Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-30
PRESIDENT ASKS
WORLD JUSTICE
Dwells Upon Need of Fairness
in Address Before Ad Men
at Philadelphia
Special to the Telegraph

Philadelphia June 80. En-
Enthusiastically cheered by more than
$4,000 persons who packed Independ-
ence Square, Sixth and Chestnut
streets, President Wilson yesterday
addressed the delegates to the
twelfth annual convention of the AS
sociated Advertising Clubs of the
World.
II had been expected that Mr.. Will
son would take advantage of the op-
portunity afforded by such a national
gathering to make some statement on
the Mexican situation. While he made
pointed reference to the crisis through
which the United States is now pass
ing, the President failed to mention
Mexico or to dwell directly upon any
OF the recent occurrences across the
Rio Grande.
America is at point, gentlemen"
declared the President at the be-
ginning of his address, where it is
more than ever necessary that she
should understand her own ideals not
only, but be ready to put them into
action at any cost. 1t is one thing
to entertain fine principles and an
other thing TO make them work"
Dwclls on Fairness
A direct part was taken by the
President in the patriotic ceremonies.
He Joined with the crowds in singing
the first two verses of America at
the beginning of the meeting, and, at
its conclusion, actually helped lead
them in the rendition of The Star
Spangled Banner" When it came to
the words Land of the Free" the
President, who had been waving his
straw hat slightly, gave it big
twist and shake over his right
shoulder.
To those who listened carefully to
the Presidents address it did not ap-
pear to forecast any drastic change
in the ADMINISTRATORS foreign policy,
either in relation to Mexico or to the
warning nations of Europe. While he
made an emphatic declaration of his
intention of compelling respect, and
justice for the United States, at the
same time he dwelt at length upon
the need of fairness to other coun- !
tries. In this respect Mr.. Wilson
said:
America first means nothing until
YOU translate it in what you do. And /
SO l believe most profoundly in the /
duty of every American to exalt the /
national consciousness by purifying his |
OWL motives and exhibiting his own /
devotion. And l believe that America, |
the country which we put first in our /
thoughts should be ready in every |
point of policy and of action, of justice |
and OF humanity, to which we have |
been devoted from the first. You
cheer the sentiment, but do you
realize what it means? II means that |
you have not only got to be just to
your fellowmen, but that as a ma
ton you have got TO be just to other
nations.
Not an Easy Thing
TT comes high; it is not an easy
thing to do. 1t is easy to think first /
of the material interest of America, |
but it is not easy TO think first of /
what America, if she loves justice, .
ought to do in the field of interna-
tional affairs.
II believe that at whatever cost
America should be just to other peo-
pie and treat other people as she de-
mands that they should treat her. She
has right to demand that they treat
her with justice and respect, and she
has a right to insist that they treat
her in that fashion, but she cannot
with dignity of self-respect insist upon
that unless she is willing TO act in the
same fashion towards them. That
am ready to fight at any cost to my
self"
High Lights
Other high lights in the speech
tAmerica is at a point where it is
necessary that she must understand
her ideals and put them into action,
i9 necessary"
I America should be Just to other
peoples and treat other peoples as she
fcmands that they should treat her"
! Criticism doesn't hurt anybody.
Wien you see a man wincing under
criticism you may know that some
thing hit him that was So
The only thing that ever set any
nation free is the truth"