The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30


 Am in fighting mood. 1t is important to let you know what are/some of the things I believe in. am not in terested in fighting for myself, but am immensely interested in fighting For the things believe in and, as far as they are concerted, l am 9. cha1- lenger to all comerS.
 President Wi1on made this an nouncement to IS 900 persons in In dependence Square yesterday after noon in a speech in which he enun- ciated his conception of the cardi- nal American ideals He had come here especially to talk to the mem bers of the Associated Advertising tClubs-of the World, whose convention was ending
 He emphasized his failure to pre- bare his address by saying:
 eff I could show you some of the things I was obliged to do before I came here you would know I could not possibly make a speech up"
 Applause repeatedly Interrupted the address. The crowd liked particularly the Presidents declaration that Am erican principles must be vindicated in the country's foreign relations, which apparently was interpreted as referring to the Mexican situation At no time, however, did he mention Mexico or any other foreign nation directly. R
 1T believe the President said. ''that America, the country we put first in our thoughts, should be ready in every point of policy and of action to Windicate at whatever cost the pr1n- ,ciples of liberty. of justice and of humanity to which we have been de- voted from the first.
 Saving America should be just to other peoples and treat them as she demands that they should treat her." he added ssShe has a right to de- xnand that they treat her with jus 4ice and respect, and she has a right to insist that they treat her in the fashion, but she cannot with dignity or with self-respect insist upon that nunIess she Is willing to act in that same fashion toward them- That I am ready to fight for at any cost to rnyself.H'
 Urging that the whole people should shape the national policies, the Presi- dent said that some men pretended Ho believe in the average man, but when they acted they showed they did mot At this point a nearer shouted:
 ~Oh, you Teddys'' and the President hastened to explain he was not refer ring to any individual His speech follows:-
 .@You will understand that have snot come here to make an extended address. I do not need to explain to kyou the circumstances which have .lmade it impossible thatlI should pre- Epare an extended address But I Ecount myself very fortunate to be able ito leave my duties at Washington long Ienough to face this interesting com t7oany of men who have the very fine bconception that it is their duty to k1ift the standards and ideals of their profession
 T understand. gentlemen, that you khave associated yourselves together In order to promote candor and truth hn the advertisement of your business. q wish very much, gentlemen, that randor and truth might always be the standard of politics well as the standard of business I want to chal- nengs your attention for moment to hhis aspect of your activities
 T do not see how man can de vote himself to candor and truth in dhe promotion of a particular business without studying the life of the great Nation to whom he addresses alis advertising do not see how a man can fail, having established the horizon of his business where the great hill of truth lie, to lift his eyes to the great multitude of labor ing men and striving women who and in the very act of addressing them get, in his own consciousness some part of the impulse of their life
 Action at Any Cost.
 You cannot commend your busi- ness to people that you do not under stand, and you cannot understand the people of the United States without wishing to serve them. So come to you with this thought
 America is at a point, gentlemen, 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 It is one thing to entertain fine principles and another thing to make them work. fhe formulas of words like the sp1en- did words which were uttered and give distinction to this ancient and 8 3another thing to do what those same men did. make those words live in the Il action of their lives. And America is summoned in each new generation tc renew not only the pledges that those
 men made, but to renew the mpIe which they gave tS the world
 ''I am not interested-and I beg that you will believe me when I say that never have been interested in fighting for myself, but am i'm rnerse1y interested in fighting for the things that I believe in, and so far as they are concerned I a cha.l- 1enger to all corners It is important therefore, since I am in fighting mood to let you know what are some of the things that do believe in.
 Duty of Americans
 Tn the first place. I believe, and ] summon you to show your belief in ' ehe same thing. that 1t is the duty of