The Detroit times., 1916-02-28
0NIY
INJUSTICE
= WILSON
lent Would Sacri-
An Else to Avert
War He Says
gENESS BAD
AS COWARDICE
Gridiron Club
r. For Peace, But
With Honor

HARRINGTON. Feb. es.-That
klee ought TO keep out OF the
|1 toan war "at the sacrifice OF
thing except the single thing
witch her character and his
ore founded-humanity and
-, vss the statement OF Presi-
Wilsou In = speech delivered
bonquet OF the Gridiron club.
p1ay night
I1hpugh speeches at the Gridiron
m conndeptiaL some OF the
1ent's friends present thought
NJ remarks should be given
|lo country. and they were later
= publIc with the consent OF the
no1k md the club.
S 411ysss follows 10 part; = have
13115a 90 say tonight except 10
|121 ~ warm appreciation " the
TO courtesy Of this club and
fooopttOn you have so gener-
nee0P6ed me. I find that 1 am
- eemoted TO say anything now
n mn1ass somebody starts some
md tonight nobody has start
nCinf in national Affairs. gen
never lies along the lines OF
6Dey. IL always rests in the
R Dfipeipje. The United states
~ founded upon any princfrle
ct1ncy: II was founded upon
3nod vrtnciple of human liberty
3my humanity. and whenever ~
~ pootey upon any other foan-
Sot 81 solid rock.
$50 "a mo the most eniighten-
4 - = man can do II suggested
nE the vice-pres1dent said to-
f10 cUmpla ined he found men
l&k16o their attention was called
G16ns of sprinr, did not see the
~ ~ free clouds. did not think
HFGnt spaces OF the quiet conti-
Mt thought only Of some imme-
m3 pressing piece OF business
0oa Ia me that III YOU do not
n the things that lie beyond
w from and disconnected from
0esD9 IN which we attempt TO
IN! ecnciude. you @ VII new, new,
1A2y know what they are talk
QQf around quiet nresides all
~ eouutvy than what they are
1Doot In the ctoa kr ocfns OF
~. & would q great deal rather
w&ae the men on the trains
IA tr< A. a. - a.
1nRnk09 fer. than hear any OF
u prvclamationr OF pol
~ w. 70 easy to hear and
H7fead by picking up any
1X 3nted paper. There ~ only
10 hear these things and
tQ 5etantly TO NO back to the
&11 ~ American action. Those
10fI we not 90 he found In any
11X d1pcoyered sources
nf6r Harding was saying Just
= ~ ought to try when we
5K 1rcd million strong. to act
~ Aa simplicity OF principle
ii lD>9ff cvefathers acted In when
q Vret 4hrcc million strong.
~ obody say--I do not know
= Sie01 64atts tics--that the present
NJ ~ f1K ~ the United states is one
Ho ana three millions. IL there
1110o million thinking the same
- That that original three mill
( I2W2lst TIM hundred million viii
\ w for an iliustrious future.
TQge ready TO stake everything q
~ 49, end that idea was not ex-
mtH. but Justice.
1164 hrs nothing to do with ex-
)ot. Justsce has nothing to DO
NnD4 temporary standard what
- II rooted and grounded In
y nnontai instincts OF human
QQpa susAi % keep cot 81 ths.
- U00oe - keep eat 81 this
1870 en11g upeu whsrh her
I0R 80 hest0sy aPe feunAed.
~ ~ hQWnmley ana JastSee. 10
ZDoo thot abe has eeasea 10
Iome 80 hna eeoseA - enter-
- oOge tDp tsoAll1eos which
- - Ofood % ~ Amesicans
- ~ - ebeot seehseg safety
- u0usskee Sn what I hsve
~ ~ - the s0ssit ~ Assertcss
! wish that whenever an I'm
~ tWpattence comes upon US.
Dxof IN impulse to settle
oo4>e short way tempts us, we
o0 stories Of what American
~ and Statesmen did In tho
'6111 0ot let any counsel In that
M sound IN the authentic voice
Co4so tradition.
0 ~ shall he certain what the
~ he future are, because we
>1yW We are stee-ing by the
u ~ past. We shall know that
a SIG6ofy convenience. no tenn
"a &116 Ndlency. will lead US either
GnGh Or 10 be- cowardly.
~ Inst "A much ashamed 10 be
DI Xould 10 be = coward. valor
s<oUDecking. vaior IL. circum-
>6ySg strikes only when IL Is
M n4t1hs valor withhoids H..
60fG and waits for the
"A E66oStUnity r. when the sword
~ if Il carried the light