Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-10
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
is GIVEN HIM IN DETROIT
Tells Worlds Salesmanship Con.
gress q. S. Cannot Help Mexico
by Using Force.

forts, he declared. would be to serve
all America by serving Mexico her
self for her best interests without
using force. and not to serve the few
gentlemen" who wish to exploit Mex
lean possessions.
When the President asked the crowd
what it desired at the end OF all the
present world trouble it shouted
Peace" in one voice. and then he
added that his wish was permanent
peace"
"I heard some men say" he said.
that they want to help Mexico. ana
the way they propose to help her Is
to overwhelm her with force Tnat Is
the wrong way as well as the long
way.
AFTER fshting them you would have
a nation full of justified suspicion.
Thus you would not help them. You
would shut every door against you.
Why Mexico Is Suspicious.
What makes Mexico suspicious is
that she thinks we do not want to
serve, but possess her. And she has
justification for these suspicious in the
way some gentlemen have sought to
exploit her possessions.
1T will not serve these gentlemen. but
I will serve all Americans by trying to
serve Mexico herself.
The way to establish our sovereignty
is to respect hers"
The President added he believes In
the ofd Virginia bill of rights which
declared that a country may do as 1T
pleases with it's own government.
This information. the President said.
was for those gentlemen who would
butt in"
The President declared that the mer-
chant marine which some are "slow In
giving u.s. would be a great help to the
business interests of the United States
In order to gain foreign business. how
ever, he added. 1t will be necessary for
American business men to adapt the goods
to the demands of other countries and
not try to force their own ideas on
other markets. Salesmanship, he said.
would go hand in hand with statesman
ship after the close of the war.
U. S. Must Take Active Part.
Great world changes which are now TAX
ing place, the President declared, will
force the United States to take a more
active part in world trade in the future.
These are days of incalculable change
he said. "It is impossible for anybody to
with regard to the future, either of this
country or Of the world in the large move
ments of business. One thing is perfectly
clear and that is that the United States
will play a new part and that it will be
a part of unprecedented opportunity and
greatly increased responsibilities"
Timidity must be cast aside by those
who seek the world trade. he said, and
a knowledge of conditions Of business
and conditions throughout the round
globe will be essential to success
NO amount of mere push, no amount
of mere huStling, or, to speak in the
western language, no amount OF mere
rustling. no amount of mere active
enterprise will SUFFICE he declared and
later added, ''in the relationship of ma
tions with each other many of our an
tagonisms are based on misunderstand-
ings, and as long as you do not under
stand country you cannot trade with
It,"
Lift up your eyes to the horizons of
business" he concluded DO not look
too closely at the little processes with
which you are concerned but let your
thoughts and your imaginations run
abroad throughout the whole world,
and with inspiration of the thought
that you are Americans and are meant
to carry liberty and justice and the
principles of humanity wherever you
go. go out and sell goods that will
make the world more comfortable and
more happy and convert them to the
principles of America"
Given Enthusiastic Reception.
No more patriotic nor enthusiastic re-
ception has greeted the President recent
ly than he received here. Thousands Of
Gpad efr {cb
he passed, and when he entered the hall
American flags. =
He arrived in Detroit at 1905 o'clock
this forenoon on a special train from
Washington. He was driven Immediately
to the convention han of the Worlds
Congress.
President Wilson's party included
Representative Frank e. Doremus of
Michigan.
AS the party was driven to the con-
vention hall a cannon thundered the
presidential salute. A large crowd at
the station welcomed President and
Henry Ford, the manufacturer, sen.
the President a message expressing
confidence he would keep the United
States out of war.
Promises to Speak at Toledo.
President Wilson promised today that
he would deliver platform speech at
the Union station in Toledo on his way
back to Washington.
Although the route of the presiden-
tial special was to have been kept Sc
cret. crowds were gathered at every
station through which it passed last
night and today. The President. how
ever, did not appear at any of them
and there were no demonstrations.
After speaking at the salesmanship
congress President Wilson was to hold
a public reception. This afternoon he
is to visit an automobile factory He
will leave for Washington at o'clock.
Former Senator Lafayette Young,
publisher of the Des Moines Capital;
Hugh Chalmers and Norval Hawkins
IF Detroit delivered addresses. W. c.
Redfield, Secretary Of Commerce. was
IN the program to speak on present
rade conditions and conditions after
he close of the European war. The
owa editor made a short speech about
Uncle Sans Statesmen" Mr.. Chalmers'
address covered the broad thame Of
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