New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-02
NATION UNITED,
WILSON ASSERTS
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glory Of performing our duty toward
America is that we believe in America.
And we believe in America because
venture to say u with entire respect for
other peoples and other governments
this government was established with
q Special purpose such as no other gov
eminent ever avowed This government.
WAS established in order that justice
and liberty might belong 10 every man
whom our institutions could touch, and
not only that justice and liberty should
belong 10 America, but that. so far as
America was concerned, and her IN
fuence involved. they should he eX-
tended to mankind everywhere. So the
inspiration Of serving America is a
very profound inspiration.
Awakening of the Nations.
A Have you not thought what might
he the outcome OF this great .truggle,
so far as the nations already engaged
are concerned Can you not imagine
the great awakening that has come TO
p country like France. for example
How much more intensely every
Frenchman and every German feels the
national compulsion than he ever felt 1t
before? How much more he feels him
self not an individual. but fraction
in a great whole? How much more his
blood springs 20 the challenge Of pstri-
otto suggestion He is not lighting for
his own life. He is sacrificing his own
life, or willing 20 sacrifice II. in order
that a greater life than his might per
sist. the life Of his nation.
80 in America We are getting al
ready the indirect bcnent of that sug-
gestion. We are beginning to realize
how nation is a unit. and that any
individual Of II who does not feel the
impulse Of the whole does not belong
TO II and does not belong IN 1t.
I'VE have heard "A great deal about
ivided allegiance in this country. but
fore we discuss divided allegiance IN
political aspect we ought TO let oul
houghts run back 20 what were per
,aps our divided sllegisnccs in respect
our relations TO each other. Amer
"a had been brought 20 such point
diversihcation OF interest, OF Occu
alton, Of objects sought, that she was
danger Of losing the consciousness
u Their singleness and solidarity. There
NC men pulling at cross purposes m
I'd 10 their private interests and
public cndeavors in this country
before the war came 20 remind Us
we we're single nation with q
gle duty and a single ideal
All Pulled Together.
And the first thing that has hap
pened 70 us is that We have all been
pulled together by a great tug AZ the
heart in respect TO our individual IN
,erests. We have all been reminded
with an emphasis for which !, for one
thank God. that we are first OF all
. Americans. and only after that at lib
crty 10 seek our individual interest.
"And then those OF our fellow citi-
zcns who may FOR little while have
been tempted TO think rather Of the
lands Of their origin than Of the land
OF their present allegiance nave been
reminded that there Is, politically
speaking, only one allegiance conceiv
able and possible.
"You have heard a great deal about
the hyphen. !. for one, have never
been deceived. The number OF persons
Of really divided allegiance in this
country is very small, and II ! had been
horn in some other country ! would
for one. resent the representation
which have been made by those who
we're not the Spokesman OF those for