The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
TO FIGHT ONLY FOR
HUMANITY WILSON
Will Forget Traditions When
We Battle for Ourselves
Alone, He Says.
ANSWER TO CRITICS SEEN

WAsHiSGroN, April 17.-President
Wilson In a Speech before the Daughters
OF the American Revolution here to-day
again emphasized his views on the duty
of America to serve humanity" The
Presidents recent utterances along this
line a led to much criticism and his
remarks to-day were regarded as being
In the nature Of an answer to these at.
tacks. One or two OF his remarks were
construed as applying directly to the
situation between this country and Ger
many. These sentences we're commented
on particularly:
america will have forgotten her tradi-
tons whenever upon any occasion she
tights merely for herself under such cir
c%uns,ances ne will show that she has
forgotten to night for all mankind. And
the only excuse that America can find for
the assertion OF her physical force ID
that she asserts II in behalf OF the In
terests OF humanity"
Must Live Up 20 Traditions
The President said. among other
things:
~ believe tina the chief service OF q
great org anizstion like this Is TO Keep
n certain beautiful sentiment warm and
vital In the consciousness OF the Ameri-
ran people.
tradition is II handsome thing In pro.
portion ~ we live up to II. II we fall
away from the tradition Of the fathers
We have dishonored them. II we forget
49, se.AtatAr 80 eho fntNar Ap have
changed our character: w have lost ar
old impulse we have become unconscious
Of the principles In which the life OF the
nation itself IL rooted and grounded.
Therefore his organization undertook "a
Keep those Who feel urder Its influence
constantly reminded of the circumstances
OF the birth Of this nation and OF the sig
u .hcance of the birth OF this nation That
significance was a very stngular eienNh-
canoe. No other nation was ever norm
into m world with the purpose or SER
wing the rest OF the world Just as 'hucn
AZ u served Itself
"Th,. purpo., Of this nation was In
one sens. to AFFORD an asylum TO mer
Of all classes and kinds who desired &c
be free n to take part In the admins
tration of "A self-governed commonwealth
4, was founded in order that men ri
every sort should have proof given thai
a commonwealth of that sort wac rrac'
ticable.
Only Esrase Humanity's Aid.
America will have forgotten her ira
ditions whenever upon any occasion sh'
! lights merely for herself under such cir
cumstances as will show that she ha'
forgotten to hgnt for all mankind. Ane
the only excuse that America can eve
have for the assertion OF her physical
force IL that she asserts 1t In behal
Of the interests of humanity.
What "A splendid thing II Is TO have ~
singular a Traditional tradition Of un
selnshness. When America ceases TO b'
unselfsh sh. will cease to he America
When she forgets those traditions o
devotion to human rights in genera
which CAV. spirit II impulse to n.
founders she vii have lost her title deed
to her own nationality.
so it IL t. my mind "a very happ!
circumstances that here In the capita
| OF the nation, in this home OF your owl
building. you should meet every year II
order to keep bright the fires that hav'
! always burned upon this altar OF devo
ton TO human rights. That, u the It'll
OF this society to distinction and to im
: mortality, and therefore. ! feel that ] an
4 greeting you ~ II come to "A renewa
Of all the pledges Of our national III
when I greet and welcome YOU, as ] -
warmly do, 90 this our common capital.
Tn. Presidents speech marked TIL
opening OF the twenty-fifth continental
congress Of the Daughters OF the Ameri
can Revolution. The President was a.,
companied To the hall BY Mrs. Wilson.
Speeches were also made b. Mrs
william Cumming story. who delivers
a formal address ~ greeting ~ Presi
dent-General. She paid a tribute I
Mrs. MARY :. lockwood. the Chaplain
General and the last survivor of tn
soDrty's four founderA
sympathy for Nrs. Mclean.
There was a shade OF sadness throw
over the congress 10y the announcemen
tina, Mrs. ponalA Mclean, former Pres
| iient-C~neral. Is critically III at tn
! HON. OF her hrother-in-law, Capt. Wal
lace Mclean, at IN. navy ward in Nor
folk. Resolutions of sympathy wcr