Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-19

Philadelphia Special: America frs',
translated into What o do" was
the new patriotic rallying cry souilaea
10y President Wilson in an audrSss 20
the Associated Advertising Eimo1 he,.a
The World. in Independence square del"
late Thursday. America first means
nothing," he said, unless you translate
It into what you do ~.
Tremendous applause swept oNeI .ne e
crowd when the president uttered 'ne
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He quietly silenaRl the interruption
and continued speaking on the supJect
If the Duties of Americans 10 lnein
Country and to the Rest OF b Worla.
"-America,' continued he, at present
IS at a point where it is not only heceS-
sary to understand our ideals, put 10
be ready to put them into action at
any cost. 1t is one thing to understano
hem. but it is another thing to make
.hem work.
You cannot understand the people
II the United States without WORKING
,or them. want you 10 undsrstana 'a ea.
:. am not interested in fighting Tor
myself. but l am interested IN flshtlas
or things L believe in
The president congratulated the AS
iociated Advertising clubs on putting
ruth and candor into their business. ~
wish very much" he said, that tfuth
and candor might always be the stand
ard of politics."
Now YOU got them,' a voice in the
,rowd shouted, 'as q tremendous roar
Of applause broke out.
Text of the Address.
The full text of President Wilson'S
address follows:
You will understand that l have not
come here to make an extended adj
iress. 1 do not need to explain to you
the circumstances which have made II
impossible that l should prepare an
extended address, but l count myself
very fortunate to be able to leave my
duties at Washington long enough to
a this interesting company OF men
who ave the Very fine conception that
1t is their duty to lift the standards
and ideals of their profession.
Il understand, gentlemen, That you
have associated yourselves together to
get prompt candor n truth in the
advertisement of your business. wish
very much. gentlemen, that candor and
truth might always be the standard OF
politics as we'll as the standard OF
business. l want to challenge your at
%tention for a moment to this aspect
Of your activities. l do not see how a
mar can devote himself to candor and
truth in the promotion of particular
business without studying h life of
great nations to whom ne addresses
his advertising. T do not see nov a
>NHA AtAAs AK AAS VAN
horizon of his business where the great
hills of truth lie, to lift his eyes to the
great multitude of laboring men and
striving women who constitute a great
nation like ours, and in the very act of
addressing them get in his own con
their life. You cannot command your
business to the people that you do not
understand, and you cannot under
stand the people of the United States
without wishing to serve them.
In a Fighting Mood.
S I came to you with this thought:
America is at a point, gentlemen, where
1T is more than ever necessary that she
should not only understand her w
ideals. but be ready to put them into
action at n cost. 1t is one thing to
entertain fine principles and another
thing to make them work. It is one
thing to entertain them in the formu-
las Of words like the splendid words
which were uttered and gave distinc-
ing behind me. but it Is another thing
to do VIA those same men did to
make those words live in the action of
their lives. And America is summoned
In each new generation to renew not
only the pledges that those men made,
but to renew the example which they
gave the world.
II am not Interested, and l believe
that you will believe me When I say ]
never have been interested. in fighting
for myself. but I am immensely inter
ested in lighting for the things be-
lieve in. and so far as theyoare con-
cerned I am a challenger to all Corners
1t is important, therefore, since l am ir
a fighting mood, to- let you know what
are some of the things that r do be.
lieve in.
"In the first place, believe-and
summon Won RI rh0u, 1o,,. ho1;oF ~ Az
same thing-that it is he duty of every
American in everything that he does IL
his business and out Of it, to think, first
rot Of himself or of any interest which
re may be called upon to sacrifice, bu
Of the country which we have. .Americ:
1T into what you do. So I believe mos
profoundly in the duty Of every Amer
lean to eXalt the national consciousness
by purifying his own motives and ex
hibiting his own devotion"
Price Of Justice.
~ believe, in the second place, tina
America, the country that we put frs
every point Of policy and of action t
vindicate at whatever cost the prin
ciples Of liberty, Of justice and of hui
mainly to which we have been devote
from thef first. YOU cheer the sentimen,
but do you realize what it means, ]
means that you have only got to be jus
to other nations. 1t comes high. It is no
an easy thing to do. 1t is easy to thin
first Of the material interests of Amer
lea. but rather more difficult to thin
first of what America, if she loves jus
tice; ought to do in the field OF inter
national affairs. I believe that at what
ever cost America should be just t
other peoples and treat other people
as h demands that they should trea
her. She has a right to demand tha
they treat her with justice and respec
and h has a right to insist that tie
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