Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

so that now the melting pot Is bigger
than America. 1t Is as big as tho
world. And what You sec taking place
on tho other side OF the water Is the
tremcndous-I had about said. nnal-
process by which contest of elements
may in Gods process BIO turned into 4
coordination and cooperation OF Gle.
/ mcnts.
TRY TO SET ENAMrLE OF
BRINGING WORLD TOGETHER
For 1t Is an interesting circum-
stance that the processes of the war
stand still. These hot things that afro
IN contact with each other do not
mako very much progress against each
other. When YOU came. overcome you
must take counsel. SEQ. then. ladies
ana gentlemen. what row nge we
have come into. I should think that
ii would quicken the Imagination OF
every man and quicken the patriotism
of every man who cared for America.
Here in America we have tried to set
the example OF bringing all the world
together upon terms of liberty and CO.
operation and peace. and in that great
experience that we have been going
through. America has been n sort OF
prophetic sample of mankind. Now
the world outside of America has felt
the forces Of America; felt tho forces
OF freedom, the forces of common aspi-
ration. the forces that bring every man
AMI every nation face to face with
this question, What are you going to
do with your power" Arc you going
To translate 1t into force. or are you
going to translate it into peace and
the salvation OF society? Does It not
interest YOU that America has run be-
fore the rest OF the world in making
trial uf this great human experiment.
and Is not the sign and dawn of now
age that the one thing upon which the
world is now about to fall back is the
moral Judgment OF mankind? There
Is no finer sentence in the history of
great nations than that sentence which
occurs in the Declaration of 1ndepend-
cn"e q am now referring 10 the minor
declaration Mt Philadelphia, not to the
Mecklcnburg deC1aratlOn) In which Mr..
Jefferson said, a decent respect for
tho opinion of mankind makes it neces
sary Il am not now quoting the words
exactly that should state the
grounds upon which we have taken the
Important step Of asserting our indie
pendcrcc. y decent respect for the
opinion OF mankind--it is as If Jcffer-
son knew that this was the way in
which mankind itself was 10 s.ruc
gle 10 realize It's aspirations and that,
standing in the presence Of mankind.
this little group OF 100000 people
should say. Friends and follow -citi-
zcns OF the great moral world, our
reason for doing this thing now
intend TO state TO YOU in candid and
complete terms, so TINT YOU will never
think that we were merely throwing
OF a yoke out Of impaticncc, but know
tha. we were throwing off this thing
in order that a great world OF liberty
should be open 10 man through our
irstrumcntality.'
81 would like. therefore. to think
that the spirit of this oc,Hsior could
he expressed if We imagined ourselves
lifting some sacred emblem Of counsel
and of peace, OF accommodation and
righteous judgment. bchfrc the nations
Of the world and reminding them OF
that passage I'm scripture, After the
wind after the earthquake. after tho
lire the still. small voice Of humanity"
Following the Presidents address.
Governor Manning, OF South Carolina.
presented Mrs. Wilson with loving
cup at the luncheon given In honor of
the President and members of his par
ty. Following the luncheon, the prcsi- !
dent and Mrs. Wilson took n long auto
mobile ride.