The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
PRESIDENT Stand On
SectiOnQLiSn1

Amy man who revives the issue
Of sectionalism in this country IL
unworthy Of the confidence Of the
nation. He shows himself a provin-
cial; he shows that he himself does
not know the various sections of his
own country: he shows that he has
shut his own heart up in a little
province. and that those who do not
seek the special interests Of that
province are to him sectional. while
he alone 10 national. That In the
depth OF anti-patriouc feeling.
Now, my fellow-citizens, we have
had time and opportunity until the
present to do pretty much what we
wanted in America and to do Diff
ferent things in different parts OF
America. But Just so soon as this
great European war In over, Amer
and only one thing in the world,
and she must be ready with united
force. We can't play with the ole
ments OF our life any more.
Creating Uneoaquerable Force.
And that Is my interest in good
roads. for, my fellow citizens. my
present interest Is chiefly in the ma
tionalization OF America. We have
created q great people. At least. II
may put It so. We have brought to-
gether all the elements. all the COM
ponent parts. all the necessary char
acters and industries and material
resources Of a great nation. and We
suddenly md we are face to face
with the problem Of assembling these
elements In the sense In which the
mechanic assemblies parts of q ma
chine, and having assembled those
elements. to put them together for
the creation Of one uncomfortable
force to which the world hereafter
shall look for most OF it's forward
impulse. for most Of its ideal princi-
pies, for most OF Its example In the
practice of liberty.
Therefore the thing that I am
more interested in than anything
make for drawing America together
into a great spiritual unit.
Purpose Of America.
America came into existence. my
fellow citisens, not in order to show
the world the most notable example
It had ever had OF the accumulation
and use OF material wealth. but in
order to show the way TO mankind in
every part of the word to justice and
freedom and liberty. So that the
words I want you to carry In your
mind in connection with this good
roads cause are these:
rst-Nationalization, getting all
the fibers OF this great vital people
united In a single organism.
Second-Mo Utilization, getting them
80 related to each other. SO co-ordi-
mated. 50 organi.ed, SO united United that
s MSsR S great. Irresistible. conSusrins
TSird-The word that I want You
TO consider Is the word that sup
pose affords the key to doing these
things. That word Is the word CO.
wish that each one Of us could
TX In his mind the difference be-
tween tho. way We have been trying
to do things and the way we ought
10 do things. We have been trying
to do things by combination. by set
ting off one powerful group against
ticular Industries or spheres of our
life which try to exclude all other
groups by the power or by the meth
cd OF their destroying competition.
That Is not the way to build a ma
build il up into warning elements.
"Good Signs in the Air"
Instead Of exclusive combinations,
want to see universal cooperation.
There are good signs in theNair.
Have you not noticed how almost
every great industry. every great
profession. every year holds E con-
gress of some sort?
why. even the advertising men,
who we thought were the shrpest
competitors in America, have a ma
tionai association in which they 90
operate. Fer what purpose2 For
the purpose Of getting ahead Of
each other? No. For the purpose Of
Euiding one another and setting up
standards, and the chief standard
they have adopted is the word
Truth"
sion, men are getting together by
way Of cooperation Instead OF by
way OF mutual destruction. hold
this to be q happy omen. I see the
srowth In America OF this conception
OF solidarity Of the interest of each
being the interest 0f all and the In