuss its affairs
with as little partisanship Of feeling
as possible. because its affairs were
never so critically set about. if 1 may
1 SO express it, as they are at this mo-
ment. America has. so to say, given
promises TO the world that she will
! look at things without the passion
that has determined the affairs of
/ Otner nations.
Il want you TO let me. if you will.
! Give you i'm a few sentences my idea
of the kind of questions We have
/ got 10 settle in the country. There
I are a. ~ tdl many SOtldl questions
now with which legislation has 10
! deal, very profound and radical
\ questions There are questions OF
I justice. there are questions even OF
moral health.
Law Too HeartleSS.
zone of the things that America
/ is beginning 10 perceive is that a
\ court OF law, for example. is not
I necessarily court OF justice. What
I I mean is this. Law too seldom has
\ any heart in it, too seldom has any
bowels of compassion, too seldom
has any quick sympathies of percep-
ton.
Let me make an allusion which
may seem like a political aTusion
but IL is not so intended The rea-
son that the progressive party was
founded four years ago. was that the
! large body of men who formed thai
! party made up their minds that the
l party they were separating them.
/ selves from had not thought out ths
/ questions OF social justice. Is thai
not So The program of that new