Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-23
HYPHEfI Must co,
SAYS PRESIDENT
Accuses Some Foreign Born Of
BIdCkmaiI Game.
MUST STOP, He, DECLARES
MIR. Wilson Says They Are Trying to
Work it on Political Parties in
Alien Countries Interest.

In Flag day speech in Wash
ington, President Wilson c2afgeu
that there were some foreign-boln per-
sons in the United States VINO were
trying to levy a kind Of political black
mail en- the American polltica! parties
in the interest of foreign governments.
This, the president dee AIRED, must
be stopped. He was sounding what
some of his advisers said would be
one of the issues Of the coming preSl-
Dental campaign.
Speaking OF disicyaity in the United
States, the president sad:
1T proceeds from nino. ity, VerF
small minority, but an a.tye ana
subtle minority, working underground
but also showing its ugly head where
it may be seen, and it is this minority
that at this very moment Is striving
to levy a kind of political blackmall or
wreak it's vengeance at the polls.
THAT is the SORT OF thing against
which the American people will turn.
That is the lesson which | come to
remind you o. today"
There are some mon ding their
best to undermine the government Oh
the United States in the Interest ol
that which is foreign to US" he "a!d.
"There is dis,oyal activity in tie Unit
ed States and it must be abSolutel%
crushed out.
"You know we have derived cur citl-
zenship from every country OF the
world. 1t is, therefore, not singular
that sentiment in this country should
be disturbed by what IS going on
across the water. But while our senti-
ments may be disturbed our loyalty to
the United States ought never to be
disturbed. I want to be scrupulously
just in assessing the circumstances
which have brought about division
of sentiment in this country and | be-
lieve that Z great majority CT those
whose linea.e comes from the nations
at war are just as loyal as native
Americans"
The Dreai:e took d rap at :Ae cFiti-
cism of his foroign nc'i"y b. saying
that sent;r2o2t &'iant the iaE ladst be
backed up b. ton.
"T need net remi9d yo1," he said,
chow much sc ,timeGt has been poure
out on Gu. Gag. There was a day
when all that was necessary was to
put our Sc timcn's into Pee ic w2ris.
This is not 2 lay Of sentiment. S2n-
timeat is al right, but it does not
profit 10 the best service Of the coun-
try unless it has a definite purpose
before it.
81 realize personally, my fellow-citi-
zens, the peculiar significance Of the
flag Of the United States at this time
because there vas a day not many
years ago, when, although thought
l knew what tho Gag stood for, 1t had
not penetrated IT" whole conscious
ness as it has now. II you could have
gone with ne through the snace Of
the last two wears, and could lave felt
the subtle impact OF intrigue and have
realized with nie that those w:o have
an entrusted authority are trustees
not only OF the rowar but cf the very
spirit and purpose Of the UTited
States, you would realize with me tie
so,culnity with which | lc>k uroa tAe
Symbol OF orr unity ana power"
The president, introduced by Score
ta-y Of state Lansing, spoke 10 a great
crowd gathered on the washington
monument grounds, imme3i1te,y after
he Lad reviewed the Flag day prepar-
ed-ne&s parade.
G',a exercises had opened with the
ho.s.ing of big American flag to the
TOP Of tie cA0""ment, while the audi
cnoo S3"~ The Star Srangled Ban
nar," and national guardsman fired
salute.