New-York tribune., 1916-01-28

proach this subject without very deep
emotion. because. when we SPEAK OF
America and the things that are TO DC
conserved in her. does II not eau
wonderful picture into your m'nu .
America Is young still Is noI He.
even in the heyday Of her deveiolmen'
and power. Think Of the great uS"s ui
ures Of youth and energy anS i1vS, IVA,
purpose still TO be drawn from the d'ep
sources from which TINS nauoh mas az
ways drawn its light. 49,, 49,
forces can and must render TO the res
Of the world. Think OF the pSs'uon
into which America has been drawn
almost in spite Of herself. by the CIR
cumstances Of the present day. She
alone is free to help find things wher-
eyer they show themselves In the
world And she is forced. also, wheth-
or she will or no. in the decades iihne-
diately ahead Of us, TO furnish tne
world with its chief economic gu'a-
ance and assistance.
Not Question Of War or fea'e'
"I. is very fine TO remember what
ideals will be back of that assistance.
Economic assistance in itseH is no'
recesssrilv handsome. It Is legiu-
r,sta thing 10 make money, bvt II IS
rot an ideal thing TO make money
Money brings with II power, whicn
may be we'll or i'll employed ana IL
should be the pride Of America always
10 employ her money 10 the hiEnoSS
purpose. And yet, # we are o1AN"
into the mselstrom that nov suIseS
scross the water and swirls even III
,f
sbsu not be permitted TO keep lr'e
banS 20 do the high things that we IN
tend TO do. And il IS necessary th"V
Nre should examine ourselves, ana SO
order that we can make certain tha'
the tasks imposed upon us VIII DC per
formed. and well performed.
81 81 no man dare TO say, II he wouiG
s,oak the truth. that the question OF
,renaration for national defence Is
question Of war or OF peace
"If there is one passion more GeVp
seated in the hearts OF our 1eI'o"
countrvmen than another II Is the pas,
sion for peace. No nation IN ths "oi'u VIZ.
cver more instinctively turned away
80, ,be Thought Of war than this ma
tion 70 which we belong. Partly be
carse in the plentitude OF its power IN
tbe unrestricted area Of its opportuni-
ties II has found nothing 10 eovet IN
.ba nossessions and power OF other
There Is no spirit of aggrandi1e-
nan. IN America. There is no desire
on the part Of any thoughtful and
conscientious American man TO take
one foot of territory from any nation
in the world. And | myself share 10
the bottom of my heart that profound
love for peace. have sought TO nam
tain peace against very great and some
times very unfair odds. and am ready
at any time to use every power that Is
In me 10 prevent such catastrophe
as war coming upon this country
VIII Fight to Defend Honor.
go that it is not permissible for
any man to say with anxiety that the
defence Of the nation has the least
tince in il Of desire for power when
can be used to bring on war. But there
is something that the American people
love better than they love peace Ihey
love the principles upon winch the!r
political life is founded. Iney are reaay
az anv time 10 fight for the vlndication
Of their character and Of their honor
They will at no time seek contest,
but they will at no time cravenly AVOID
il Because, if there is one thing that
the country ought 70 fight for and that
every nation ought TO fight for Il is
the Integrity Of its own CONVICTIONS.
We cannot surrender our convictions.
al would rather surrender territory
than surrender those ideals which are
the staff of life for the soul itself.
And because we hold certain ideals, We
have thought il was right we should
hold them for others as well as for
ourselves. America has more than once
given evidence of the generosity and
disinterestedness of It's love of liberty
II has been willing to fight for the lib
ertv OF others. as we'll as for its own
liberty. The world sneered when we
set out for the liberation of Cuba, but
the world does not sneer any longer
"The world now knows what it was
then loath TO believe. that nation can
sacrifice its own interests and its own
blood for the sake Of the liberty and
happiness Of another people. And
whether by one process or another we
have made ourselves in some sort the
champions of free government and ma
tional sovereignty in both continents Of
this hemisphere. So that there are GER
tain obligations, which every American
knows, that we have undertaken. The
\ first and primary obligation is the
M maintenance Of the integrity Of our
ID own sovereignty-which goes as of
" course.
There is also the maintenance of
our liberty to develop our political in
stitutions without hinderance, and last
Of ell. there is the determination and
the obligation TO stand as the strong
brother Of all those in this hemisphere
who will maintain the same principles