Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-30
PLEADS FOR V|NDICAT|ON
OF AMERICAN PRINCIPLES
President Urges Unselfish Action in
Dealing With Other
Nations.
FOR WHOLE PEOPLE TO GUIDE
Protests Against Any Small Group
Directing Country's Policy and
Development - Applause Repeat
edly Interrupts His Address.

PHILADELPHIA, June o9.-President
Wilson. describing himself as "in
fighting mood" enunciated to-day to a
large crowd in independence Square
his conception of some of the cardinal
American Ideals. He declared that
America. In ID ealing with 9th er> nations.
AUST 1'vindicate, at whatever cost" It's
principles of liberty. justice and hu-
mnnity; that America first" must he
translated into action. exalting 1t above
all selfish interests, and that the ma
tions policy and development must be
guided by the whole people. and not by
any small group.
Applause repeatedly Interrupted the
address. The crowd liked particularly
the Presidents declaration that Ameri-
can principles must be vindicated In
dealing with other nations. which ap-
parently was interpreted as referring
TO the Mexican situation. At no time.
however. did Mr.. Wilson mention
rectly.
PRETEND TO BELIEVE
IN THE AVERAGE MAN
In urging that the whole people
should shape the national policies, the
President said that some men pretended
TO believe in tho average man, but
when they acted they showed they did
not.
20 YOU Teddy" some ono shouted,
and tho President hastened to explain
that he was not referring to any GER
tain individual "'America first means
nothing until you translate 1t in what
you do" was statement which
brought applause. Applause also
greeted the Presidents declaration that
while he was not interested in fighting
for himself. he was immensely inter-
ested in fighting for the things believe
IN. and. so far as they are concerned.
am challenger TO all comers."
Officially. the President addressed
delegates to the convention of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World, but mixed crowd heard him.
He spoke in the open air. under the
shadow Of Independence Hall He left
for Washington Immediately after tho
address
MUST WISH TO SERVE
PEOPLE OF UNITED STATES
President Wilson in his address said:
Il understand, gentlemen. that you
have associated yourselves together In
order TO promote candor ard truth in
the advertisement of your business.
wish very much, gentlemen, that can
dor and truth might always be the
standard of politics as we'll as the
standard of business. . do not see
how man can fail. having established
the horizon Of his business where the
great hills of truth lie. to lift his eyes
TO the great multiple of laboring men
and striving women who constitute n
great nation like ours and in the very
act of addressing them get in his own
consciousness some part of the impulse
OF their life. You cannot commend
your business TO people that you do not
understand. and you cannot understand
the people of the United States without
wishing to serve them.
so l come to you with this thought:
America is at point. gentlemen,
where II is moro than ever necessary
that She should understand her own
ideals, not only. but be ready TO put
them into action at any cost. Ii is one
thing to entertain ine principles. and
another thing to make them work IT
is one thing to entertain them in the
formulas OF words like tho splendid
words which were uttered and gave
distinction TO this ancient and historic
building behind me. but 1T is another
thing to do what these same men did,
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